Mangum, Oklahoma Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 2,924. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,745 (-6.1% change)
Males: 1,378 (47.1%), Females: 1,546 (52.9%)

Greer County

Zip code: 73554

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $25,064
Median house value: $31,600

Population by Race

Races in Mangum:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.2%)
  • Hispanic (8.4%)
  • Black (6.7%)
  • Other race (4.5%)
  • American Indian (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (17.2%), English (10.6%), Irish (8.3%), German (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Subsaharan African (2.5%).

Elevation: 1606 feet

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mangum

  • High school or higher: 73.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mangum city

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

2.3% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.3% Europe, 0.2% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -427 (-12.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mangum:

  • MANGUM CITY HOSPITAL (ONE WICKERSHAM DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mangum:

  • JACKSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ALTUS, OK)
  • ELKVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; HOBART, OK)
  • HARMON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; HOLLIS, OK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mangum:

  • ALTUS AFB (about 23 miles; ALTUS, OK; Abbreviation: LTS)
  • HENRY POST AAF (about 79 miles; FORT SILL, OK; Abbreviation: FSI)
  • LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 80 miles; LAWTON, OK; Abbreviation: LAW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mangum:

  • SCOTT FIELD (about 1 miles; MANGUM, OK; Abbreviation: 2K4)
  • ALTUS/QUARTZ MOUNTAIN RGNL (about 18 miles; ALTUS, OK; Abbreviation: AXS)
  • SAYRE MUNI (about 23 miles; SAYRE, OK; Abbreviation: 3O4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mangum:

  • SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
  • CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
  • MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
  • SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 137 miles; BETHANY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 140 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 5,220)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-OKLAHOMA CITY (about 140 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,164)
  • OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,234)

Schools

Public high school in Mangum:

  • MANGUM HS (Students: 147; Location: 301 NORTH OKLAHOMA; Grades: 10 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mangum:

  • EDISON ES (Students: 271; Location: 201 W. MADISON; Grades: PK – 04)
  • MANGUM JHS (Students: 159; Location: 400 N. OKLAHOMA; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • MANGUM MS (Students: 109; Location: 401 NORTH OKLAHOMA; Grades: 05 – 06)

Libraries

Library in Mangum:

  • MANGUM MARGARET CARDER LIBRARY (Operating income: $63,276; Location: 201 W. LINCOLN; 10,298 books; 84 audio materials; 68 video materials; 9 serial subscriptions)