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Enid, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Enid census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73701. The Survey maps it on the Enid West quadrangle. 51,308 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,240 feet above sea level.

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Enid within Garfield County

On record in Enid

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 12 of 28 shown

Every listing in Garfield County

Surveyed buildings and structures 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Enid grew from 49,379 to 51,308 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
201049,379
202051,308+1,929 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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.

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

H.H. Champlin Estate, 612 South Tyler Avenue, Enid, Garfield County, OK
H.H. Champlin Estate, 612 South Tyler Avenue, Enid, Garfield County, OK
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

1 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Enid in 2001, burning about 200 acres in total. None 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
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
3 April 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresPawnee AgencyPAWNEE#1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Garfield 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 Enid: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 Clay PitClayProducer
Benton Sand CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Trexler PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Garfield County

Storms near this place

60 of 203 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Enid in 203 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 109 hail, 68 thunderstorm wind, 11 lightning, 11 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
June 2007Thunderstorm WindEnid$2,000,000The west facing windows at an auto dealership were blown out on the west side of town. Forty-five to fifty foot tall pine trees were uprooted. Some of the trees fell onto the roofs of some houses. Several roofs were destroyed, as well as several aluminum sheds destroyed. A total of more than one hundred homes sustained some kind of damage. The radio tower and roof at the KLGB radio station were blown down. Thirty windshields at Speed Tech Automotive & Truck Repair were shattered.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindEnid$500,000An isolated thunderstorm during the afternoon hours on the 30th damaged bleachers and numerous signs and downed trees at the Garfield County Fairgrounds and at the Army Reserve Center in Enid. Damage was estimated at $50,000.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindEnid$500,000no account filed
October 2005LightningEnid$100,000Lightning struck the bell tower spire of St. Paul's Lutheran Church scattering debris up to 75 feet. Some children were in the basement, but no one was injured.
May 1999LightningEnid$55,000no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindEnid$50,000Approximately twenty power poles were snapped between Wheatridge and Imo Roads. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindEnid$40,000Many trees and power lines downed, and a police officer was injured by debris.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindEnid$25,000Several trees were knocked down near Oklahoma and Buchanan streets. One tree was blown onto a car. Six power poles were snapped west of Waukomis on Wood Road, closing the road for four hours. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindEnid$20,000Strong straight-line winds caused a mile wide swath of damage in the western business district of Enid along Highway 412, west of Highway 81. The roof was damaged at the Homeland grocery store and at Stevens Ford Dealership. Large metal power poles were also downed.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindEnid$20,000Strong winds blew the roof off a pet hospital near the intersection of Van Buren and West Chestnut.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindEnid$10,000Damage to power poles, fences, and tree limbs down in Enid. Time estimated by radar.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindNorth Enid$10,000A tree fell on a house on the north side of Enid.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNorth Enid$10,000The wind gust was measured near the intersection of US-81 and Phillips Road. Numerous trees and fences were blown down. The roof of a roof was also blown off of a barn. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindEnid$10,000A couple of power lines were downed in the Enid area. Other power lines were reported downed in the Carrier and Hillsdale areas. Monetary damages were estimated.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindEnid$10,000Two railroad cars were blown off the track.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindEnid$10,000no account filed
October 1998LightningEnid$6,000no account filed
August 2011Thunderstorm WindEnid$5,000Power lines were downed at the intersection of Washington Street and Broadway Avenue. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindEnid$5,000Power lines were downed at the intersection of 1th Street and Randolph Avenue. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindEnid$5,000Several large tree limbs were downed, and a roof sustained minor roof damage. Monetary damages were estimated.
September 2007FloodEnid$5,000Four to seven inches of rain in a short period of time allowed for widespread flooding in Enid. Several water rescues were necessary after motorists drove into flood waters. Several roads in and around Enid were closed due to the rapidly rising water. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 2002LightningEnid$5,000Lightning struck the roof of a Walmart causing slight damage.
July 1997Flash FloodEnid$5,000A major flash flood on Turkey Creek resulted in the flooding of a house and a nearby mobile home trailer and necessitated the swift-water rescue of a family of four from this flooded home.
May 1997LightningEnid$5,000Lightning struck a three-story brick building on the Phillips Unversity Campus, damaging the front and the roof.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindEnid$4,000Large power poles were downed near Garland Road and Highway 412. Monetary damages were estimated.
December 1999LightningEnid$3,500no account filed
June 1999LightningEnid$3,000no account filed
May 1999LightningEnid$2,500no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindEnid$2,000Powerlines downed.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindEnid$2,000Several tree limbs 4 inches in diameter and a power line were downed. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindEnid$2,000The severe winds downed a large tree on West Randolph Street. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindEnid$2,000A barn was partially damaged barn with debris from the barn blown onto Highway 81.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindEnid$2,000Power poles were downed.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindEnid$1,500Large tree limbs up to eight inches in diameter were downed, mainly across the western sides of Enid. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindEnid$1,000Several tree limbs up to six inches in diameter were downed by the strong winds. The downed limbs were reported a quarter of a mile southeast of downtown Enid. Monetary damages were estimated.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindEnid$1,000Trees and power lines were downed.
September 1998LightningEnid$1,000no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindNorth Enid$800A couple of highway signs were damaged and several large tree limbs were downed. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindEnid$500Severe thunderstorm winds wrapped a trampoline around a pole and downed many tree limbs.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindEnid$500no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindEnid$500no account filed
November 1998LightningEnid$200no account filed
April 2026HailNorth Enid-Hailfall near the intersection of U.S. Highway 81 and Oklahoma Highway 45.
April 2026HailEnid-The location is approximate.
April 2025HailEnid-Emergency management relayed multiple images. Event time is estimated from radar observations and additional nearby reports.
July 2025HailEnid-The location is approximate.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindEnid-A relayed image shows a large tree snapped in half. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
September 2025HailEnid-The location is approximate.
May 2024HailNorth Enid-MPing report.
May 2024HailEnid-MPing report. Time adjusted from radar and additional nearby reports.
May 2024HailEnid-Relayed image with ruler measurement. Time is radar estimated.
May 2024HailEnid-MPing report.
May 2024Flash FloodEnid-Roadway flooding at the intersection of U.S. Highways 81 and 412. Event time is approximate.
May 2024HailEnid-MPing report.
May 2024HailEnid-MPing report.
May 2024HailEnid-Time is radar estimated and location is approximate.
May 2024HailNorth Enid-MPing report. Time adjusted from radar and additional nearby reports.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindNorth Enid-Social media image of 23-inch tree branches broken.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindNorth Enid-Personal weather station measurement. Time is estimated.
July 2021Flash FloodNorth Enid-Six water rescues within Enid. 8 to 10 feet of water below one underpass.

Every storm recorded in Garfield 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
North Enid2.8 miles14
Blanton3.4 miles13
Jonah5.0 miles13
Shea5.2 miles14
Imo6.0 miles11
Etna7.2 miles10
Ituna7.7 miles13
Waukomis8.0 miles11

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 EnidAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q984361The 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 1092626. 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.