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Blackwell, Oklahoma

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Blackwell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74631. It stands on Bitter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Blackwell quadrangle. 6,085 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,014 feet above sea level.

Blackwell within Kay County

On record in Blackwell

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 8 records

Population over time

2 figures

Blackwell fell from 7,092 to 6,085 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
20107,092
20206,085-1,007 (-14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Blackwell: 8 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kay County

Storms near this place

60 of 179 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blackwell in 179 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 87 thunderstorm wind, 73 hail, 9 flash flood, 5 lightning. The reports record 2 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
August 2002Thunderstorm WindBlackwell2 hurt, $50,000Two semi-trailers and an armored vehicle were blown over on Interstate 35, near mile markers 228 and 219. Two persons were injured.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$100,000Roofs were blown off many homes. Windows were blown out of numerous store fronts. An antenna at the police station was blown over. Several power lines and trees were also downed.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$50,000Varying degrees of roof damage to buildings near the intersection of Main Street and Oklahoma Avenue. Additional reports of tree damage throughout the community of Blackwell. Time is radar estimated.
June 1998LightningBlackwell$50,000Lightning struck the roof of a funeral home, blowing one 3-foot hole, and 3 grapefruit-sized holes in the roof. The bolt set fire to the attic, causing extensive damage to the structure and its contents.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$15,000Relayed image showing a large tree limb blown down, landing on a parked vehicle. Location is approximate and time is radar estimated.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$15,000Trees down and siding blown off houses. Most of town without power.
August 2008LightningBlackwell$15,000Lightning struck an oil tank battery two miles north of Blackwell. An oil tank with 80 barrels of oil exploded as a result. No other damage was reported to the other tanks. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$12,000A few buildings in downtown Blackwell had some windows shattered by the strong winds and baseball size hail. Many trees were blown down by the strong winds. One tree fell on a pickup truck. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2024Flash FloodBlackwell$10,000Portions of U.S. Highway 177 flooded, from the U.S. Highway 60 intersection to the community of Blackwell. Portions of the roadway may have been washed out as well. Event time is approximate.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$10,000no account filed
April 2019Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$5,000Semi truck was blown over on I-35 near blackwell.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$5,000Three to five power poles downed on 13th street.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$5,000Metal roofing came off a building and crashed through a fence. A tree limb was also downed.
May 2010HailBlackwell$5,000A car sustained several dents and the windshield was cracked by the hail. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$5,000Numerous medium to large tree limbs were downed. The damage was confined mainly to the southeast part of town. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 1999LightningBlackwell$5,000no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$3,500Strong winds caused minor roof and house siding damage. A garage door was also blown away.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$2,000Gas station awning damaged at interstate 35 and Highway 11 interchange.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$2,000The roof of a barn was blown off.
June 2000LightningBlackwell$2,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$2,000no account filed
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$1,000Numerous five inch diameter tree limbs broken from trees.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$1,000Numerous limbs were downed and trees were uprooted in Blackwell and half of the roof was blown off a barn southwest of town by severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$500A bradford pear tree was downed.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$200Minor damage to roof of a fertilizer storage unit.
February 1999LightningBlackwell$200no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindBlackwell$10Large tree limbs were downed.
April 2026HailBlackwell-The report was relayed by emergency management. The location is approximate.
April 2026HailBlackwell-The report was relayed through mPING.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-Blackwell (BLAC) Mesonet observation.
April 2025HailBlackwell-A social media image. Event time is estimated from radar observations.
April 2025HailBlackwell-A social media image. Event time is estimated from radar observations.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-An estimated wind gust along Interstate 35. The location is approximate.
April 2024HailBlackwell-Multiple social media images.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-Blackwell (BLAC) Mesonet observation.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-Blackwell (BLAC) Mesonet observation.
October 2019HailBlackwell-From Mping.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-No damage was reported.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-Large tree limbs and power lines blown down. Quarter size hail also occurred with minor street flooding.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-The winds were associated with an outflow boundary from earlier storms.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-Roof and outbuilding damage was reported near 29th Street and Coleman Road southwest of Blackwell.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-The measured wind gust was reported at the Blackwell mesonet.
April 2011HailBlackwell-The largest hail occurred on the south side of town.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-A wind gust in excess of 70 mph was reported approximately a half mile west of I-35, two miles south of Blackwell.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-The winds were sustained at 50 mph, with gusts to 60 mph.
April 2009FloodBlackwell-Up to two feet of water was reported on roadways in the town of Blackwell.
May 2009HailBlackwell-Very heavy quarter-size hail was reported near mile marker 223 on Interstate 35.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-The wind gust was measured on Interstate 35.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-The wind gust was estimated on Interstate 35.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-A gust to 60 mph was also measured at 0520z at the same locations.
August 2009Flash FloodBlackwell-Several streets in Blackwell were closed due to water running over top of them. Several county roads west of town were also impassable.
May 2008HailBlackwell-Winds of 50 to 55 mph were also reported.
May 2008HailBlackwell-Winds of 55 to 60 mph were also reported.
September 2008Heavy RainBlackwell-The measured rainfall was 3.38 inches, much of it falling in a six to eight hour period.
March 2007Flash FloodBlackwell-Heavy rainfall totals of 3 to 7 inches over northern Kay County during the morning hours of March 20 produced flash flooding in the area. At 1200 CST, the Kay County emergency manager reported that flash flooding had inundated and closed 13th Street on the south side of the Blackwell.
February 2005HailBlackwell-Hail was reported on Highway 11.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-Wind gust was reported near the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 11.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-The wind gust was measured at the Blackwell Emergency Operations Center.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindBlackwell-The wind gust was measured on an overpass in the northwest part of town.

Every storm recorded in Kay 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
Grainville3.8 miles10
Tyner4.6 miles11
Sumpter5.5 miles11
Autwine6.3 miles11
Peckham8.0 miles10
Nardin8.6 miles10
Braman8.7 miles11
Tonkawa8.8 miles11

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 BlackwellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2950210The 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 1090237. 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.

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.