Clayton, Oklahoma
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the North Pushmataha census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74536. It stands on Jackfork Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clayton quadrangle. 555 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 614 feet above sea level.
On record in Clayton
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 2 records
Clayton High School-Auditoriumlisted 1988- Frisco Railroad Depotlisted 2024
Population over time
2 figuresClayton fell from 821 to 555 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 | 821 | |
| 2020 | 555 | -266 (-32%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 14 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 Tuskahoma quadrangle1:125000
- 1908 USGS Tuskahoma quadrangle1:125000
- 1909 USGS Tuskahoma quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Clayton quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
489 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 489 fires within 5 miles of Clayton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,478 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 204 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 | 204 |
| Debris and open burning | 105 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Talihina Agency | 0429 |
| 4 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 10523 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clayton in 68 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 41 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 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 2024 | Hail | Clayton | $50,000 | Hail slightly larger than golf ball size damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Clayton | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees down. The trees caused damage to some personal property. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Clayton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Clayton - | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power poles onto Highway 2. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs and damaged the roof of a barn. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Clayton | $500 | An F1 tornado touched down briefly near the Pushmataha/Pittsburg County line off of OK Hwy 43 in an unpopulated area 13 miles west of Clayton. After causing some tree damage, the tornado crossed briefly in Pittsburg County before lifting. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $500 | Several trees were uprooted in Clayton. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $500 | Several large trees were blown down, and limbs were blown out of others. |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $500 | Roof blown off of a barn |
| February 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | $100 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to near 70 mph. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Clayton | - | Numerous roads were flooded in and around Clayton after more than six inches of rain fell. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Clayton | - | US 271 was closed south of Clayton due to high water. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Several trees at Clayton State Park were damaged by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Clayton | - | Several streams and creeks were out of their banks, flooding nearby roads. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down large tree limbs. |
| November 2011 | Flood | Clayton | - | The Kiamichi River near Clayton rose above its flood stage of 17 feet at 3:00 am CST on November 22nd. The river crested at 19.65 feet at 12:00 pm CST on the 23rd, resulting in moderate flooding. The river fell below its flood stage at 11:30 pm CST on the 23rd. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | The public reported three trees uprooted and many others damaged by strong thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Clayton | - | Locally heavy rainfall resulted in the flooding of several roads across the central portion of Pushmataha County. Several roads around Clayton were closed due to the flooding. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Clayton | - | Heavy rain caused water to flow over several county roads across the northern part of Pushmataha County. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a tree down. |
| April 1999 | Flash Flood | Clayton | - | Roads in Clayton were closed by high water. |
| November 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clayton | - | An isolated severe thunderstorm in southeastern Oklahoma produced strong winds. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Clayton | - | Thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma during the evening of the 17th produced hail up to quarter-size. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| January 2006 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| February 2001 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Clayton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Clayton | - | 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 Clayton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3447695 | 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 1091403. 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.
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.









