Bartlesville, Oklahoma

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official_name = Bartlesville, Oklahoma
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image_caption = Price Tower, located in downtown Bartlesville, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright


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map_caption = Location of Bartlesville, Oklahoma


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Oklahoma
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subdivision_name2 = Washington, Osage

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population_total = 34748
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Bartlesville is a city in Washington county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 34,748 at the 2000 census. Bartlesville is located forty-seven miles north of Tulsa and very close to Oklahoma's northern border with Kansas. It is the county seat of Washington County,GR|6 in which most of the city lies; a part of the city's west side lies in Osage County.

Bartlesville is notable as the longtime home of Phillips Petroleum Company, now merged with Conoco as ConocoPhillips. Frank Phillips, who has a principal street named after him (the hospital is named after his wife Jane), founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville in 1905 when the area was still Indian Territory. Phillips has always been the largest employer. Chiefly white-collar workers are employed by ConocoPhillips in Bartlesville, as the industrial extraction and refining work is done elsewhere in the state and throughout the world.

The city has one daily newspaper and several radio stations. It is one of two places in Oklahoma where a Lenape tribe lives, the other being Anadarko.

chools

econdary Schools

Bartlesville's public schools consist of 2 middles schools, Madison and Central, and several elementry schools (some of which are currently under construction).The Mid-high is for grades 9-10 and the high school is for grades 11-12.

Private Schools

St. John School is a fully accredited Catholic school for grades pre-K through 8. In operation since 1912, St. John focuses on academic excellence, providing a Christian-based education for children in Bartlesville and the surrounding communities. St. John School has a family-like environment that is based on traditional values, Christian faith and academic excellence. St. John enrolls students of all faiths. The school is located downtown, just two blocks from the ConocoPhilips campus. In addition to academics, students compete in several sports, including basketball, track, volleyball, cheerleading, and more.

Higher Education

Oklahoma Wesleyan University, a private religious school affiliated with the Wesleyan Church, currently enrolls over 400 students at the main campus in Bartlesville, and over 700 students attend the local Rogers State University campus downtown.

CareerTech

Career and technical training is provided by Tri County Technology Center, which offers several programs for high-school and adult students along with short-term courses.

Geography

Bartlesville is located at coor dms|36|44|50|N|95|57|34|W|city (36.747193, -95.959498)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.7 km²), of which, 21.1 square miles (54.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.

The Caney River flows through Bartlesville separating the downtown area from the east side. The river flooded in October 1986 due to above average rainfall. The city was split in half for several days and the flood caused considerable property damage. The river left its banks again in June 2007, cresting five feet below the 1986 crest.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 34,748 people, 14,565 households, and 9,831 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,646.4 people per square mile (635.5/km²). There were 16,091 housing units at an average density of 762.4/sq mi (294.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population.

There were 14,565 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was 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 were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,827, and the median income for a family was $44,617. Males had a median income of $35,699 versus $23,071 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,195. About 9.4% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Tourism

Price Tower, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, stands in downtown Bartlesville. The nearby Bartlesville Community Center, designed by William Wesley Peters, one of Wright's students, hosts the OK MOZART International Festival, a week-long music event, each June. Begun in 1985 organized around the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the festival features performances of classical, jazz, light opera, and more. World-renowned musicians who have performed at OK Mozart include Itzhak Perlman, Joyce Yang, Joshua Bell, and Andre Watts. The city also hosts several festivals and shows yearly. Sunfest is really three festivals scheduled the first weekend of June: an arts and crafts show and music festival in Sooner Park, a classic cars show in Johnstone Park, and a biplane show at the Bartlesville Airport. There is a second classic air show and festival in the fall. An Indian Summer Festival held at the Community Center each fall. A youth concert venue called The Wherehouse hosts Christian rock and alternative rock bands and artists several times a month.

Frank Phillips' former home in Bartlesville is now a museum maintained by the Oklahoma Historical Society. His ranch and retreat about convert|10|mi|km southwest of Bartlesville is called Woolaroc (a portmanteau of the words woods, lakes, rocks). Woolaroc is a working ranch of 3,700 acres (15 km²), and houses a museum exhibiting Phillips' extensive Native American, western, and fine art collections, and one of the most complete private collections of Colt firearms in the world. Also on the property are the Phillips family's lodge and mausoleum, along with a huge wildlife preserve with herds of American Bison, elk, Texas longhorn cattle, water buffalo, zebra, and more than 20 other animal species.

A Wall of Honor is located near Washington Park Mall, with names of service members listed on panels beside cabinets that display military artifacts, photos, story boards, POW/MIA listings, and other exhibits. A special display honors Oklahoma's first casualty during the Iraq War, Lance Corporal Thomas A. Blair.

Bruce Goff designed Shin'enKan ("The House of the Far Away Heart") in 1956. Built for Joe D. Price as his house and studio, it was destroyed by fire in December 1996.

Notable residents

* Bud Adams, owner of the Tennessee Titans, grew up in Bartlesville.
* Nancy Barrett, actress
* Patrick Cranshaw, actor
* Becky Hobbs, singer
* Bob Kurland, basketball player
* Terrence Malick, director
* Tyson Meade, rock star
* Emeka Okafor, basketball player
* Mark Price, basketball player
* Allen Rucker, writer
* Gretchen Wyler, actress
* Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum
* Lauren Farquhar, interior designer
* Wesley McCammon, software engineer

See also

* Jo Allyn Lowe Park
* Pathfinder Parkway - Bicycle and jogging path which runs throughout Bartlesville.

References

External links

* [http://www.cityofbartlesville.org/ City of Bartlesville]
* [http://www.bartlesville.com/ Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.bps-ok.org Bartlesville Public Schools]
* [http://www.stjohnschool.net St. John School (pre-k through 8th grade)]
* [http://www.okwu.edu/ Oklahoma Wesleyan University]
* [http://www.rsu.edu/bville/ Rogers State University Bartlesville]
* [http://www.tctc.org Tri-County Technology Center]
* [http://www.bartlesvillecommunitycenter.com/ Bartlesville Community Center]
* [http://www.bartlesville.lib.ok.us/ Bartlesville Public Library]
* [http://bartlesvillehistory.org/ History of Bartlesville & Washington County]
* [http://www.wallofhonor.net The Wall of Honor Veterans Memorial]