Town guide

Gate, Oklahoma

Gate is a town in Beaver County, Oklahoma, home to about 63 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 73844.

Population63252 per sq mi
Median household income$73,500Census

ZIP codes in Gate

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
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Around Gate

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)172 miles away
Closer regional airportLiberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Wichita, KS160 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX339 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Gate; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Gate

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Gate had 60 residents in the 2020 census, down 46% since 2000.

It’s the 727th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Beaver County grew from 3,051 residents in 1900 to 5,049 in 2020.

Gate population by census2000: 112, 2010: 93, 2020: 601122000932010602020

Beaver County, 1900–2020

Beaver County population, 1900 to 20201900: 3,051, 1910: 13,631, 1920: 14,048, 1930: 11,452, 1940: 8,648, 1950: 7,411, 1960: 6,965, 1970: 6,282, 1980: 6,806, 1990: 6,023, 2000: 5,857, 2010: 5,636, 2020: 5,0493K’00’1014K’20’309K’40’507K’60’707K’80’906K’00’105K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 22.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GateJan: high 48°F, low 22°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 51°F, low 25°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 34°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 43°F, 2 in; May: high 79°F, low 54°F, 2.5 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 64°F, 3.5 in; Jul: high 94°F, low 69°F, 2.6 in; Aug: high 92°F, low 67°F, 3.1 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 58°F, 1.5 in; Oct: high 72°F, low 45°F, 2.2 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 33°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 24°F, 1.3 in48°22°Jan0.851°25°Feb0.761°34°Mar1.770°43°Apr2.079°54°May2.588°64°Jun3.594°69°Jul2.692°67°Aug3.184°58°Sep1.572°45°Oct2.259°33°Nov0.948°24°Dec1.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gate, OK weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Beaver County

1,038 jobs at 137 businesses in Beaver County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Beaver CountyConstruction: 316 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 218 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 90 jobs; Retail trade: 77 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 67 jobs; Other services: 64 jobs; Finance and insurance: 58 jobs; Wholesale trade: 46 jobsConstruction 30% Mining, oil and gas 21% Transportation and warehousing 9% Retail trade 7% Health care and social assistance 7% Other services 6% Finance and insurance 6% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Beaver County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Beaver24.7 miles
  • Ashland Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ashland27.1 miles
  • Meade District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Meade31.7 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Gate

Grocery stores

  • Curtis Grocery1.8 mi
  • Avery's Grocery & Market1.8 mi

Museums

  • Gateway To The Panhandle Museum1.9 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Knowles.

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