The Stats Sheet

Population
Data from the 2000 population census place the Grove population at 5,131. This is an increase of 27.6% from 1990. 13.8% of the population of Delaware County resides in Grove.

Area	1970	1980	1990	2000
City	2,000	3,387	4,020	5,131
County	17,767	23,946	28,070	37,077
30 Mile Radius	N/A	N/A	80,300	89,400

Percent Distributions of the Population by Race--2000
In Grove, 82.6% of the population is White, 0.08% is Black, 10.2% is Native American, and the remaining 7.1% is comprised of all other races.

Labor Force
The Delaware County labor force was 16,691 in 1998. Participation rate in the county labor force constitutes 61.85% of males and 43.82% of females. (*See footnote on the last page for more info on labor.)

City Labor Force Factor	Male	Female	Total
Civilian Labor Force (1990)	774	778	1,552
Employed (1990)	684	749	1,433
Unemployed persons within 30 miles (1998)	1,210	940	2,150

Climate
The average January temperature in Grove is 32 degrees Fahrenheit with a July temperature average of 79 degrees. The area receives an average of 42 inches of rain annually and 9 inches of snow. The average number of flying days is 343.

General Government
Grove has a Manager/Council type of city government. There is a comprehensive city plan and zoning. The city provides garbage service.

Public Safety
Grove has 3 full-time and 20 volunteer fire personnel and 20 full-time police officers. The city's fire insurance has a 5 classification while the adjacent area has an 8 classification.

Utility Providers
Utility services are provided primarily by the following carriers:
Electric - Public Service Co. and Northeast Okla. Electric Coop.
Natural Gas - Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Auth.
Telephone - Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Water System

Storage Capacity		Daily Consumption	Pressure In Mains	Source	Capacity
Ground: 1,950,000 GPD	Max:	1,700,000 GPD	40 PSI	Grand Lake	2,200,000 GPD
Elevated: 425,000 GPD	Min:	850,000 GPD	28 PSI

Sanitation and Sewage Treatment
Grove has an activated sludge system of treatment. The city's sewage treatment system is currently operating at approximately 61% of capacity.
Sewer Treatment Capacity and Load

Measurement	Capacity	Present Load
Gallons per Day	805,000	460,000
Population Equivalent	6,950	4,000

Express and Motor Freight
At least 10 motor freight companies serve Grove on an as-needed basis. United Parcel Service, Airborne Express, and Federal Express are also available.

Distance to Major Cities
Oklahoma is centrally located in the U.S. The distance from Grove to the following cities is:

City	Miles to	City	Miles to
Atlanta	751	Memphis	380
Chicago	622	New Orleans	669
Dallas	330	New York	1,283
Denver	725	Oklahoma City	209
Detroit	848	San Francisco	1,830
Houston	575	St. Louis	335
Kansas City	202	Seattle	2,024
Los Angeles	1,548	Tulsa	76

Air Transportation
The nearest commercial airport is 52 miles from Grove at Joplin, Missouri. Several airlines are available for service. Grove Municipal Airport is located approximately 1-1/2 miles east of the City of Grove, and is adjacent to the Grove Industrial Park. The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission has classified it as a regional airport for northeast Oklahoma, and is the ninth largest airport in Oklahoma for based aircraft. The runway is 4200' x 75' and allows for several instrument approaches. A parallel taxi-way was completed in the spring of 1999 and the runway and taxi-way are expected to be lengthened to 5,000' in the spring of 2000.
Water Transportation
The nearest water transportation is the Port of Catoosa. It is 60 miles from Grove and has a channel depth of 9 feet. It is connected via the Arkansas River to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.

Road System
Grove is located at the intersection of US 59, SH 10, and SH 25. The nearest interstate highway is I-44, approximately 12 miles to the north.

Accommodations
The city has 9 hotels/motels with 200 rooms. An additional 600 rooms are available at the nearby Shangri-La resort and conference center. The largest banquet room in Grove seats 150.

Housing
Grove has 2,279 dwellings;73.3% are owner-occupied.

Places of Worship
Grove has 3 Assembly of God churches, 1 Christian church, 10 Baptist churches, a Catholic church, a Church of Christ, a Church of God, an Episcopal church, a Friends church, a Jehovah Witness church, and other non denominational places of worship. The Chamber provides a complete listing.

Media
The Grove Sun Daily is published daily. There are 2 local radio stations and 1 local television station with cable availability.

Tax Structure
Grove's property tax rate is $86.36 per $1,000 assessed value for the year 2000. The fractional assessment percentage for real property is 11.50% and for personal property, 11.50%. The property tax is distributed as follows:

City	County	School	Other	Total
$0.00	$14.63	$59.28	$12.45	$86.36

Bond Indebtedness

School	City	County
$6,750,000	$0.00	$0.00

Sales Taxes
The city has a sales tax rate of 3.0%. In addition, the state levies a 4.5% tax rate on sales. Delaware County levies a 1.0% sales tax.

