Byng, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Northeast Pontotoc census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74820. The Survey maps it on the Ada quadrangle. 1,393 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 974 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresByng grew from 1,175 to 1,393 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 | 1,175 | |
| 2020 | 1,393 | +218 (+19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ada quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
66 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 66 fires within 5 miles of Byng between 1996 and 2020, burning about 2,700 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2007 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HENDERSON |
| 14 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | LAMBERT |
| 12 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BAILER |
| 6 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Wewoka Agency | BRICK HOUSE |
| 31 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Chickasaw Agency | FULKERSON |
| 20 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 50 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WOODBROOK #2 |
| 2 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 acres | Chickasaw Agency | PARKS |
| 10 August 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.8 acres | Chickasaw Agency | TRIBAL HOUSING 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Byng: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Materals Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 | ||
| 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
41 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Byng in 41 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 29 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Byng | $50,000 | A barn was damaged and a home had windows blown in by a tornado southwest of the community of Oakman. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byng | $30,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines down in and around the community of Byng. Two homes and two barns, along with the Byng City Hall/Fire Department building, received varying degrees of roof damage. Time is radar estimated. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Byng | $20,000 | A tornado moved through far northern Pontotoc County north of Byng. A home just west of US-377 suffered significant damage and a few other buildings were damaged. The tornado may have affected portions of far southern Seminole County on the other side of the Canadian River, but this area was inaccessible to the survey team. |
| May 2001 | Lightning | Byng | $15,000 | Lightning struck an oil storage tank which exploded and destroyed two additional oil storage tanks, a treater, a salt water tank, and a 250-gallon propane tank. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Byng | $10,000 | A tornado developed just west of county road 3510 about 2 miles north of state highway 3W, and moved northeast a short distance. Trees and two vacant mobile homes were damaged along the path, with minor damage to one residence. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byng | $10,000 | Damage to a house. Areas under construction appear mostly destroyed, while the rest of the structure is intact. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byng | $5,000 | Shed destroyed, part of home roof missing, and power lines downed. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Byng | $4,000 | Trees and power poles were damaged in extreme northern Pontotoc County. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byng | $1,000 | Carport was flipped and a fence was blown down. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byng | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Byng | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Byng | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Byng | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Byng | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Byng | - | Flash flooding, with multiple vehicles stranded in floodwaters, reported in/around the community of Byng. Event time is approximate. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Byng | - | MPing report. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Byng | - | MPing report. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Byng | - | MPing report. |
| October 2011 | Hail | Byng | - | The hail busted out several windshields and caused other automobile damage. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Byng | - | Severe thunderstorms in central and southern Oklahoma produced hail as large as nickels and severe winds that resulted in two injuries. A woman and her son were injured when a tree fell onto their car two miles northwest of Ada. They were driving home when the incident occurred, and fortunately only suffered minor injuries from the broken glass. In northeastern Pauls Valley in Garvin County, severe thunderstorm winds also blew a six-foot Pecan tree down through the roof of a home and felled several smaller trees as well. In Pontotoc County numerous shingles were blown away and part of a roof collapsed three miles northwest of Ada due to the severe winds. One mile southwest of Byng (also in Pontotoc County) a small tree was downed by winds estimated at 65 mph. Severe thunderstorm wind speeds up to 72 mph were reported one mile northeast of Rush Springs in Grady County. Nickel-sized hail was reported near Cement in Caddo County and in Ada in Pontotoc County. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Byng | - | Thunderstorms developed in southwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 10th and early on the 11th and moved east and northeast into much of central and portions of southeast Oklahoma. These storms produced hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter, winds up to 75 mph and damaging lightning and flash flooding rains. Strong thunderstorm winds at the high school in Snyder damaged the roof over the auditorium and destroyed a green house. Damage at the high school was estimated in excess of $10,000. Strong thunderstorm winds in Snyder resulted in $3,000 in damage to windows, doors, and the roof at an engine shop, $1,500 in damage to the roof of a barn, $1,200 to business signs, and $800 to a glass plate window at a cafe. Strong thunderstorm winds also blew over a brick chimney in Snyder, damaged buildings, destroyed a barn, blew down fences, and damaged a mobile home in Granite, damaged a barn in McKnight, damaged a roof, and downed large trees 4.5 miles east-northeast of McKnight, tore the roofs off a few houses 3.5 miles south of Crescent, lifted a roof off a house, knocked down a tin building, and damaged a carport and a car three miles northeast of Willow, damaged the roof of a tin barn and downed tree limbs two miles southeast of Hayward, knocked down a large tree five miles north of Stillwater, and downed tree limbs in northwest Oklahoma City, three miles south of Meridian. Hail in excess of two inches in diameter damaged automobiles, broke out automobile windshields, and damaged roofs of homes in Altus. Dime size hail covered the ground three miles northeast of Willow. Flash flooding from heavy rains resulted in the closing of route 51 four miles north-northeast of Mulhall. Numerous county roads were closed in Logan county due to high water. This resulted in the closing of the Mullhall-Orlando schools on the 11th. Heavy rains resulted in water over a road with a section of the road washed out four miles south of Cashion. Lightning started a fire which resulted in an estimated $35,000 in damage to a house on the south side of Edmond. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Hail | Byng | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Byng | - | 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 Byng | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2993670 | 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 1090774. 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.




