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Chandler, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Chandler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74834. The Survey maps it on the Chandler quadrangle. 2,858 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 942 feet above sea level.

Chandler within Lincoln County

On record in Chandler

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 12 of 20 shown

Every listing in Lincoln County

Population over time

3 figures

Chandler grew from 2,842 to 2,858 between 2000 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
20002,842
20103,100+258 (+9%)
20202,858-242 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 10 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.

Photographs

1 photograph, 2020

Taken 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.

Neon sign for the vintage Lincoln Motel, a landmark in Chandler, Oklahoma, along old U.S. Highway 66, the historic "Mother Road" that extended (and still does, in pieces) from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California
Neon sign for the vintage Lincoln Motel, a landmark in Chandler, Oklahoma, along old U.S. Highway 66, the historic "Mother Road" that extended (and still does, in pieces) from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

1 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Chandler in 2016, burning about 311 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 February 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined311 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryCHUCKAHO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Chandler: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Dolomite. 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 Dolomite PitDolomiteProducer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

60 of 68 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chandler in 68 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 37 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2010Flash FloodChandler$600,000Several inches of rain accumulated over just a few hours. At least 15 bridges were impacted by the flood waters, and some of them collapsed or were washed out. Numerous roadways had to be closed due to high water flowing over top of them. Monetary damages were estimated.
November 2004Tornado (F1)Chandler$200,000Several spotters and media storm chasers observed this tornado near Chandler. Tree damage was reported on Highway 18. A house under construction also sustained some roof damage.
June 2004Tornado (F1)Chandler$150,000A tornado touched down near Highway 66 west of Chandler, moved northeast, and lifted near Chandler Lake. This tornado damaged trees and power lines. Several roofs of homes were damaged along with several barns damaged or destroyed. A mobile home was destroyed near Chandler Lake before the tornado lifted. Several horses were injured and a cow and a horse were killed by debris in the tornado.
June 1999Flash FloodChandler$75,000no account filed
June 1997LightningChandler$35,000Lightning struck and set fire to a garage and a motor home, destroying both. Damage was estimated at $35,000.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindChandler$20,000Damage to the roof and exterior wall of a residence. Time is radar estimated.
October 1997LightningChandler$20,000Lightning struck and set fire to a rural Chandler home. Damage was estimated at $20,000.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindChandler$10,000no account filed
June 1999LightningChandler$5,000no account filed
September 1998LightningChandler$3,000no account filed
October 1997Thunderstorm WindChandler$1,000Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous large tree limbs in the Chandler area. One large limb fell onto and damaged a pick-up truck.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindChandler$750Minor tree damage was reported by the county emergency manager.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindChandler$500Trees were downed on Highway 66.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindChandler$500Several trees were downed.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindChandler$500A large tree was blown over at Chandler Methodist Church Parsonage with tree branches falling on a car, breaking the windshield.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindChandler$500Thunderstorms in central Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 12th resulted in hail up to quarter-size, damaging winds and damaging lightning. Thunderstorm winds ripped an awning from a downtown store and damaged a firework stand in Chandler. A lightning strike damaged light fixtures at a home 2 miles northwest of Warwick.
March 2026HailChandler-Multiple confirmations, including mPING reports and shared social media images, of ping pong ball-size hail in Chandler. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations.
May 2025HailChandler-Hailfall occurred along Oklahoma Highway 18, approximately three miles south of the community of Chandler.
May 2025HailChandler-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailChandler-The report was relayed through mPING.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindChandler-A social media image shows a tree blown down. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
June 2021Flash FloodChandler-Several reports of flash flooding across the county with road closures on Highway 18 north/south out of Chandler and at Highway 66/177.
October 2019HailChandler-Estimated from picture on Twitter. Time estimated from radar.
April 2012HailChandler-The hail was reported at Chandler Lake.
October 2000Flash FloodChandler-Traffic on Highway 18, near Deep Fork River, was reduced to one lane due to high water.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindChandler-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
July 1997Flash FloodChandler-The southbound lane of Highway 18 was blocked due to high water.
February 1995HailChandler-Thunderstorms formed in central and north-central Oklahoma the afternoon of the 26th, then strengthened and moved eastward through early evening. Severe thunderstorms produced hail as large as golf balls at Cashion in Kingfisher County.
April 2025HailChandler-no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindChandler-no account filed
May 2021HailChandler-no account filed
March 2020HailChandler-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindChandler-no account filed
March 2016HailChandler-no account filed
July 2016HailChandler-no account filed
July 2016HailChandler-no account filed
May 2013HailChandler-no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindChandler-no account filed
June 2009HailChandler-no account filed
June 2009HailChandler-no account filed
June 2009HailChandler-no account filed
April 2008HailChandler-no account filed
April 2008HailChandler-no account filed
May 2008HailChandler-no account filed
May 2008HailChandler-no account filed
May 2008HailChandler-no account filed
May 2005HailChandler-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindChandler-no account filed
April 2004HailChandler-no account filed
May 2004HailChandler-no account filed
May 2004HailChandler-no account filed
April 2003HailChandler-no account filed
March 2002HailChandler-no account filed
May 2002HailChandler-no account filed
February 2001HailChandler-no account filed
March 2000HailChandler-no account filed
October 2000Thunderstorm WindChandler-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindChandler-no account filed
September 1998HailChandler-no account filed
March 1997HailChandler-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lincoln 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
Midlothian5.0 miles10
Davenport6.1 miles10
Warwick6.6 miles10
Sparks7.2 miles10
Kendrick7.9 miles10
Emsey8.9 miles11
Wellston9.7 miles10
Rossville9.7 miles10

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 ChandlerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q993422The 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 1091199. 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.