McClain County, Oklahoma

McClain County is a county in State. The population of the county is 34,506.
McClain County 	Oklahoma
Founded 	1907
Named for 	Charles M. McClain
County seat 	Purcell
Largest city 	Newcastle
Population 	34,506
Habitat 	Farmland
Cong. District 	4th
County Guildmaster	Layla Baxter
Time Zone 	Central (UTC -6/-5)
== Major roads ==
Interstate 35
Interstate 44
H.E. Bailey Turnpike
US Route 62
US Route 77
US Route 177
Oklahoma State Highway 3W
Oklahoma State Highway 9
Oklahoma State Highway 24
Oklahoma State Highway 39
Oklahoma State Highway 59
Oklahoma State Highway 59A
Oklahoma State Highway 59B
Oklahoma State Highway 74
Oklahoma State Highway 74B
Oklahoma State Highway 76
Oklahoma State Highway 122
Oklahoma State Highway 133
== Geography ==
=== Adjacent counties ===
Cleveland County (east and north)
Pottawatomie County (northeast)
Garvin County (south)
Pontotoc County (southeast)
Grady County (west)
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the county is:
81.20% White (28,018)
7.53% Hispanic or Latino (2,598)
5.75% Native American (1,984)
4.60% Other (1,589)
0.92% Black or African American (317)
8.2% (2,829) of McClain County residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
McClain County's theft and murder rates are average. The county reported 22 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.02 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Pokemon 	Location	Rate
Charmander 	Farmland	1-25%
Charmeleon 	Farmland	1-10%
Rattata 	Farmland	1-35%
Raticate 	Farmland	1-20%
Ekans 	Farmland	1-25%
Arbok 	Farmland	1-12%
Pikachu 	Farmland	1-64%
Raichu 	Farmland	1-47%
Sandshrew 	Farmland	1-30%
Sandslash 	Farmland	1-20%
NidoranF/NidoranM	Farmland	1-17%
Nidorina/Nidorino	Farmland	1-7%
Vulpix 	Farmland	1-10%
Ponyta 	Farmland	1-35%
Rapidash 	Farmland	1-18%
Electabuzz 	Farmland	1-39%
Eevee 	Farmland	1-15%
Vaporeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Jolteon 	Farmland	1-15%
Flareon 	Farmland	1-10%
Cyndaquil 	Farmland	1-35%
Quilava 	Farmland	1-21%
Typhlosion 	Farmland	1-3%
Pichu 	Farmland	1-56%
Mareep 	Farmland	1-63%
Flaaffy 	Farmland	1-53%
Ampharos 	Farmland	1-40%
Espeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Umbreon 	Farmland	1-5%
Elekid 	Farmland	1-61%
Electrike 	Farmland	1-63%
Manectric 	Farmland	1-48%
Plusle/Minun 	Farmland	1-63%
Zangoose 	Farmland	1-25%
Seviper 	Farmland	1-10%
Chimchar 	Farmland	1-30%
Monferno 	Farmland	1-15%
Infernape 	Farmland	1-3%
Shinx 	Farmland	1-65%
Luxio 	Farmland	1-51%
Luxray 	Farmland	1-35%
Pachirisu 	Farmland	1-60%
Leafeon 	Farmland	1-5%
Glaceon 	Farmland	1-5%
Tepig 	Farmland	1-28%
Pignite 	Farmland	1-14%
Emolga 	Farmland	1-62%
Skiddo 	Farmland	1-29%
Gogoat 	Farmland	1-9%
Helioptile 	Farmland	1-61%
Heliolisk 	Farmland	1-46%
Sylveon 	Farmland	1-5%
Dedenne 	Farmland	1-59%
Togedemaru 	Farmland	1-65%
== Communities ==
=== Cities ===
Blanchard - 7,670
Newcastle - 7,685
Purcell - 5,884
=== Towns ===
Byars - 255
Cole - 555
Dibble - 878
Goldsby - 1,801
Rosedale - 68
Washington - 618
Wayne - 688
=== Unincorporated communities ===
Criner
Payne
Stealy
Woody Chapel
== Climate ==
Stats 	Amount
Average yearly rainfall 	39 inches
Average yearly snowfall 	6 inches
Average yearly sunny days	235
Severe storm risk 	10 (Very High)
Tornado risk 	10 (Very High)
Blizzard risk 	2 (Low)
== Fun facts ==
* In 2010, the EPA ordered local water utilities to begin the first nationwide tests for hexavalent chromium 6 (AKA The Erin Brockovich Chemical). From 2013 to 2015, utilities took more than 60,000 samples of drinking water and found chromium-6 in more than 75 percent of them. The Purcell water supply tested positive for an average of 11.53ppb, 577 times the original recommendation from the scientists at the respected and influential California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment of 0.02ppb.
* The county economy has been based primarily on agriculture and cattle raising. Each town had its own cotton gin early in the 1900s. Purcell had a flour mill. Otherwise, there was little industrial activity. Many county residents commute to work in the Oklahoma City area. Mid-America Area Vo-Tech opened in 1971 to provide vocational education to students. Duke Energy North America built a power plant (which it sold to NRG Energy, Inc., that year) near Newcastle in 2001. The Chickasaw Nation operated a gaming casino at Newcastle.
* When the Oklahoma Central Railway was built through McClain County in 1907, local resident Hoyt Turner and his Chickasaw-Choctaw wife, Daisy Willis, petitioned the federal court at Muskogee to remove the restrictions from a surplus allotment east of their farm so that a townsite could be established. The request was approved on December 24, 1907, shortly after statehood became effective, and Washington became the first townsite to have tribal restrictions removed for that reason.
** And believe it or not, Washington was not named for president George. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the name was actually chosen to honor Caddo chief "Little Boy" George Washington, who had lived nearby.
* Wayne's school mascot is the English Bulldog and the school colors are orange and black.
* Mid-America Technology Center is located near Wayne.
* The county lies largely in the Red Bed Plains region of the Osage Plains. The western part of the county is hilly and covered with black jack oak trees, while the eastern part is level lowlands. The South Canadian River forms the northern border, The Washita River flows through the southwestern corner, and is fed by several McClain County creeks. The county is sometimes noted for its odd shape.
Category:Oklahoma Counties