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.
Population over time
3 figuresCooperton 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20 | |
| 2010 | 16 | -4 (-20%) |
| 2020 | 3 | -13 (-81%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Cooperton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Cooperton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Cooperton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Cooperton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1994Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Anadarko Agency | LONGTHORN |
| 23 July 2017 | Natural | 184 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | COOPERTON |
| 21 November 1994 | Natural | 1,600 acres | Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge | BAKER |
| 17 January 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 75 acres | Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge | LESTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional 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 | 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 | ||
| Iron Mountain Se-1 | Copper | Occurrence | 1936 | |
| Iron Mountain Se-2 | Copper | Past Producer | 1901, 1904 | |
| Iron Mountain Se-3 | Copper | Occurrence | 1938 | |
| Kiowa Copper Company Prospect | Copper | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| Last Drive Claim | Copper | Past Producer | 1901, 1902 |
Storms near this place
59 since 1993Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Cooperton | $30,000 | This 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Hail | Cooperton | - | Phone call report. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperton | - | Estimated severe wind gusts in rear flank downdraft. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (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 2018 | Tornado (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 2018 | Flash Flood | Cooperton | - | Flood waters flowing over Highway 19. |
| February 2016 | Hail | Cooperton | - | No damage was reported. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Cooperton | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperton | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (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 2012 | Tornado (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 2012 | Tornado (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 2012 | Tornado (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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperton | - | No damage occurred with the wind gust. |
| November 2011 | Tornado (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 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Cooperton | - | This brief tornado occurred east-northeast of Saddle Mountain. No known damage occurred with the tornado. |
| November 2011 | Tornado (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 2011 | Hail | Cooperton | - | The hail was reported near the junction of Highways 19 and 54. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Cooperton | - | The hail was reported near the junction of Highways 115 and 19. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Cooperton | - | A storm chaser observed and photographed a tornado approximately 1 mile north of Cooperton. No known damage occurred. |
| October 1999 | Hail | Cooperton | - | 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 1998 | Hail | Cooperton | - | 3/4-inch hail covered Highway 54 to depths of 3-inches. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Cooperton | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt | 8.3 miles | 8 | |
| Cold Springs | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sedan | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Babbs | 11.6 miles | 9 | |
| Svoboda | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mountain Park | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| Gotebo | 14.0 miles | 9 | |
| Komalty | 14.0 miles | 9 |
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 Cooperton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2294271 | 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 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.





