Binger, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Binger-Hinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73009. It stands on Kickapoo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Binger quadrangle. 438 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresBinger fell from 672 to 438 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 | 672 | |
| 2020 | 438 | -234 (-35%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1951 USGS Binger quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Binger quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Anadarko quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Binger between 2000 and 2018, burning about 4,658 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 9 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 burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | EXENDINE |
| 2 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | BUZZBROWN |
| 18 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | BOWLEGS BILLIE |
| 17 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | TYBO |
| 1 September 2010 | Natural | 80 acres | Anadarko Agency | KEECHI CREEK |
| 8 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | EAST - 2 |
| 6 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | KANUTER |
| 4 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | SMITH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Binger: 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Binger in 38 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 23 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 wildfire. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binger | 1 hurt, $60,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at up to 90 mph caused widespread damage and one injury in Binger. One man was injured when his mobile home was overturned, pinning him between a tree and some of the debris from the home. His family, including a wife and 4 children, was also inside the house but escaped uninjured.Elsewhere in the area a tree was blown over onto a pickup truck and several storefront windows were blown out in town. The roof was blown off of the grandstand at the local fairgrounds and steel posts were pulled from concrete at a ranch. A farm implement business sustained major damage to both its building and to some of the equipment. The roof was completely removed from the building and several combines were blown into eachother. A combine and hopper were blown across a highway, about 40 yards from their original location. |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Binger | $200,000 | A grass fire which started on the 20th spread rapidly out of control and took a week to extinguish. Nearly 5 square miles of open pasture land and 3 homes and a portion of a girl scout lodge burned. |
| October 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Binger | $125,000 | E3. The Green Acres Fire Station, 7 miles south of Binger, had its sheet-metal roof blown off, with the remaining building partially destroyed. Two brick homes suffered minor damage. A mobile home was completely destroyed, another with minor damage. Several pieces of farm equipment and hundreds of trees were also blown over. Straight-line winds are also believed to have caused most of the widespread tree damage. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Binger | $40,000 | This brief F1 tornado began a quarter of a mile north of Highway 152 on NS267 Road then moved east for a mile dissipating a half a mile south of Highway 152 on NS268 Road. The tornado launched a pickup camper 150 yards, snapped large tree limbs, and blew a cotton silo 50 yards. The tornado crossed Highway 152 and damaged a mobile home. The roof was peeled away to the north and exterior walls were removed with insulation blown around. It was still sitting on cinder blocks and it could not be determined by the survey team whether it was tied down. The mobile home appeared to be abandoned. Large tree limbs were downed towards the end of the path. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binger | $35,000 | One large wooden pole barn with metal siding on roof was destroyed. Light poles at the Johnny Bench Baseball Field were knocked down. Several houses were slightly damaged due to flying debris. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binger | $5,000 | Trees downed across the road. Four power poles snapped. Damages estimated. |
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binger | $3,000 | Trees were reported down 1 mile west of Binger, and also 1 mile south of Binger. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binger | $2,000 | Powerlines downed. |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Binger | $2,000 | This tornado developed east of Binger, about 2 miles south of the Highway 152/Highway 281 intersection and was observed by 4 people. It tracked northward for 4 miles before dissipating, blowing over 2 old, wooden barns, a medium-sized tree, and damaging another medium-sized tree. |
| March 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binger | $1,000 | Branches were downed by the wind, with nickel size hail also reported. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binger | - | Social media image showing a 1224-inch diameter tree uprooted. Time is radar estimated. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Binger | - | Flooding in Binger along Main Street. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binger | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Binger | - | The hail was reported on West Main Street by the fire department. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Binger | - | This tornado was observed by several storm chasers 6.5 miles west of Binger in Caddo County just north of State Route 152. During the early stages of its development, the tornado was embedded in rapidly rotating rain curtains believed to have been upwards of 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile wide, however the tornado which eventually emerged was estimated to be only 100 yards wide. As the tornado dissipated, while crossing State Route 152, several vortices formed, which rapidly evolved into one, small, rope-like funnel. No damage was observed or reported, and thus the tornado was rated F0. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Binger | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Binger | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Binger | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three-Way Corner | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lookeba | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Albert | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sickles | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Spring Creek | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Gracemont | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Swan Lake | 10.6 miles | 8 | |
| Hinton | 11.2 miles | 10 |
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 Binger | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q544455 | 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 1090145. 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.




