#1Kingfisher
Kingfisher County · 5,201 peopleVisits per resident a year·Kingfisher Memorial Library, FY 2024
Kingfisher, #1 on this list · Photo: Yamauchi · CC BY-SA 3.0Oklahoma rankings · Libraries
Towns with the most-used libraries in Oklahoma
Kingfisher has the most-used library of Oklahoma’s 60 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 15.6 visits per resident a year at Kingfisher Memorial Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 3.0.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey: a year’s visits divided by the people the library serves. Only a library that serves one town (80–125% of its population) and reported its own count is ranked; IMLS estimates never are. A described list: no letters. How grades work
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#2Perkins
Payne County · 3,271 peopleVisits per resident a year·Perkins Thomas-Wilhite Memorial Library, FY 2024
#3Watonga
Blaine County · 2,594 peopleVisits per resident a year·Watonga Public Library, FY 2024
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Visits per resident, highest first.
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4Pauls ValleyGarvin County · 6,157 people6,053Pauls Valley-Nora Sparks Warren Mem LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
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Questions people ask
Which Oklahoma town has the most-used library?
Kingfisher (Kingfisher County): Kingfisher Memorial Library counts 15.6 visits per resident a year. Perkins (9.2) and Watonga (6.5) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By library visits per resident in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey: the visits a town’s own library reported, divided by the population it serves, highest first. It is the same rank as on each town’s Library & civic life page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own that reported its visits (60 in Oklahoma). Towns served by a county or regional system share its figure and aren’t ranked one by one; figures IMLS estimated for a library that didn’t report aren’t ranked; in states with strong townships the township, not a village inside it, is ranked. Every town is on the Oklahoma page.
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