Location:
Sayre is centrally located between two major cities on
Interstate 40 west of Oklahoma City
128 miles and east of Amarillo, Texas 128 miles.
Population:
As County Seat of Beckham County 15.31% of the county
population resides in Sayre at 4,100.
The actual “marketing area” of Sayre was recorded in 1996 as 37,798.
|
COMPANY |
EMPLOYED |
|
Sayre
Public Schools |
100 |
|
Sayre
Memorial Hospital |
135 |
|
City
of Sayre |
45 |
|
Beckham
County |
95 |
|
Southwestern
State University |
31 |
|
Hensley
Nursing Home |
34 |
|
First
National Bank |
10 |
|
Great
Plains National Bank |
20 |
|
InterBank |
25 |
|
Travel Centers of America |
60 |
|
Northfork
Electric Coop |
32 |
|
United
& Pucketts Groceries |
50 |
|
North
Fork Correctional Facility |
317 |
|
Flying
J Travel Plaza |
115 |
Utility Services:
Electric
– AEP/Public Service Company of Oklahoma and Northfork Electric Cooperative
Natural Gas – Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co.
Telephone – Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.
Internet Services – Innovative Technology and Cable One
Medical Facilities:
Sayre
is home to 1 hospital with 46 beds. There
are 2 clinics in Sayre and 1 nursing
home with 68 beds. Practicing in
the Sayre area are 4 medical doctors, 1 surgeon,
1 osteopath, 1 chiropractor, 2 dentists and 1 optometrist.
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS:
Sayre
has 3 banks with assets totaling more than $348,235,098.
TAX STRUCTURE:
Tax Year: 2001-02
|
SAYRE |
BONDED
INDEBTEDNESS |
|
|
County |
$17.12 |
$200,000 |
|
Schools |
$59.74 |
$435,000 |
|
Other |
$
8.97 |
|
|
TOTAL |
$85.83
(Per $1,000.00 Assessed Value |
|
|
|
(Ratio
of Assessed Value to True Value: 12%) |
|
|
Sales Tax |
|
|
|
City |
3% |
|
|
State |
4.5% |
|
INDUSTRIAL PARKS
160 Acre Industrial Park located ¼ mile from I-40 and 1
mile from the railroad tracks.
34 Acre Route 66 Business Park located at
I-40 and #283
14 Acre Industrial Park located on I-40 and Highway 66
Education:
Sayre
Public Schools has an enrollment of 736 students and is accredited by the
North Central Association of Schools and Colleges.
School facilities include a
700-seat auditorium, 400-seat cafeteria, and an 800-seat indoor gymnasium.
Southwestern
Oklahoma State University with an enrollment of 520 on the
Sayre Campus is 60 miles west of the main campus in Weatherford.
Interactive
Video has positioned the University to become a key player in the National
Information Highway
Western
Oklahoma Vocational Technical Center is located in Sayre as well.
Completion
of the Sayre branch was in 1995. Training
programs are designed and customized for
businesses and industries so that maximum productivity and flexibility can be
achieved,
allowing companies to stay ahead and prepare for constant changes in our
environment.
| Prepared by the Sayre
Industrial Authority. For a more complete review of Sayre, Oklahoma contact: Telephone: 580.928-2260 Fax: 580.928-3660 email: cityclerk@cableone.net |
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