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Claremore, Oklahoma

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Claremore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74017. The Survey maps it on the Claremore quadrangle. 19,580 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 597 feet above sea level.

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Claremore within Rogers County

On record in Claremore

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 9 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Claremore grew from 18,581 to 19,580 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.

YearPeople Change
201018,581
202019,580+999 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 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

8 of 9 photographs shown, 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.

A lighthearted statue of the acclaimed humorist and movie actor, Will Rogers, beloved as "America's cowboy philosopher," at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma
A lighthearted statue of the acclaimed humorist and movie actor, Will Rogers, beloved as "America's cowboy philosopher," at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Belvidere Mansion, decorated for Christmas, in Claremore, Oklahoma
The Belvidere Mansion, decorated for Christmas, in Claremore, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A sculpture, almost flat to the ground, sculpture of the renowned American humorist and movie actor Will Rogers, beloved as "America's Cowboy Philosopher" at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma
A sculpture, almost flat to the ground, sculpture of the renowned American humorist and movie actor Will Rogers, beloved as "America's Cowboy Philosopher" at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
A stained glass-window, whose artistic panels recount many of Will Rogers's life roles, at the memorial museum dedicated to the legendary American humorist, beloved as "America's cowboy philosopher," in Claremore, Oklahoma
A stained glass-window, whose artistic panels recount many of Will Rogers's life roles, at the memorial museum dedicated to the legendary American humorist, beloved as "America's cowboy philosopher," in Claremore, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Taylor Library at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma
Taylor Library at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Soccer field at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma
Soccer field at Rogers State University in Claremore, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma
The Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress
Entrance to the Christ's Outpost RV (recreational vehicle) Park in Claremore, Oklahoma
Entrance to the Christ's Outpost RV (recreational vehicle) Park in Claremore, Oklahoma
Highsmith, Carol M, 2020. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Rogers County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Claremore: 26 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Rogers County

