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Cooperton, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Roosevelt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73564. The Survey maps it on the Cooperton quadrangle. 3 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,555 feet above sea level.

Cooperton within Kiowa County

Population over time

3 figures

Cooperton fell from 20 to 3 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
200020
201016-4 (-20%)
20203-13 (-81%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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.

Fires near this place

4 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Cooperton between 1994 and 2017, burning about 2,019 acres in total. 2 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
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use1
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
18 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined160 acresAnadarko AgencyLONGTHORN
23 July 2017Natural184 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryCOOPERTON
21 November 1994Natural1,600 acresWichita Mountains National Wildlife RefugeBAKER
17 January 2006Equipment and vehicle use75 acresWichita Mountains National Wildlife RefugeLESTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kiowa County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Cooperton: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Iron Mountain Se-1CopperOccurrence1936
Iron Mountain Se-2CopperPast Producer1901, 1904
Iron Mountain Se-3CopperOccurrence1938
Kiowa Copper Company ProspectCopperPast Producer1904
Last Drive ClaimCopperPast Producer1901, 1902

Every working recorded in Kiowa County

Storms near this place

59 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cooperton in 59 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 39 hail, 12 tornado, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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
October 2021Tornado (EF1)Cooperton$30,000This tornado was initially observed by storm chasers including an off-duty meteorologist from the Storm Prediction Center and was visible for a couple of minutes before becoming wrapped in rain. The rain-wrapped tornado likely continued generally east-southeast and destroyed a trailer and damaged trees at the Saddle Mountain cemetery.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindCooperton$5,000no account filed
April 2024HailCooperton-Phone call report.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Cooperton-A number of storm spotters and storm chasers observed a tornado estimated to be 3 miles south-southeast of Cooperton. With the location of the tornado relative to the storm, this tornado appeared to have been a landspout-type tornado. No damage was observed, but the rotation of the winds of the tornado were observed to be weak.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindCooperton-Estimated severe wind gusts in rear flank downdraft.
October 2021Tornado (EFU)Cooperton-A number of storm chasers observed a brief tornado approximately 4 miles south-southwest of Cooperton. No damage was reported and the location is estimated.
October 2018Tornado (EF0)Cooperton-Storm chasers observed a brief tornado approximately 3 miles northeast of Saddle Mountain, or about 12 miles east-northeast of Cooperton. No damage was reported.
October 2018Flash FloodCooperton-Flood waters flowing over Highway 19.
February 2016HailCooperton-No damage was reported.
April 2015HailCooperton-No damage reported.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindCooperton-No damage reported.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Cooperton-This tornado occurred simultaneously to the end of another tornado south of Cooperton. This tornado produced no known damage and the location is estimated.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Cooperton-An off-duty NWS employee observed this tornado just southeast of Cooperton for a couple of minutes but is not known to have produced any damage. The specific location is estimated.
April 2012Tornado (EF1)Cooperton-Just after the dissipation of two other tornadoes near Cooperton, storm chasers reported a third tornado developed about 2 miles southwest of Cooperton. This large tornado initially moved southeast before crossing state highway 54, then turned northeast. Some damage occurred to a roof and a silo.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Cooperton-A large tornado developed east-northeast of Cooperton and moved north-northeast. Despite the large width, no damage was reported with this tornado and the specific location is estimated.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindCooperton-No damage occurred with the wind gust.
November 2011Tornado (EF0)Cooperton-This large tornado continued into Kiowa county from Comanche county. The tornado dissipated about 1 mile east-northeast of the community of Saddle Mountain, shortly after entering the county for the 2nd time. No known damage occurred with this portion of the tornado.
November 2011Tornado (EF0)Cooperton-This brief tornado occurred east-northeast of Saddle Mountain. No known damage occurred with the tornado.
November 2011Tornado (EF0)Cooperton-This brief tornado occurred northeast of Saddle Mountain and just south of State Highway 19. No known damage occurred with the tornado.
May 2011HailCooperton-The hail was reported near the junction of Highways 19 and 54.
May 2011HailCooperton-The hail was reported near the junction of Highways 115 and 19.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Cooperton-A storm chaser observed and photographed a tornado approximately 1 mile north of Cooperton. No known damage occurred.
October 1999HailCooperton-Hail accumulated to a depth of 5 to 6 inches on Highway 54 from its intersection with Highways 49 to 2 miles north of the intersection. The Department of Transportation was called out to clear the road.
January 1998HailCooperton-3/4-inch hail covered Highway 54 to depths of 3-inches.
April 2020HailCooperton-no account filed
May 2019HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2016HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2012HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2009HailCooperton-no account filed
March 2008HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2007HailCooperton-no account filed
June 2005HailCooperton-no account filed
May 2004HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2003HailCooperton-no account filed
June 2003HailCooperton-no account filed
June 2003HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2002HailCooperton-no account filed
September 2002HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2001HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindCooperton-no account filed
May 2001HailCooperton-no account filed
February 2000HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2000HailCooperton-no account filed
April 2000HailCooperton-no account filed
October 2000Thunderstorm WindCooperton-no account filed
September 1999HailCooperton-no account filed
December 1999HailCooperton-no account filed
December 1999HailCooperton-no account filed
April 1999HailCooperton-no account filed
May 1999HailCooperton-no account filed
May 1999HailCooperton-no account filed
January 1998HailCooperton-no account filed
April 1998HailCooperton-no account filed
May 1996HailCooperton-no account filed
May 1996HailCooperton-no account filed
May 1995HailCooperton-no account filed
April 1994HailCooperton-no account filed
April 1994HailCooperton-no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindCooperton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kiowa 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
Roosevelt8.3 miles8
Cold Springs8.8 miles8
Sedan9.1 miles13
Babbs11.6 miles9
Svoboda11.8 miles12
Mountain Park12.5 miles12
Gotebo14.0 miles9
Komalty14.0 miles9

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 CoopertonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2294271The 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 1091677. 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.