Comanche, Oklahoma
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Comanche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73529. The Survey maps it on the Comanche quadrangle. 1,378 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 988 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresComanche fell from 1,663 to 1,378 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 | 1,663 | |
| 2020 | 1,378 | -285 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 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 Addington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Comanche quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Comanche between 1994 and 2008, burning about 1,501 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Chickasaw National Recreation Area | BEST |
| 13 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 acres | Chickasaw Agency | COMANCHE |
| 9 February 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Chickasaw Agency | RHINO SPARK |
| 10 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 491 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | COMANCHE |
| 10 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 900 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | OLIVER ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Comanche: 7 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 Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 89 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Comanche in 89 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 44 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Tornado (EF3) | Comanche | 6 hurt, $5,000,000 | This tornado developed near US Highway 81 and the Jefferson County line south of Comanche and moved northeast for nearly 22 miles. At least two dozen buildings were damaged by the tornado including a number of homes that were destroyed. Hundreds of trees were reported downed along the path as well as numerous power lines and power poles. Numerous large trees were destroyed and debarked at the tornado moved over the Comanche Golf Course and Comanche Lake to the east of the town of Comanche with the tree damage significant enough for an EF3 rating. After crossing Comanche Lake, the tornado continued northeast crossing State Highway 7 between Duncan and Velma, and dissipating a few miles southwest of Lake Fuqua. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $50,000 | A large tree, approximately three to four feet in diameter, was blown down and landed on a house. Event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Comanche | $30,000 | A spotter reported observing a tornado that moved into the southwestern portion of Comanche. Trees were downed and an outbuilding damaged just southwest of Comanche, then damaged an apartment building in southwest Comanche. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $30,000 | At least one home had significant roof damage in Comanche. |
| October 2000 | Flash Flood | Comanche | $30,000 | A bridge was washed out. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $25,000 | Severe winds estimated at 75 to 80 mph caused widespread tree, limb, and structural damage in Comanche. Significant damage occurred at the high school gymnasium, where a large window was blown in and northeast portions of the roof were torn off. Damage to the gym was assessed at $22,600. At a city park, the fuel tanks were ripped from a plane on permanent display, and in downtown the siding was torn from a warehouse building. Carports and large trees also suffered major damage throughout town. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Comanche | $20,000 | Lightning caused a house fire. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $10,000 | Powerlines blown down along portions of Oklahoma Highway 53. Event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $10,000 | Power poles and several lines were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $10,000 | An office building was destroyed at Miller Construction Company. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $6,000 | A barn was destroyed, and a car was damaged by flying debris. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Comanche | $5,000 | Some homes were surrounded by water and a vehicle was stalled on highway 81. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $5,000 | The Hop & Sack sign was blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $5,000 | Eight power poles were downed. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Comanche | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $3,000 | Swings and trampolines were blown over. Large tree limbs were downed, and an antenna was snapped. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $3,000 | A barn was destroyed, and damage was sustained to the roof of a house. |
| October 1999 | Lightning | Comanche | $3,000 | Lightning struck the Comanche Water Tower, resulting in damage to monitoring equipment. Lightning also struck a transformer at the Comanche substation, resulting in loss of power throughout town. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $2,500 | Two utility poles were snapped, and a tree was blown over. |
| November 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $2,000 | A public image submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management shows large tree limbs blown down. Event time is radar-estimated. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $1,000 | Numerous trees were downed on county roads. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $100 | Trees were blown down across a roadway. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | $50 | Several four inch diameter limbs were downed. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Comanche | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Comanche | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Comanche | - | Images courtesy of The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management show significant water rise across the road at multiple locations, from Oklahoma State Highway 53 to County Road 1860, due to flooding along Dry Creek. Event time is approximate, and residual flooding may have continued beyond the end of this event. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Comanche | - | MPing report. |
| October 2023 | Flash Flood | Comanche | - | Report of a car stalled in floodwaters along U.S. Highway 81 near the community of Comanche. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | - | Storm chasers observed what appeared to be a gustnado near US-81 north of Comanche. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | - | Trees bent over. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | - | Powerlines downed. Time radar estimated. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Comanche | - | Reported from Mping. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Comanche | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | - | Thirty inch tree downed and blocking old highway 81. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Comanche | - | Two bridges between Comanche and Loco were under water. Several county roads were also underwater and impassable. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Comanche | - | Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches fell over south central Oklahoma during the morning and afternoon of March 30 and generated flash flooding across the region. At 1345 CST, a spotter reported flash flooding in the city of Comanche. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Comanche | - | Old US HWY 81 was impassable due to high water. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Comanche | - | In Stephens County, heavy rains caused street flooding in Comanche, OK at 5:17 am CDT. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Comanche | - | Hail was reported covering the ground 3 miles south of Highway 7 on Comanche Lake Road. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Comanche | - | Hail was observed covering the ground at Comanche Lake. |
| October 2000 | Flash Flood | Comanche | - | Highway 81 was under water. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Comanche | - | Highway 81 from Comanche south to the Jefferson county line was closed due to high water. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Comanche | - | Highway 81 was closed due to the high water. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Comanche | - | Early afternoon thunderstorms in southern Oklahoma produced hail as large as quarters in Comanche in Stephens County. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comanche | - | Thunderstorms developed in west-central Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 6th and moved into portions of southern Oklahoma. These storms produced a tornado, hail up to two inches in diameter, damaging winds, damaging lightning, and flash flooding rains. A tornado developed at 2029 CST five miles north-northwest of Foss and moved south-southeast five and one-half miles before dissipating one-half mile south of Foss. This F1 tornado tore a section of the roof off an abandoned gas station, blew a pickup from a parking lot in a truck stop onto Interstate 40, overturned four cars and four tractor-semitrailers on Interstate 40 closing both directions of travel for several hours, destroyed a mobile home, damaged an antenna, the roof of a hay barn, a flagpole, a travel trailer and the roofs of homes, blew the windows out of a restaurant, tore a section of a roof off a boat storage building, damaged or destroyed several signs, uprooted trees, and broke off tree limbs. Two people received minor injuries when the vehicle they were in was overturned on Interstate 40. Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs in Comanche and nine miles east of Walters, downed a large tree in Temple, knocked over a fence in Grandfield, ripped a roof off a building at a plant farm three miles southeast of Temple, and overturned an uninhabited mobile home five and one-half miles west-southwest of Comanche. Hail up to half-dollar-size damaged automobiles in Arapaho. Hail up to golf ball-size damaged automobiles in Canute. A lightning strike nine miles south of Butler damaged several television sets. Lightning struck a house in Arapaho resulting in minor damage. Heavy rainfall resulted in water from Beaver Creek over a road one mile east of Arapaho. |
| December 2021 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| October 2011 | Hail | Comanche | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Comanche | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunray | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Meridian | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Empire City | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Liberty | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Corum | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Oklahoma Hills | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Dixie Park | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Gas City | 8.6 miles | 10 |
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 Comanche | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2361094 | 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 1091585. 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.




