About the Third District

Oklahoma's Third Congressional District includes all or portions of 32 countries in northern and western Oklahoma, stretching from the Oklahoma panhandle to parts of Tulsa, and from Yukon and Altus in the southwest. It takes up almost half the state's land mass.

Oklahoma and Third District Links

• Oklahoma Travel & Tourism Links
• Third District Links to Communities & Universities

Third District Map

  

Facts About the Third District:

• The third district is the 20th largest in the country, out of 435 congressional districts.
• Size - 34,384 square miles of Oklahoma.
• Population - 690,131 people (2000 census)
• The median age is 36.3 for all Third District Residents, 34.8 for men, 37.7 for women.
• The average household size is 2.51 people for 263,375 Third District households. The average family size is 3.01.
• Median household income was $32,098 for 1999.
• The median value for owner-occupied homes in the third district is $59,000, and the median real estate tax paid is $381.
• The most prominent racial minority group is Native American, with 60,948, or about 9 percent of Third District Oklahomans claiming at least some Native American ancestry.

10 Largest Cities:

1. Enid 47,053
2. Stillwater 38,769
3. Ponca City 25,686
4. Altus 21,071
5. Yukon 21,043
6. Sapulpa 19,046
7. El Reno 16,187
8. Oklahoma City 14,849 (Third District residents)
9. Woodward 11,827
10. Elk City 10,464

• 32 percent of Third District residents live outside city limits.
• Major industries include agriculture, and oil and gas production. Major employers in the district include Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Ditch Witch Equipment in Perry, Mutual of Omaha in Woodward, and MerCruiser in Stillwater.