Blair, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Altus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73526. The Survey maps it on the Blair quadrangle. 727 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,463 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBlair fell from 818 to 727 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 | 818 | |
| 2020 | 727 | -91 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1971 USGS Blair quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Altus quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Blair in 2020, burning about 250 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 November 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 250 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | WARREN FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Blair: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | 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 | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 69 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blair in 69 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 45 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | $50,000 | Thunderstorms in southwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 25th produced hail up to quarter-size and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds broke out plate glass windows and tore the roof off a mobile home in Blair. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Blair | $20,000 | A resident of Blair recorded a video of a tornado just south of Blair. A mobile home, outbuildings and trees were reported to be damaged, although the specific locations are unknown and the tornado location is estimated. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | $20,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | $10,000 | An awning was blown off a convenience store. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | $8,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | - | A measured wind gust from a broadcast media storm chaser. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Blair | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Blair | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Blair | - | The report was relayed through mPING. Event time adjusted based on radar observations and nearby reports. |
| April 2025 | Flood | Blair | - | A social media image showing significant flooding in areas near and east of the community of Blair. Event time is approximate. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Blair | - | MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (1800-1805 LST) to report time. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Blair | - | MPing report. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Blair | - | MPing report. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Blair | - | MPing report. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Blair | - | Image relayed via social media. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Blair | - | Nine inches of water flowing over Hwy 283. 5.6 inches of rainfall measured in 3.5 hours. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | - | Estimated 50 to 60 mph wind gust. No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Blair | - | Several roads flooded in and around Blair. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Blair | - | Several feet of water flowing over area roads. No damage reported. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | - | A large grain silo was destroyed. Multiple power lines were downed. Large trees were snapped. A wooden shed was destroyed with debris scattered into the roadway. Multiple houses sustained roof damage of varying degrees. The winds were result of the rear-flank downdraft associated with a supercell moving east of town. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Blair | - | Storm chasers reported another brief tornado southeast of Blair. This tornado produced no known damage. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Blair | - | Storm chasers reported a brief tornado southeast of Blair. No damage is known to have occurred. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Blair | - | Storm chasers reported a tornado east of Blair and just south of state highway 19. The tornado produced no known damage. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | - | Several severe wind gusts caused significant damage in around the town of Blair. At least three dozen homes and business sustained damage of various severity. A portion of an apartment building in downtown Blair, as well as at a daycare lost a significant portion of their roofs. Other rooftops sustained minor to moderate damage. Glass was blown out of several buildings. A couple of mobile homes were blown onto their sides. Carports were destroyed. Numerous trees limbs were downed. A large 80 foot by 50 foot barn northeast of Blair, or a half of mile east on Warren Road, was destroyed. Monetary damage estimates were unavailable. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Blair | - | Hail was reported near the intersection of Highway 62 and Martha Road. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Blair | - | Locally heavy rainfall caused portions of Highway 283 near Blair to become covered with water. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Blair | - | Rural roads were closed due to high water. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| November 2011 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blair | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Blair | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Blair | - | 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 Blair | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2132376 | 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 1090245. 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.


