Armstrong, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Durant census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74729. It stands on Mineral Bayou. The Survey maps it on the Caddo South quadrangle. 113 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresArmstrong grew from 105 to 113 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 105 | |
| 2020 | 113 | +8 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1899 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Atoka quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Caddo South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Tishomingo quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Armstrong between 2006 and 2008, burning about 45 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.3 acres | Talihina Agency | POWELL |
| 9 February 2008 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Talihina Agency | COURT YARD |
| 8 January 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | MULBERRY |
| 6 January 2006 | Smoking | 32 acres | Talihina Agency | FISH ROAD |
| 19 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | ALABAMA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Armstrong: 16 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H C Ruskin Corp Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H C Ruskin Corp Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H C Ruskin Corp Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
33 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Armstrong in 33 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 16 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Armstrong | $50,000 | Several city streets and county roads had to be closed near Durant and Calera due to water running over top of them. Several motorists became stranded after driving into high water, with some having to be rescued. One person sustained a minor injury when his truck crashed while driving through flood waters. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $10,000 | Numerous power poles and tree limbs blown down. Time is radar estimated. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $10,000 | Apparant micro-burst blew over several large trees, and damaged roofs of homes and outbuildings in a two block radius of south 14TH and west Alabama streets in Durant. All trees were laid over to the southwest. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $10,000 | Roof was blown off a home and tree damage at 736 OK 48. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $10,000 | Tree branches and signs blown down. Damage information relayed by KTEN-TV Facebook page. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $3,000 | Telephone poles were downed. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | $2,000 | Small tree limbs and power lines down due to thunderstorm wind. Time is radar estimated. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Armstrong | - | Hailfall near the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Hat Powell Road. The report was relayed by emergency management. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | Multiple trees were blown down, some blocking roadways, in and around the community of Durant. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | An estimated wind gust near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Mockingbird Lane. The report was relayed by emergency management. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Armstrong | - | The report was relayed by emergency management. The location is approximate. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Armstrong | - | The report was relayed through Spotter Network. The event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Armstrong | - | The report was relayed by emergency management. The location is approximate. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Armstrong | - | Relayed image. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | Trees blown over. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | Trees blown over. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | Numerous trees and powerlines downed in Durant. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Armstrong | - | Roads are being closed around town, in particular at 9th and University. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Armstrong | - | Streets were closed in town due to flooding. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | Wind gust measured at the EOC in Durant. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Armstrong | - | Up to nickel-size hail was reported at Highway 70 and Timberline Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Armstrong | - | no account filed |
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.
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 Armstrong | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2461290 | The 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 1089697. 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.





