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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.

Copan within Washington County

Population over time

2 figures

Copan 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.

YearPeople Change
2010733
2020710-23 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

14 since 2001

Regional 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 burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Arson/incendiarism3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
19 August 2001Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresConcho Field OfficeDODGE
3 April 2010Debris and open burning38 acresCherokee Nation TribeGREEN GRASS
9 March 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeLONE HORSE
8 March 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreCherokee Nation TribeDEE-KAY
28 March 2006Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresCherokee Nation TribeTANK
27 March 2008Debris and open burning212 acresCherokee Nation TribeCOPAN LAKE
20 March 2008Debris and open burning62 acresCherokee Nation TribeWET DOG
2 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresOsage AgencySNAKE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

60 of 106 shown

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCopan$135,000Significant 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 2017Thunderstorm WindCopan$30,000Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged the roofs of three homes east of Copan.
November 2020HailCopan$25,000Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes.
March 2006HailCopan$25,000no account filed
June 2025HailCopan$20,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindCopan$20,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 miles an hour blew over a metal shed and blew down numerous large tree limbs.
February 2009HailCopan$20,000no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCopan$16,000Winds damaged a barn and a mobile home just north of Copan. Many trees were also blown down.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCopan$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged road signs, damaged the roof of a church, and blew down power lines.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindCopan$10,000The 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 2014HailCopan$10,000no account filed
June 2011HailCopan$10,000no account filed
December 2019Thunderstorm WindCopan$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped several power poles along Highway 10.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindCopan$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines along Highway 10 and Highway 75.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindCopan$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines. Power was out to homes for several hours.
May 2003Flash FloodCopan$3,000Heavy 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 1999Thunderstorm WindCopan$3,000Four power poles and a shed were blown down.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindCopan$2,500A severe thunderstorm produced strong winds which damaged a barn, broke a power pole, and downed trees just north of Copan.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCopan$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew the awnings off several campers.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCopan$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew shingles off the roof of a house and damaged the siding.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindCopan$2,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCopan$200Numerous tree limbs were blown down in Copan by winds estimated at 60 to 70 miles an hour.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindCopan$100Large tree limbs were blown down in Copan.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindCopan$100no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 62 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured thunderstorm wind gusts from 60 mph to 64 mph for over five minutes.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCopan-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet Station near Copan measured 59 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindCopan-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph south of Copan.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindCopan-Strong thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 73 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 70 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindCopan-Strong thunderstorm wind was estimated to 70 mph.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindCopan-Strong thunderstorm wind was estimated to 70 mph.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 63 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindCopan-Thunderstorm wind gusted to around 60 mph.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCopan-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 70 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindCopan-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree at 3990 RD and 410 RD east of Copan.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Copan measured 65 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2011Tornado (EF0)Copan-Storm chasers witnessed a brief tornado over open country. The tornado resulted in no known damage.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindCopan-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCopan-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several large trees.
May 2009Flash FloodCopan-Heavy rain caused roads and bridges to be impassable in the Copan vicinity.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindCopan-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Copan recorded at 59 mile an hour wind gust.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Copan recorded a 70 mile an hour wind gust.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindCopan-Thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph were measured by the mesonet site near Copan.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindCopan-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Copan recorded a 59 mile an hour wind gust.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindCopan-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCopan-An Oklahoma mesonet sit recorded a 72 miles an hour wind gust associated with a thunderstorm.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindCopan-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 2025HailCopan-no account filed
February 2017HailCopan-no account filed
April 2016HailCopan-no account filed
March 2016HailCopan-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington 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
Cotton Valley6.2 miles16
Owen7.0 miles17
Dewey7.0 miles17
Bartlesville10.8 miles18
Hogshooter14.2 miles16
Matoaka15.4 miles18
Oglesby19.1 miles16
Ochelata20.7 miles17

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 CopanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2549541The 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.