Granite, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Granite census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73547. It lies near Headquarters Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Granite quadrangle. 1,628 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,614 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresGranite fell from 2,065 to 1,628 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 | 2,065 | |
| 2020 | 1,628 | -437 (-21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1971 USGS Granite quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Altus quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Granite in 2001, burning about 750 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2001 | Natural | 750 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | QUARTZ MTN |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Granite: 9 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chapel Rose Quarry No 2 | Granite | Producer | ||
| Okla State Reformatory Granite Quar | Granite | Producer | ||
| Regal Red | Granite | Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 83 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Granite in 83 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 44 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 5 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $150,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $50,000 | no account filed |
| December 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Lightning | Granite | $40,000 | Lightning caused a house fire. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $30,000 | Multiple barns and portable buildings were damaged. Also, shingle damage to homes. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $25,000 | Numerous power poles blown down along Oklahoma Highway 9. Location is approximate. Time is radar estimated. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $15,000 | A pickup truck was blown over. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $5,000 | Several tree limbs were downed, which caused sporadic power outages. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $5,000 | A portion of the roof of the Granite City Hall was peeled off. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $5,000 | Thunderstorms in western Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours on the 30th produced hail up to quarter-size and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds broke off 3-inch diameter tree limbs 8.5 miles north-northwest of Indiahoma, blew out windows, ripped shingles from a roof, overturned a stock trailer, and blew down trees 1.5 miles southwest of Granite. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $2,000 | Fifteen to twenty power poles along Highway 9 were snapped. |
| August 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Granite | $500 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Hail | Granite | - | Relayed through Spotter Network. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Granite | - | Relayed image. Time is radar estimated. |
| November 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Granite | - | A Tornado Debris Signature was observed on KFDR radar. No specific damage locations were reported so this path is estimated. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Granite | - | Measured with digital calipers. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Granite | - | MPing report. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Granite | - | Roads flooding. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Granite | - | Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Granite | - | Multiple storm chasers reported a brief tornado estimated to be about 1 mile southwest of Granite. No damage was reported. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Granite | - | TV coverage showed an rain-wrapped tornado that developed southeast of Granite. This tornado moved over the north part of Lake Altus-Lugert into Greer County. Only light tree damage was reported along the shore of the lake in Quartz Mountain State Park. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Granite | - | Time is approximate. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | - | Two inch tree limbs were downed by winds. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Granite | - | Quarter to half dollar-size hail was reported by a Lawton television station. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Granite | - | Hail was observed at the Oklahoma State Reformatory. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | - | A small car was blown off the road. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Granite | - | Hail fell on Highway 9. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Granite | - | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter damaged several vehicles. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Granite | - | Several roads were flooded, including State Highway 9 from its intersection with US Hwy 283 to just west of Granite. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Granite | - | Thunderstorms in western Oklahoma during the afternoon and evening hours on the 30th produced hail up to quarter-size and damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds broke off 3-inch diameter tree limbs 8.5 miles north-northwest of Indiahoma, blew out windows, ripped shingles from a roof, overturned a stock trailer, and blew down trees 1.5 miles southwest of Granite. |
| October 1994 | Hail | Granite | - | An isolated severe thunderstorm in southwest Oklahoma produced dime-sized hail in Greer County. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | - | Strong thunderstorm winds damaged numerous trees and destroyed a shed in Hooker, blew over trees and antennas in Balko and downed trees 6 miles north of Sweetwater, 4.5 miles northwest of Sweetwater, just south of Sweetwater, 8.5 miles south-southwest of Sayre and in Granite. Strong thunderstorm winds blew a trampoline 0.25 miles including over a house 6 miles north of Sweetwater. Lightning set bales of hay on fire 2 miles north of Reydon and knocked out the cable system and damaged a house in Erick. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Granite | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Creek | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Brinkman | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| City View | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Mangum | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Willow | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hester | 11.5 miles | 8 | |
| Moravia | 12.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bloomington | 13.5 miles | 9 |
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 Granite | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2324753 | 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 1093311. 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.


