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Duke, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the West Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73532. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Duke quadrangle. 394 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 988 feet above sea level.

Duke within Jackson County

On record in Duke

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Duke fell from 424 to 394 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
2010424
2020394-30 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

3 surveys from 8 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Duke: 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Dolomite. 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 Dolomite PitDolomitePast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gypsum ProspectGypsum-AnhydriteProspect
Republic PitGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Unknown Gypsum PitGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Unknown Gypsum PitGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer

Every working recorded in Jackson County

Storms near this place

60 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Duke in 75 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 49 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 lightning. 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
June 1995Tornado (F1)Duke$500,000no account filed
May 2024Tornado (EF2)Duke$300,000A large, multiple vortex tornado began just east of the Harmon/Jackson County line approximately 7.5 miles southwest of Duke. This tornado moved slowly southeast, then turned more easterly as it approached County Road N1880. One house west of N1880 Road had most of the shingles and some decking removed. The tornado caused tree damage crossing N1880 Road, then continued east breaking power poles across 1.2 miles as it crossed State Highway 34. East of State Highway 34, a mobile home was blown northeast about 75 yards down a hill, and a metal canopy garage was destroyed. The tornado turned northeast for the next five miles. One home received roof damage, and some farm equipment, trees and power poles were damaged. As the tornado approached County Road N1960, it turned north with the centerline moving very close to N1960 Road for the last 2.5 miles. At least two homes and two mobile homes suffered significant roof damage, and at least four barns our outbuildings were destroyed near N1960 Road as this tornado approached and crossed US-62. The tornado finally dissipated along N1960 road about 2/3 of a mile north of US-62.
May 2008LightningDuke$65,000A house was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Duke$10,000A satellite tornado was observed moving south around the circulation of the primary tornado. This tornado damaged a home as it crossed E1680 Road just east of SH-34.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindDuke$9,000Four power poles were downed by high winds. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2003Tornado (F1)Duke$7,500The storm that produced the tornado that started in Hardeman County Texas continued to move northeast and produced another tornado near Duke, Oklahoma. The tornado blew the roof off a greenhouse approximately two miles northeast of Duke. Six power poles were also downed along with numerous trees damaged.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindDuke$7,500no account filed
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Duke$5,000Emergency management officials, spotters and media reported a tornado north of Duke. One home sustained light damage.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindDuke$3,000Minor damage to at least one carport and residential fence. Damages estimated.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindDuke$2,500One power pole was blown down. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2008HailDuke$1,000The county emergency manager reported that the hail broke the windshield of a sheriff deputy's car. Monetary damages were estimated.
September 2003Thunderstorm WindDuke$1,000Several tree limbs up to eight inches in diameter were downed.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindDuke$150Three to four inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindDuke$100Several tree limbs were downed.
November 2024Tornado (EF0)Duke-A tornado developed just northeast of Duke where some light damage was reported. The tornado continued to move north into Greer County about a mile east of State Highway 34.
May 2024HailDuke-Social media images. Time is estimated.
May 2024HailDuke-Social media image.
May 2024HailDuke-MPing report.
September 2023HailDuke-Relayed report. Time is radar estimated.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindDuke-A well-developed gustnado was reported near Duke by a storm chaser. There was no known damage.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindDuke-Instrument unknown.
May 2017Tornado (EFU)Duke-Oklahoma City televisions stations broadcast a tornado northwest of Duke. No damage was reported and the specific location is estimated.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindDuke-No damage reported.
May 2013HailDuke-On Highway 62 at the Jackson-Harmon Co. line.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindDuke-No damage was reported with the wind gust.
May 2008HailDuke-Several waves of hail up to quarter size hail lasted 15 to 20 minutes.
May 2008HailDuke-Quarter to golf ball size hail covered the ground. The hail was several inches deep.
April 2005HailDuke-Hail was observed on Highway 62 on the Jackson-Harmon county line.
June 2005HailDuke-Hail was observed just south of town.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindDuke-An automobile was blown off the road.
June 1998HailDuke-Golfball sized hail was reported by spotter on the Greer and Jackson County line.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindDuke-Thunderstorms in southwest Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 9th produced hail up to tennis ball-size and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds downed two-inch-diameter tree limbs five miles south of Duke.
May 2024HailDuke-no account filed
May 2024HailDuke-no account filed
May 2017HailDuke-no account filed
May 2011HailDuke-no account filed
October 2010HailDuke-no account filed
May 2008HailDuke-no account filed
May 2008HailDuke-no account filed
May 2008HailDuke-no account filed
June 2008HailDuke-no account filed
May 2006HailDuke-no account filed
April 2005Thunderstorm WindDuke-no account filed
May 2005HailDuke-no account filed
September 2005HailDuke-no account filed
May 2004HailDuke-no account filed
May 2004HailDuke-no account filed
July 2004HailDuke-no account filed
November 2004HailDuke-no account filed
May 2002HailDuke-no account filed
April 2002HailDuke-no account filed
September 2002Thunderstorm WindDuke-no account filed
May 2001HailDuke-no account filed
March 2000HailDuke-no account filed
March 2000HailDuke-no account filed
March 2000HailDuke-no account filed
April 2000HailDuke-no account filed
October 1999HailDuke-no account filed
October 1999HailDuke-no account filed
May 1999HailDuke-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jackson 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
Prairie Hill4.9 miles8
Victory7.0 miles9
Marty9.7 miles8
Creata9.9 miles8
Creta10.0 miles8
Martha10.7 miles9
Olustee11.0 miles9
Welon11.9 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 DukeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1907688The 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 1102842. 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.

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.