Bixby, Oklahoma
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the South Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74008. The Survey maps it on the Bixby quadrangle. 28,609 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 600 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBixby grew from 20,884 to 28,609 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 | 20,884 | |
| 2020 | 28,609 | +7,725 (+37%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1896 USGS Okmulgee quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Okmulgee quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Bixby quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Muskogee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Bixby between 2006 and 2012, burning about 304 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30387 |
| 3 June 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20446 |
| 4 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 acres | Okmulgee Field Office | BRUNER |
| 28 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | QUACKING DUCK |
| 27 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | STATE42 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Bixby: 8 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hamilton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Keystone Dredge & Plant #1 | 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 and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 152 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bixby in 152 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 67 hail, 63 thunderstorm wind, 17 flash flood, 4 tornado. 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 2022 | Flash Flood | Bixby | $2,000,000 | Flooding in Bixby damaged at least 37 homes and four businesses, and flooded roads. Much of the damage was in a neighborhood south of Highway 64 and west of S Mingo Road. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Bixby | $250,000 | This tornado severely damaged the second story of a permanent home and damaged many others. Some windows were blown out of a few homes. Trees were uprooted and numerous large limbs were snapped. The tornado moved north-northeast then curved slightly north. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bixby | $150,000 | Hen egg size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Bixby | $100,000 | This tornado damaged industrial buildings, damaged the roofs of homes, and blew down trees and power lines. Based on this damaged, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 90 to 100 mph. |
| April 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Bixby | $50,000 | This tornado damaged a number of homes and snapped numerous large tree limbs as it moved north and then curved to the northwest. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew some of the show room windows out of a car dealership. Some of the cars had their windows blown out. There was also roof damage. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Bixby | $50,000 | Golfball size hail damage some cars and roofs of buildings. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bixby | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Bixby | $25,000 | Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs and damaged roofs of homes. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of several homes, snapped a cottonwood tree, and damaged privacy fences. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Bixby | $25,000 | Heavy rain caused severe street flooding across the cities of Bixby and Broken Arrow. Several streets had to be closed. Water entered a few homes as well. Bixby and Broken Arrow schools cancelled classes due to the flooded roads. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Bixby | $25,000 | Lightning struck a house causing a fire in the attic. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bixby | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bixby | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Bixby | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Bixby | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $20,000 | A mobile home flipped over near 181st Street and Yale Avenue. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs, and blew shingles from the roofs of homes. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and damaged signs. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a barn and damaged a home at 153rd Street South and South Mingo Road. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and damaged the roofs of homes. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down portions of privacy fences near E 145th Street South and South Yale Avenue. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees and power lines. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles southeast of Bixby. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped five power poles. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew power poles down. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Bixby | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew shingles from roofs of homes and snapped large tree limbs. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Bixby | $1,500 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and damaged privacy fences. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew off shingles from a home. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $500 | Several trees were blown down near Mingo and 117th Street in Mingo. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew a few trees down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $100 | Several mature trees blown down along US Hwy 64 near 171st Street in Bixby |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | $100 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Bixby measured 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | Portions of E 121st Street S were flooded near S Memorial Drive. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Bixby measured 61 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | A storm spotter measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, and blew a trampoline over a privacy fence. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | Portions of E 131st Street South were flooded and closed near S Memorial Drive. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | Portions of E 131st Street South between S Memorial Drive and S Mingo Road were closed due to flooding. Portions of S Mingo Road south of E 131st Street South were also flooded and closed. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | Portions of E 131st Street S were flooded and closed between S Mingo Road and S Memorial Drive. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | A storm spotter measured 66 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Bixby measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | Numerous roads were flooded and closed across southern Tulsa County. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | Portions of S Mingo Road were flooded between E 171st Street and E 191st Street. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | Roads were flooded in and around town. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | The road was flooded by a creek at E 121st Street S and S 129th E Avenue. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | A few secondary roads were flooded and closed. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | The road was closed due to high water at 131st E Ave. between Memorial and Mingo. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Bixby | - | Portions of E 121st Street S were flooded and closed due to high water. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bixby | - | Thunderstorm wind gusted to 60 mph in Bixby. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posey (historical) | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Leonard | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Glenpool | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Jenks | 7.2 miles | 25 | |
| Watkins | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Liberty | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Broken Arrow | 9.1 miles | 22 | |
| Union | 9.1 miles | 22 |
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 Bixby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q941310 | 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 1090185. 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.







