BlockBefore

Apache, Oklahoma

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Apache census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73006. It stands on Boxelder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Apache quadrangle. 1,034 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,296 feet above sea level.

Apache within Caddo County

On record in Apache

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Apache fell from 1,444 to 1,034 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,444
20201,034-410 (-28%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

8 of 11 photographs shown, 2020

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Metal-art buffalo (or American bison) silhouettes on the grounds between the Southern Plains Indian Museum and the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Metal-art buffalo (or American bison) silhouettes on the grounds between the Southern Plains Indian Museum and the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Pond and rock formation on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Pond and rock formation on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A sculpture of a bear sow and her cubs on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
A sculpture of a bear sow and her cubs on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Arrowhead metal-art sculpture on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Arrowhead metal-art sculpture on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A decorated buffalo (or American bison) sculpture on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
A decorated buffalo (or American bison) sculpture on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A chipped and fading mural of unspecified meaning in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that is home to the Apache Tribe
A chipped and fading mural of unspecified meaning in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that is home to the Apache Tribe
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Row of honorees' busts on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Row of honorees' busts on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Long view of honorees' busts on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Long view of honorees' busts on the grounds of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, a small city in southwest Oklahoma that includes the headquarters of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Caddo County

Fires near this place

105 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Apache between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,781 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning36
Equipment and vehicle use21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Arson/incendiarism13
Fireworks8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 September 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyCACHE CREEK BRIDGE
2 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyMICHELOBE
19 September 2000Arson/incendiarism100 acresAnadarko AgencyRAZORBACK
17 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAnadarko AgencyFIRE DANCE
16 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresAnadarko AgencySTONEY PONIT
16 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use7.0 acresAnadarko AgencyMYERS
16 September 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresAnadarko AgencyFIRE DANCE
15 September 2013Debris and open burning122 acresAnadarko AgencyKIOWA-2468-68

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Caddo County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Apache: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Caddo County

Storms near this place

60 of 62 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Apache in 62 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 31 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1999Tornado (F3)Apache3 hurt, $50,000Tornado A3. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
September 2001LightningApache$300,000Lightning struck a storage facility complex at Sexton Office Supplies, causing a fire that consumed four buildings.
August 2007LightningApache$80,000A home was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2015Flash FloodApache$20,000Water rescue on Highway 62 south of Apache with car swept off road.
May 2007Flash FloodApache$10,000Several city streets were closed due to high water. Box Elder Creek overflowed its banks, with some home evacuated. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindApache$5,000A large, old tree was downed and fell on top of a home. Minor damage also occurred to the roof of the Apache High School gym.
February 2009HailApache$1,000The hail damaged a car windshield. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindApache$500Large tree limbs downed.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindApache$500Power lines were downed.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindApache$500no account filed
August 2025HailApache-An image was shared on social media. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
April 2023HailApache-MPing report.
May 2022HailApache-Time estimate from radar.
June 2016Flash FloodApache-Several streets in town under water. A few low lying streets have water depths of several feet.
May 2016Flash FloodApache-Evacuations occurred due to flash flooding.
May 2015Flash FloodApache-Up to four feet of water flowing over Highway 62 south of Apache.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Apache-A storm chaser observed a tornado develop approximately 2.5 miles east of Apache and move northeast to approximately 3 miles east-northeast of Apache. Trees were damaged, but no known structure damage occurred.
December 2014Funnel CloudApache-Photo of brief funnel cloud that reached two thirds of the way to the ground. The funnel lasted no more than 30 seconds and no dust was observed beneath the vortex.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Apache-An NWS employee observed a small, brief tornado to the west of Apache. No known damage occurred with this tornado.
June 2007HailApache-The report was relayed by the National Severe Storms Laboratory Hail Verification project.
October 2004Flash FloodApache-Flash flooding was reported in Apache, OK as floodwaters closed several streets in the north part of the town for several hours during the late morning of October 7.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindApache-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindApache-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindApache-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindApache-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindApache-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
October 2000Flash FloodApache-Highway 62 was closed due to high water.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Apache-Tornado B2. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
April 1998HailApache-on Highway 281
September 1997Thunderstorm WindApache-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
November 1993HailApache-Severe thunderstorms in southwest Oklahoma during the morning hours on the 13th produced strong winds and up to baseball- size hail. Strong thunderstorm winds downed 13 electric power poles and damaged a mobile home 2.5 miles south-southwest of Cache, tore the roof off a barn near Cache and damaged a building and downed storage sheds and trees in Frederick.
June 2023HailApache-no account filed
June 2017HailApache-no account filed
April 2012HailApache-no account filed
May 2011HailApache-no account filed
May 2011HailApache-no account filed
September 2010Thunderstorm WindApache-no account filed
February 2009HailApache-no account filed
May 2009HailApache-no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindApache-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindApache-no account filed
March 2003HailApache-no account filed
March 2003HailApache-no account filed
April 2001HailApache-no account filed
May 2001HailApache-no account filed
December 1999HailApache-no account filed
December 1999HailApache-no account filed
May 1999HailApache-no account filed
April 1998Thunderstorm WindApache-no account filed
April 1998HailApache-no account filed
April 1998HailApache-no account filed
October 1998HailApache-no account filed
October 1998HailApache-no account filed
June 1997HailApache-no account filed
May 1997HailApache-no account filed
August 1997HailApache-no account filed
November 1996Thunderstorm WindApache-no account filed
November 1996Tornado (F0)Apache-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindApache-no account filed
March 1994HailApache-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Caddo County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Boone5.1 miles11
Stecker5.1 miles11
Hatchetville5.3 miles11
Broxton6.8 miles11
Cyril8.8 miles13
Pine Ridge9.4 miles13
Apache Wye10.4 miles13
Cement12.2 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ApacheAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3287188The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1089666. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.