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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.

Fletcher within Comanche County

Population over time

2 figures

Fletcher 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,177
20201,204+27 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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.

Fires near this place

56 since 1999

Regional 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 burning14
Equipment and vehicle use14
Arson/incendiarism12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Fireworks3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
9 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyMOFFER
5 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use395 acresAnadarko AgencyLITTLE WASHITA
1 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use11 acresAnadarko AgencySTANTON
31 August 2013Debris and open burning6.0 acresAnadarko Agency64 - THUNDER-BIRD
30 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyANDERSON
28 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use15 acresAnadarko AgencyGROSHER
20 August 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined43 acresAnadarko AgencyBIRDWELL
2 August 2011Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyWHITFIELD RD.

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Comanche County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Richards Spur QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fletcher Quarry & PlantGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Texas Gypsum PitGypsum-AnhydriteProducer

Every working recorded in Comanche County

Storms near this place

43 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2005Thunderstorm WindFletcher$100,000One business was reported destroyed with another sustaining major roof damage. Power poles and trees were also downed.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindFletcher$55,000Commercial building roof collapsed. Several carports blown away with 3 utility poles snapped.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindFletcher$23,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed around Fletcher. A roof was also removed from a residence. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2023HailFletcher-Numerous social media images of golf ball to tennis ball size hail. Time is radar estimated.
May 2020HailFletcher-Location estimate from radar.
May 2015Flash FloodFletcher-Water rescue at Highway 277 and NE 120th.
April 2013HailFletcher-No damage was reported.
December 1999HailFletcher-Hail was reported on Interstate 44.
June 1997HailFletcher-at Lake Ellsworth
July 1997Flash FloodFletcher-Water rose curb-deep across town and covered sidewalks in some places.
July 1997Flash FloodFletcher-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 1997Tornado (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 2017HailFletcher-no account filed
September 2017Thunderstorm WindFletcher-no account filed
August 2017HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2013HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2013HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2013HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2013HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2013HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2013HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2013HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2013HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2013HailFletcher-no account filed
April 2012HailFletcher-no account filed
June 2012HailFletcher-no account filed
June 2012HailFletcher-no account filed
April 2012HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2009HailFletcher-no account filed
March 2008Thunderstorm WindFletcher-no account filed
August 2008HailFletcher-no account filed
April 2007HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2005HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2005HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2005HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2005HailFletcher-no account filed
May 2005HailFletcher-no account filed
June 2005HailFletcher-no account filed
March 2000HailFletcher-no account filed
December 1999HailFletcher-no account filed
May 1999HailFletcher-no account filed
September 1996HailFletcher-no account filed
July 1994HailFletcher-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Comanche 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
Elgin3.9 miles14
Mount View4.0 miles13
Lake Ellsworth Addition4.2 miles14
Cove Acres5.0 miles14
Sterling6.3 miles13
Edgewater Park7.1 miles11
Green Meadow Acres7.6 miles11
Lakeside Village7.7 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 FletcherAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2798043The 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.