Fletcher, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Northeast Comanche census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73541. The Survey maps it on the Fletcher quadrangle. 1,204 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,385 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresFletcher grew from 1,177 to 1,204 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 | 1,177 | |
| 2020 | 1,204 | +27 (+2%) |
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 Cement quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Cement quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Fletcher quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Fletcher quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Fletcher between 1999 and 2020, burning about 3,918 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | MOFFER |
| 5 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 395 acres | Anadarko Agency | LITTLE WASHITA |
| 1 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Anadarko Agency | STANTON |
| 31 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | 64 - THUNDER-BIRD |
| 30 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | ANDERSON |
| 28 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Anadarko Agency | GROSHER |
| 20 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 43 acres | Anadarko Agency | BIRDWELL |
| 2 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Anadarko Agency | WHITFIELD RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fletcher: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards Spur Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fletcher Quarry & Plant | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Texas Gypsum Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer |
Storms near this place
43 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fletcher in 43 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 34 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $100,000 | One business was reported destroyed with another sustaining major roof damage. Power poles and trees were also downed. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $55,000 | Commercial building roof collapsed. Several carports blown away with 3 utility poles snapped. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | $23,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed around Fletcher. A roof was also removed from a residence. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Fletcher | - | Numerous social media images of golf ball to tennis ball size hail. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Fletcher | - | Location estimate from radar. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Fletcher | - | Water rescue at Highway 277 and NE 120th. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | No damage was reported. |
| December 1999 | Hail | Fletcher | - | Hail was reported on Interstate 44. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Fletcher | - | at Lake Ellsworth |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Fletcher | - | Water rose curb-deep across town and covered sidewalks in some places. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Fletcher | - | Flash flooding of Tony Creek resulted in the flooding of one home and the emergency rescues of a total of 7 teenagers. Water in the creek, normally only a few inches deep, rose to an estimated 8-feet deep, cutting off one residence. Four teenagers in this house were rescued as the water rose to near the foundation. Three other teens were stranded in their car at the intersection of Hwy 277 and Tony Creek Rd and also had to be rescued. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Fletcher | - | A tornado was reported by spotters just north of Fletcher near the Caddo/Comanche County line. (This is the same tornado as 4 SW Cyril in Caddo County.) No reported damage. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| December 1999 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Fletcher | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Fletcher | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mount View | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Ellsworth Addition | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cove Acres | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sterling | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Edgewater Park | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Green Meadow Acres | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeside Village | 7.7 miles | 11 |
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 Fletcher | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2798043 | 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 1092896. 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.





