Bridgeport, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Binger-Hinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73047. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeport quadrangle. 97 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,503 feet above sea level.
On record in Bridgeport
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 1 record
- Bridgeport Bridgelisted 2020
Population over time
2 figuresBridgeport fell from 116 to 97 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 | 116 | |
| 2020 | 97 | -19 (-16%) |
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.
- 1942 USGS Geary quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Watonga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Photographs
3 photographs, 2020Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
30 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeport between 1996 and 2020, burning about 1,172 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 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 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Concho Field Office | HORSE |
| 28 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Concho Field Office | PLOT |
| 7 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Concho Field Office | CANDY |
| 30 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Concho Field Office | BRIDGEPORT |
| 20 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Concho Field Office | YELLOW BRIDGE |
| 16 July 2018 | Natural | 50 acres | Concho Field Office | LARIAT |
| 1 July 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Concho Field Office | HOG |
| 25 June 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Anadarko Agency | SUGAR-CREEK |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bridgeport: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlin Co Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Karlin Co Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Karlin Co Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| The Karlin Co.,Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgeport in 14 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 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 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | $10,000 | A tractor-trailer was blown over on Interstate 40 near mile marker 90. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Bridgeport | $5,000 | Numerous spotters and chasers observed this anticyclonic tornado that formed on the south periphery of the primary storm. It initially developed in far southern Blaine County less than one hundred yards north of the Caddo County line, then moved southeast into Caddo County. Once in Caddo County, it meandered southeast and east for another one-half mile. Drone imagery of the damage by the ranch owner showed occasional tree damage along the path. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | $10 | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | - | Estimated wind gust. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | - | Estimated severe wind gust. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Bridgeport | - | Several witnesses observed a small tornado near I-40 in Caddo county. The tornado moved over mainly open land with no damage reported. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | - | A tractor trailer was blown over on Interstate 40 near mile marker 103. Tree damage was also reported at this location. Monetary damage estimates were not available. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Bridgeport | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeport | - | 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 Bridgeport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2423807 | 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 1090491. 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.




