Winery and Grape Capital of Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s Governor, Brad Henry has designated Stroud as Oklahoma’s Winery and Grape Capital. Stroud is home to several wineries and tasting rooms, as well as numerous vineyards, offering unique and interesting educational and tourism opportunities throughout the year. In addition, the Lincoln County Grape Growers Association website provides a wealth of information about Oklahoma’s Wine Country.

 

Climate Averages

Climatological Information for Lincoln County, OK from the Oklahoma Climatological Survey Climate Division 5 (Central) Mean Annual Precipitation 38.7 inches Mean Annual Temperature 58.7 deg F Mean Annual Cooling Degree-Days 1684 Mean Annual Heating Degree-Days 3949 County Seat Chandler Population (2000 Census) 32080 Total Area 966 Sq Miles Land / Water Area 99.2% land / 0.8% water Tornadoes: 1950-2000 60 Monthly Means from 1971-2000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Precip. (in) 1.4 2.0 3.4 3.5 5.4 4.6 2.7 2.4 4.3 4.1 3.0 2.1 Temp. (F) 35.0 40.4 48.9 58.4 67.3 75.4 80.9 79.8 71.7 60.5 48.0 38.5 Heating Degree-Days 929 692 500 223 53 4 0 2 36 171 514 824 Cooling Degree-Days 0 2 1 23 123 316 490 457 235 35 1 0

Financial Institutions
Stroud has 3 banks (BancFirst, Spirit Bank, and Stroud National Bank) with assests totaling over $4.3 billion. (FDIC, Sept. 2006)

Media
Stroud has 1 weekly newspaper, Stroud American, and cable television access (network programming for the Oklahoma City area) through Allegiance Communications and DirecTV.

Medical Facilities and Practitioners
Stroud Regional Medical Center, a 25-bed facility, provides a full range of primary care services as well as a 24-hour emergency room, inpatient/outpatient surgery, X-ray and laboratory. The Hospital has consulting staff doctors in Cardiology, Podiatry, EMT, and Gastroenterology who practice in Stroud on a semi-monthly basis.
There are 2 clinics in Stroud, Stroud Clinic and Stroud Regional Clinic, and 1 nursing home, Stroud Health Care Center, with 58 beds. Practicing in the Stroud area are 3 medical doctors, 2 dentists and 1 optometrist. Home health care and hospice services are available. There is one pharmacy in Stroud.

Educational Resources
Stroud has 3 primary and secondary schools with 845 students and 66 teachers and a headstart program.

Type	Grades	Facilites	Enrollment
Public	Pre-K-5	1 (in use)	399
Public	6-8	1	200
Public	9-12	1	246

There are newspaper/paper recycling bins at each school location; proceeds to benefit Stroud Schools.

Central Technology Center
Central Oklahoma Technology and Career Center is located in Drumright, 20 miles northeast of Stroud. Central Tech is a leader in economic development and training. The Business and Industry Services division provides assistance to small business in the areas of business planning, accounting, web site development and e-commerce.

Colleges and Universities
The majority of Oklahoma's& major universities and colleges are within a 75- minute drive, including Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma,Tulsa Community College,University of Tulsa,Oral Roberts University and others.

Commercial Services
The types of businesses found within the city limits includes, but is not limited to:
accountant, heat & air repair, attorney, auto restoration, auto parts, service and repair, used car sales, machine shop, bank, hair salon, dry cleaning, conference center, construction, dentist, electric repair, health club, florist, funeral home, gas company, propane company, insurance, moving equipment-rental, medical services, oil field service, equipment and contractors, optometry, mini storage, tool and die services, truck repair, veterinarian, wrecker service, tag agency, post office, grocery store and dollar store.

Housing
Stroud has 1,278 dwellings; 71% are owner-occupied.
2000 Census: 94 housing units were 66.64% owner-occupied.

Places of Worship

• St. Louis Catholic Church
• Protestant Churches
  1. New Covenant
  2. United Pentecostal
  3. Assembly of God
  4. Deer Creek Baptist
  5. First Baptist
  6. Jesus First Baptist
  7. Gloryland Baptist
  8. Freewill Baptist
  9. First Christian
  10. Stroud Christian
  11. Church of Christ
  12. Chapel of Faith
  13. First United Methodist
  14. First Holiness

City Recreational Facilities click here
Civic and Community Organizations click here

The Sac and Fox Nation
Sac & Fox Nation, headquartered 5 1/2 miles south of Stroud, is one of the community's major employers. The Nation first located in what is now Lincoln County on a 750,000 acre tract of land in 1869, after moving from the upper peninsula of the Great Lakes region. The Nation's Capitol Grounds includes:

• Headquarters Building
• 60-bed juvenile detention facility
• Library and Tribal Archives building
• Black Hawk Health Clinic
• Tribal Courthouse (which serves as the center of operations for the Nation's judicial system)
• U.S.D.A. commodities warehouse,
• A bingo hall (Casino)
• Outdoor powwow and rodeo arena
• Campgrounds, including:
  • 50 camp sites
  • RV/motor home concrete pads
  • Deluxe hook-ups
  • Dump
  • Flush toilets
  • Showers
  • Laundry
  • Swimming pool
  • Playground
  • Fishing facilities

The powwow is held each year over a four-day period during the second week in July.