Storms near this place

60 of 132 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Claremore in 132 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 58 thunderstorm wind, 53 hail, 16 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2015Flash FloodClaremore1 killedFirefighter drowns performing water rescue just west of town on highway 20.
July 1997LightningClaremore1 killedA 42 year old man was struck and killed by lightning when he went outdoors to roll up his car windows.
March 2016Tornado (EF2)Claremore$1,000,000This tornado damaged numerous homes east of Highway 66 and west of I-44. Some of the worst damage in the path occurred in a housing area near Highway 88 where several homes received severe damage to their roofs and wall structures. Several vehicles were rolled. The tornado moved east along the E 500 Road where trees were snapped or uprooted, homes were damaged, and barns were destroyed. The tornado then moved east-northeast toward Will Rogers Downs on Highway 20, where it turned sharply to the northeast and dissipated after damaging several large barns. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 120 to 130 mph.
April 2008Heavy RainClaremore$1,000,000Heavy rain caused a landslide on a hill along Highway 20 near Keetonville. The landslide did severe damage to the road.
June 2012Flash FloodClaremore$300,000Locally heavy rain resulted in over three feet of water flooding streets in town. A few homes on the southwest side of town were damaged by the flood water. A road south of town near Concord Heights was washed out.
March 2020HailClaremore$250,000Large hail damaged vehicles, and the roofs of homes and businesses.
March 2020HailClaremore$150,000Large hail damaged vehicles, and the roofs of homes and businesses.
November 1999Tornado (F1)Claremore$150,000A tornado touched down 3 miles southeast of Claremore and traveled about 3 miles northeast to 1/2 mile northeast of Will Rogers Downs or 4 miles east of Claremore. One mobile home was destroyed and another mobile home was blown off its foundation. A house under construction was flattened and three horse barns were heavily damaged.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindClaremore$25,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles hour did structural damage to buildings and to a mobile home. Power lines were also blown down.
March 2016HailClaremore$25,000no account filed
April 2006HailClaremore$20,000Tennis ball size hail fell four miles northeast of Owasso or at 161st East Avenue and 96th Street North.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindClaremore$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roof of a business, snapped numerous large tree limbs, and snapped a power pole.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindClaremore$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted several trees and damaged the roofs of homes.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindClaremore$10,000Several trees were uprooted, large limbs were snapped, and the roofs of several homes were damaged.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindClaremore$10,000Several barns were damaged by strong thunderstorm winds.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindClaremore$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees and damaged roofs at Rogers State University.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindClaremore$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour damaged a metal fire station building. Power poles and trees were also blown down.
August 1999Tornado (F1)Claremore$10,000A "rope" tornado caused roof damage to a barn, blew the roof off a mobile home and caused other damage 5 miles northeast of Owasso.
May 2017HailClaremore$10,000no account filed
November 1996Thunderstorm WindClaremore$10,000no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindClaremore$9,000A 50-foot cattle trailer was turned completely over. Large elm trees were twisted and one was uprooted. There was structural damage to the aluminum frame and door locks on a building at the A-Bar Ranch east of the Claremore Municipal Airport. Winds were estimated at 70 miles an hour by the general public.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindClaremore$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind removed the majority of shingles from the west side of a roof, blew down a stop sign, and blew down a maple tree.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindClaremore$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto a car.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindClaremore$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large sign.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindClaremore$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted a tree, snapped numerous large tree limbs, and snapped power poles along Blue Starr Drive and Clubhouse Road on the northwest side of Claremore.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindClaremore$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindClaremore$5,000Thunderstorm winds measured at 80 miles an hour blew down trees and power lines.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindClaremore$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. The tree fell on a house.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindClaremore$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines. As many as 8,000 Claremore residents were without power at the peak of the outage.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindClaremore$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees and power lines down.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindClaremore$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and trees.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindClaremore$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs, and blew down a portion of a privacy fence.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindClaremore$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped power poles.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindClaremore$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew the roof off of a shed.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindClaremore$1,500Several trees were blown down, and an awning was blown off of a business. A newspaper clipping showed a picture of a large oak tree that barely missed falling onto a home on Crestview Drive east of Claremore.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindClaremore$500Several trees were blown down in Claremore.
November 1996Thunderstorm WindClaremore$500no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindClaremore$300A door was blown off of a house. Two downtown buildings in Claremore had their frontages damaged. One of these was the Chamber of Commerce which had two concrete veneer blocks from the roofline blown down.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindClaremore$100no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindClaremore$100no account filed
June 2025Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph on Highway 88 and the E 470 Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several large hackberry and hickory trees.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
May 2019Flash FloodClaremore-Numerous roads in and around the City of Claremore were flooded and closed.
May 2019Flash FloodClaremore-Numerous roads were flooded and closed in and around Claremore.
June 2019Flash FloodClaremore-Numerous roads in the City of Claremore were flooded. Road closures included Lynn Riggs Boulevard on the west side of the courthouse, Archer between Highway 20 and Dupont, and Lowry Road at the low water bridge.
June 2019Flash FloodClaremore-Portions of several roads on the west side of Claremore were flooded and closed.
June 2019Flash FloodClaremore-Several roads were flooded and closed in and around Claremore.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees at the Heritage Hills Golf Course, on the west side of Claremore.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to near 60 mph.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
May 2015Flash FloodClaremore-Several roads were flooded in and around town.
May 2015Flash FloodClaremore-Portions of Highway 20 on the east side of Claremore were flooded.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindClaremore-A storm chaser measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 63 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped several large tree limbs at the Heritage Hills Golf Course.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindClaremore-A large tree was uprooted by strong thunderstorm wind.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Thunderstorm wind gusts up to 65 mph were estimated about 1 mile north of Rogers State University.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindClaremore-Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph were measured by the AWOS unit at the Claremore Regional Airport.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindClaremore-An amateur radio operator measured 61 mile per hour thunderstorm wind gusts.

Every storm recorded in Rogers 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
Degroat1.8 miles20
Justice3.0 miles20
Sageeyah4.5 miles20
Tiawah4.6 miles20
Keetonville4.9 miles20
Sequoyah5.1 miles20
Valley Park6.6 miles20
Verdigris6.7 miles21

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 ClaremoreAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2046869The 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 1091382. 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.

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.