Copan, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Copan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74022. The Survey maps it on the Copan quadrangle. 710 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 776 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCopan fell from 733 to 710 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 | 733 | |
| 2020 | 710 | -23 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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 Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1914 USGS Nowata quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Copan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Bartlesville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Copan between 2001 and 2020, burning about 504 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Concho Field Office | DODGE |
| 3 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 38 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | GREEN GRASS |
| 9 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | LONE HORSE |
| 8 March 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Cherokee Nation Tribe | DEE-KAY |
| 28 March 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | TANK |
| 27 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 212 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | COPAN LAKE |
| 20 March 2008 | Debris and open burning | 62 acres | Cherokee Nation Tribe | WET DOG |
| 2 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Osage Agency | SNAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Copan: 14 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| 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 Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 106 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Copan in 106 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 61 thunderstorm wind, 42 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 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 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $135,000 | Significant damage was reported at several farms and residences on the south side of Copan. There were a total of four houses that received chimney and roof damage. Three barns were either heavily damaged or destroyed. A well house was destroyed, and a well's utility pole was broken. Several outbuildings and sheds were either heavily damaged or destroyed, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. One tree fell on a pasture fence, destroying it. A travel trailer and pop-up trailer at separate residences were destroyed. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $30,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged the roofs of three homes east of Copan. |
| November 2020 | Hail | Copan | $25,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Copan | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Copan | $20,000 | Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 miles an hour blew over a metal shed and blew down numerous large tree limbs. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Copan | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $16,000 | Winds damaged a barn and a mobile home just north of Copan. Many trees were also blown down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged road signs, damaged the roof of a church, and blew down power lines. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $10,000 | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 88 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. The roofs of several homes were damaged and trees were uprooted in this area. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Copan | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Copan | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped several power poles along Highway 10. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines along Highway 10 and Highway 75. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. Power was out to homes for several hours. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Copan | $3,000 | Heavy thunderstorm rains in excess of two inches in a short period of time caused severe street flooding in Copan. Some of the water entered at church and a house. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $3,000 | Four power poles and a shed were blown down. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $2,500 | A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds which damaged a barn, broke a power pole, and downed trees just north of Copan. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew the awnings off several campers. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew shingles off the roof of a house and damaged the siding. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $200 | Numerous tree limbs were blown down in Copan by winds estimated at 60 to 70 miles an hour. |
| October 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $100 | Large tree limbs were blown down in Copan. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | $100 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 62 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured thunderstorm wind gusts from 60 mph to 64 mph for over five minutes. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet Station near Copan measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph south of Copan. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 73 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 70 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Strong thunderstorm wind was estimated to 70 mph. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Strong thunderstorm wind was estimated to 70 mph. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 63 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Thunderstorm wind gusted to around 60 mph. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 70 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree at 3990 RD and 410 RD east of Copan. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 65 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Copan | - | Storm chasers witnessed a brief tornado over open country. The tornado resulted in no known damage. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several large trees. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Copan | - | Heavy rain caused roads and bridges to be impassable in the Copan vicinity. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma mesonet site near Copan recorded at 59 mile an hour wind gust. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma mesonet site near Copan recorded a 70 mile an hour wind gust. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph were measured by the mesonet site near Copan. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | The Oklahoma mesonet site near Copan recorded a 59 mile an hour wind gust. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | An Oklahoma mesonet sit recorded a 72 miles an hour wind gust associated with a thunderstorm. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copan | - | There were two reports of strong winds from far northern Washington County. They were: 1) 60 mph gust at Copan and 2) tin was blown off of a barn roof 6 miles northeast of Dewey. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Copan | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Copan | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Copan | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Copan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Valley | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Owen | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Dewey | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Bartlesville | 10.8 miles | 18 | |
| Hogshooter | 14.2 miles | 16 | |
| Matoaka | 15.4 miles | 18 | |
| Oglesby | 19.1 miles | 16 | |
| Ochelata | 20.7 miles | 17 |
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 Copan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2549541 | 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 1091678. 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.






