Central Oklahoma — the highest-frequency severe storm corridor in a state that ranks second nationally for hail. County seat is Newkirk.

Kay County housing profile

Housing units	17,440
Built before 1980	79%
Built before 1940	18%
Built since 2000	6%
Utility gas heat	77%
Electric heat	20%
Bottled or tank propane	1.4%

Source: U.S. Census American Community Survey, tables B25034 and B25040, aggregated from place-level data for the 7 municipalities we hold data for in this county.

What that means for moisture and mold

Older stock here means uninsulated crawlspaces, plaster that holds moisture long after a leak is fixed, and bathrooms that were built without exhaust fans. Bare crawlspace soil evaporates upward continuously, and sealing it with a vapor barrier is the highest-return moisture fix available on a house of this age.

Water systems in this county

Oklahoma has 847 active community water systems across all 77 counties. Of those, 317 carry a violation or an open enforcement priority — roughly 37% statewide. That figure comes from the EPA ECHO compliance export.

[COUNTY-LEVEL SYSTEM DATA PENDING — the per-county ECHO extract will replace this paragraph with the named systems serving Kay County and their current compliance status.]

Towns and communities in this county

Ponca City, Blackwell, Newkirk, Tonkawa, Kaw City, Braman, Nardin.

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Written by Jaylan Jones. Sooner Mold Remediation earns a referral fee when a call connects to a contractor. See our business-model disclosure.