Carnegie, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carnegie census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73015. The Survey maps it on the Carnegie quadrangle. 1,430 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresCarnegie fell from 1,723 to 1,430 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 | 1,723 | |
| 2020 | 1,430 | -293 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Clinton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Carnegie quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Carnegie quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Anadarko quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
209 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 209 fires within 5 miles of Carnegie between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,965 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 58 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 58 |
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Fireworks | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Anadarko Agency | BOLT FIRE |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | MICHIEF FIRE |
| 6 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.7 acres | Anadarko Agency | STOCK TRAILOR |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | FLOATY FIRE |
| 6 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Anadarko Agency | KIOWA-689 |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 87 acres | Anadarko Agency | TSOODLE |
| 29 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | SATOKE 4 |
| 28 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Anadarko Agency | SATOKE 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Carnegie: 3 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown 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
60 of 86 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carnegie in 86 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 56 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 6 flash flood. The reports record 3 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Carnegie | 3 killed, $10,000 | A van carrying three women was washed off of HWY 58 south of Carnegie as torrential rain fell for several hours. Unfortunately, all three women perished as their vehicle was washed downstream. Another car was washed off the roadway six miles south of Carnegie. No injuries were reported with this accident. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | $200,000 | The high school and junior high school roofs were partially blown off. Additional roof damage was observed on homes. Trees four-feet in diameter were also blown down. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds removed part of the roof from a junior high school, tossed an irrigation system across a field, snapped utility poles, and severely damaged a business. |
| May 2015 | Flood | Carnegie | $20,000 | Water rescue from vehicle swept into Washita River. Flooding at corner of Birch and Delaware. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | $7,000 | Roof damage was reported to a barn. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Carnegie | $5,000 | Three to four feet of water over Hwy 58 resulting in several cars stalled. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Carnegie | $5,000 | Water over roadways in Carnegie. Water reported in one house, and Highway 9 is closed due to water on road. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | $5,000 | Minor roof damage reported to several homes with shingles missing. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew part of the roof off of a peanut barn and downed 11 power poles. Power was off throughout Carnegie until 10 am that morning. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | $2,000 | Reports of many power lines downed in town. Relayed by EM. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | $2,000 | Power poles were downed. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | $2,000 | Several tree limbs were downed. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | $100 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Carnegie | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Carnegie | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Carnegie | - | MPing report. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | - | Instrument measurement. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Carnegie | - | Flash flooding across highway at the cotton gin about 4-5 miles south of Alfalfa. 6-12 inches of water across road. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | - | Estimated by spotter. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Carnegie | - | Water over a portion of Highway 58. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Carnegie | - | Flash flooding of up to 3 feet on residential streets. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Carnegie | - | Also had estimated 55 mph wind gusts reported. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Carnegie | - | Quarter to golf ball hail. No damage reports. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Carnegie | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Carnegie | - | A tornado was observed south of Carnegie and east of state highway 58. The tornado produced no known damage and the location is estimated. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Carnegie | - | This tornado formed a few miles south of the initial tornado south of Carnegie. No damage is known to have occurred with this brief tornado. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Carnegie | - | A third tornado developed south-southeast of Carnegie. This tornado also produced no known damage. |
| November 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Carnegie | - | Several storm spotters observed a tornado that moved 13 miles from southwest of Fort Cobb to Fort Cobb Lake to SW of Albert. This tornado was observed to be multiple vortex at times. Near the beginning of the tornado path, a barn and cattle pens were damaged. As the tornado approached Fort Cobb Lake, the Oklahoma Mesonet weather station just south of Fort Cobb Lake reported a wind gust of 91 mph at 5:08 pm CST before a large irrigation pivot from a nearby field knocked the instrument tower down. |
| November 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Carnegie | - | Several storm spotters observed a tornado southeast of Carnegie. This tornado moved about 3 miles to the northeast, but no reports of damage were received. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carnegie | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Carnegie | - | Nickel- to quarter-size hail was reported. |
| October 2010 | Hail | Carnegie | - | The hail was reported on Highway 58. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Carnegie | - | Several streets in Carnegie had to be closed due to very high water. A native American Powwow had to be moved to higher ground. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Carnegie | - | Up to two inch hail was reported by a NSSL employee. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Carnegie | - | The hail was reported on the east side of town. |
| October 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Carnegie | - | E1. This was a brief tornado with no damage. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| October 2018 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Carnegie | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Carnegie | - | 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 Carnegie | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1982359 | 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 1090977. 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.