Commercial Services
Within the city there are machine shops, tool and die services, and electric and motor repair services.

Educational Resources
Grove has 3 primary and secondary schools with approximately 1,600 students and 110 teachers.

Type	Grades	Facilities	Enrollment	Teachers
Public	K-5	1	940	65
Public	6-8	1	521	31
Public	9-12	1	684	48
Private	K-2	1	34	5
Total		3	2,053	149

The City of Grove has a satellite campus of Northeast Oklahoma A&M College and is 50 miles from Pittsburg State of Kansas and Missouri Southern in Joplin. The Northeast Technology Center is 13 miles away.

There is a public library in Grove.

Telecommunications
Grove is one of 39 cities that will benefit from Southwestern Bell's DSL (digital subscriber line) expansion. nAdditional telecommunication information is not available for Grove.

Medical Facilities and Medical Practitioners
Grove is home to 1 hospital with 72 beds. There are 2 clinics in Grove. There are 4 nursing homes with 309 beds. Practicing in the Grove area are 16 medical doctors, 1 osteopath, 1 podiatrist, 5 chiropractors, 8 dentists, and 3 optometrists.

Financial Institutions
Grove has 5 banks with assets totaling $347,129,000) and 2 mortgage brokers.

Industrial Financing
The Oklahoma Finance Authorities (OFA) provide low interest financing through the issuance of general obligation bonds. The loans are established at 300 basis points over cost. In a first mortgage position the loan can be up to $1.25 million. Many Oklahoma counties have voted approval of General Obligation Limited-Tax Bonds for economic development. The amount of bonds the counties can issue is limited to no more than could be retired by a special tax levy of 5 mills. The proceeds of the bonds are generally used to acquire or build a facility associated with the development project. Lease income from the facility is used to amortize the bonds.

Recreational Facilities
The citizens of Grove have access to a number of recreational facilities.

Parks	Tennis Courts	Country Clubs	Swimming Pools	Golf Courses
4	2		1	2

Other Attractions
Grove also provides the Cherokee Queen excursion boats, the Wolf Creek Jamboree Show, Grand Grove Opry, LenDonwood Botanical Garden, Satsuki Gardens, Grand Golf' N Go and Har-Ber Village. The Honey Creek State Park is located in the southern portion of Grove. Many access points to Grand Lake are found in and around Grove.

The City of Grove as a convention and civic center. The building is available for festivals, meetings and conventions.

Business
The employment and establishment data reported in the following table is for Delaware County.
It should be noted that this employment data excludes some types of employment, namely government and railroad employment.

Sector	# of Establishments	# Employed
Forestry, Fishing, Hunting & Ag Support
Mining
Utilities	5	20-99
Construction	80	337
Manufacturing	22	661
Wholesale Trade	16	62
Retail Trade	126	1,211
Transportation & Warehousing	15	67
Information	8	113
Finance & Insurance	39	292
Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	26	20-99
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services	39	224
Management of Companies & Enterprises	1	0-19
Admin., Support, Waste Mgt., Remediation Services	20	20-99
Educational Services	4	0-19
Health Care and Social Assistance	62	1,316
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation	11	147
Accommodation & Food Services	60	856
Other Services (except public admin.)	69	256
Auxiliaries
Total	621	5,734
Source: Oklahoma County Business Patterns 1999

Major Employers

Major Employers	Product/Service	Number Employed	Union Name
Wal-Mart	Retail Store	360
Integris General Hospital	Medical Facility	371
Grove Public School System	School	185
Precision Manufacturing	Manufacturing	120
Pride Plating	Manufacturing
Lake City Express (LXI)	Trucking	28
Wayne Burt Machine	Manufacturing	20
Precision Communications	Service	18
Malone's CNC Machine	Manufacturing	12
Eagle Picher Industries	Manufacturing	11
Jacob's Manufacturing	Manufacturing	11

Other Community Information
Grove is an Oklahoma Certified City.

Local Development Organization

Richard Ball, City Manager Grove Community Center 104 W. 3rd Grove, Oklahoma 74344 Phone: 918-786-6107	Cindy L. Morris, Executive Director Grove Area Chamber of Commerce 104-B W. Third Grove, Oklahoma 74344 Phone: 918-786-9079

Prepared by Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Research Division, November, 1996.
Revised March, 2000.

* Labor footnote - Labor surveys have been completed in many labor markets throughout Oklahoma. For more information or a copy of the survey for this region, if available, please call our office at 405-815-5262.
Source: State of Oklahoma

The Stats Sheet

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