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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.

Bixby within Tulsa County

Population over time

2 figures

Bixby 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.

YearPeople Change
201020,884
202028,609+7,725 (+37%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 19 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.

Fires near this place

5 since 2006

Regional 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/undetermined3
Natural1
Debris and open burning1

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
20 August 2010Debris and open burning55 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30387
3 June 2009Naturalunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestry20446
4 March 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined48 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeBRUNER
28 October 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryQUACKING DUCK
27 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeSTATE42

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulsa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bixby PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hamilton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Keystone Dredge & Plant #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand 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 Tulsa County

Storms near this place

60 of 152 shown

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2022Flash FloodBixby$2,000,000Flooding 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 2013Tornado (EF1)Bixby$250,000This 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 2024HailBixby$150,000Hen egg size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
April 2016Tornado (EF1)Bixby$100,000This 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 2013Tornado (EF0)Bixby$50,000This 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 2006Thunderstorm WindBixby$50,000Thunderstorm 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 2001HailBixby$50,000Golfball size hail damage some cars and roofs of buildings.
April 2011HailBixby$50,000no account filed
July 2024HailBixby$25,000Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBixby$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs and damaged roofs of homes.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBixby$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of several homes, snapped a cottonwood tree, and damaged privacy fences.
April 2008Flash FloodBixby$25,000Heavy 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 2006LightningBixby$25,000Lightning struck a house causing a fire in the attic.
April 2011HailBixby$25,000no account filed
April 2011HailBixby$25,000no account filed
April 2011HailBixby$25,000no account filed
May 2006HailBixby$25,000no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindBixby$20,000A mobile home flipped over near 181st Street and Yale Avenue.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindBixby$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs, and blew shingles from the roofs of homes.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindBixby$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and damaged signs.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBixby$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a barn and damaged a home at 153rd Street South and South Mingo Road.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindBixby$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and damaged the roofs of homes.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBixby$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down portions of privacy fences near E 145th Street South and South Yale Avenue.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindBixby$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down several trees and power lines.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindBixby$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles southeast of Bixby.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindBixby$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped five power poles.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindBixby$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew power poles down.
April 2017HailBixby$5,000no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBixby$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindBixby$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew shingles from roofs of homes and snapped large tree limbs.
July 1995Tornado (F0)Bixby$1,500no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindBixby$1,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and damaged privacy fences.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindBixby$1,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew off shingles from a home.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindBixby$500Several trees were blown down near Mingo and 117th Street in Mingo.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBixby$100Thunderstorm winds blew a few trees down.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindBixby$100Several mature trees blown down along US Hwy 64 near 171st Street in Bixby
May 1997Thunderstorm WindBixby$100no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindBixby-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Bixby measured 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindBixby-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindBixby-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
July 2021Flash FloodBixby-Portions of E 121st Street S were flooded near S Memorial Drive.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindBixby-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindBixby-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Bixby measured 61 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindBixby-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindBixby-A storm spotter measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindBixby-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, and blew a trampoline over a privacy fence.
September 2018Flash FloodBixby-Portions of E 131st Street South were flooded and closed near S Memorial Drive.
September 2018Flash FloodBixby-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 2017Thunderstorm WindBixby-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
April 2017Flash FloodBixby-Portions of E 131st Street S were flooded and closed between S Mingo Road and S Memorial Drive.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBixby-A storm spotter measured 66 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBixby-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Bixby measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2015Flash FloodBixby-Numerous roads were flooded and closed across southern Tulsa County.
May 2015Flash FloodBixby-Portions of S Mingo Road were flooded between E 171st Street and E 191st Street.
May 2015Flash FloodBixby-Roads were flooded in and around town.
May 2015Flash FloodBixby-The road was flooded by a creek at E 121st Street S and S 129th E Avenue.
May 2015Flash FloodBixby-A few secondary roads were flooded and closed.
May 2015Flash FloodBixby-The road was closed due to high water at 131st E Ave. between Memorial and Mingo.
June 2015Flash FloodBixby-Portions of E 121st Street S were flooded and closed due to high water.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBixby-Thunderstorm wind gusted to 60 mph in Bixby.

Every storm recorded in Tulsa 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
Posey (historical)2.9 miles19
Leonard4.7 miles17
Glenpool6.7 miles20
Jenks7.2 miles25
Watkins7.3 miles20
Liberty7.6 miles15
Broken Arrow9.1 miles22
Union9.1 miles22

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 BixbyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q941310The 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.