In spite of its relatively small size and proximity to Tulsa,
Bartlesville has a daily newspaper, the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise.
Bartlesville is one of two places in Oklahoma where a Lenape tribe lives,
the other being Anadarko.
Bartlesville is home to the Price Tower, the only skyscraper designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright that was actually built.
Frank Phillip's home in Bartlesville is now a house museum that is
maintained by the Oklahoma Historical Society. His ranch, Woolaroc, about 10
miles south-east of Bartlesville is contains a museum of his art collection,
and is also a big-game preserve with many native and exotic animals such as
American Bison, Elk, and Zebra.
Schools
The public school system in Bartlesville has two high schools. However,
rather than have two four-grade high schools, the city splits them into "Bartlesville
Mid-High" with a 9th and 10th grade, and "Bartlesville High School" with
11th and 12th grade. Therefore, all public school students must attend the
mid-high on the East side and the high school on the West side in order to
graduate.
Bartlesville is home to Oklahoma Wesleyan University, a private religious
school that affiliates itself with the Wesleyan Church. Enrollment is about
600.
Geography
Bartlesville is located at 36°44'50" North, 95°57'34" West (36.747193,
-95.959498)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
54.7 km˛ (21.1 mi˛). 54.7 km˛ (21.1 mi˛) of it is land and 0.1 km˛ (0.04 mi˛)
of it is water. The total area is 0.09% water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 34,748 people, 14,565 households, and
9,831 families residing in the city. The population density is 635.5/km˛
(1,646.4/mi˛). There are 16,091 housing units at an average density of
294.3/km˛ (762.4/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 82.09% White, 3.20%
African American, 7.18% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander,
1.02% from other races, and 5.54% from two or more races. 3.02% of the
population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 14,565 households out of which 30.1% have children under the age
of 18 living with them, 54.9% are married couples living together, 9.7% have
a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% are non-families.
29.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.0% have someone
living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is
2.35 and the average family size is 2.89.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18,
8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who
are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100
females there are 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
are 85.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $35,827, and the median
income for a family is $44,617. Males have a median income of $35,699 versus
$23,071 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,195. 12.7% of
the population and 9.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the
total people living in poverty, 16.8% are under the age of 18 and 7.9% are
65 or older.
