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Hardesty, Oklahoma

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Guymon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73944. The Survey maps it on the Hardesty quadrangle. 205 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,907 feet above sea level.

Hardesty within Texas County

Population over time

2 figures

Hardesty fell from 212 to 205 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
2010212
2020205-7 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 6 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

8 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Hardesty between 1994 and 2006, burning about 12,367 acres in total. 3 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
Natural3
Debris and open burning3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
24 June 1998Natural222 acresOptima National Wildlife RefugeOPTIMAWEST
26 May 2000Power generation/transmission/distribution3.6 acresOptima National Wildlife RefugeTRICOUNTY
26 May 2000Natural3.1 acresOptima National Wildlife RefugeLIGHTNING
2 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined125 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
6 March 1997Debris and open burning11,000 acresOptima National Wildlife RefugeBUOY LINE
5 March 2000Natural8.1 acresOptima National Wildlife RefugeOPTIMA2000
5 March 1994Debris and open burning999 acresOptima National Wildlife RefugeHIGHWAY-E
29 February 1996Debris and open burning6.2 acresOptima National Wildlife RefugeOPTIMA96

Every fire recorded in Texas County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hardesty: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralProducer
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Unknown Caliche PitLimestone, GeneralPast Producer

Every working recorded in Texas County

Storms near this place

60 of 72 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hardesty in 72 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 50 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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 1994HailHardesty$500,000Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Oklahoma panhandle bringing strong winds and hail up to baseball size. Numerous automobile windows were broken and the roofs of many homes sustained serious damage.
June 1994HailHardesty$500,000Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Oklahoma panhandle bringing strong winds and hail up to baseball-size. Numerous automobile windows were broken and the roofs of many homes sustained serious damage.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHardesty$62,000Reports were received of barn roof sheared/blown off and as well as downed power poles from the wind.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindHardesty$42,000High winds caused damage to homes. Also...street signs...trees and power poles were reported blown down.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindHardesty$16,000Power lines were reported to be down along U.S. Highway 412 in southeastern Texas County.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindHardesty$12,000Three inch diameter tree branches were reported down along with corrugated tin roofing peeled back by the winds and shingles blown off of roofs.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHardesty$11,000Several shed roofs were reported to be damaged by the high winds.
April 2025HailHardesty$10,000Half dollar to golfball size hail fell across Hardesty.
September 1993HailHardesty$5,000no account filed
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHardesty-Irrigation pivot was flipped over.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHardesty-Irrigation pivot was flipped over just north of the highway.
June 2020HailHardesty-Ping pong ball size hail was reported in Hardesty.
June 2018HailHardesty-Lots of rain. Spotter estimated between 60 to 70 mph wind gusts.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHardesty-Lots of rain. Spotters estimated between 60 to 70 mph wind gust.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindHardesty-Late report thunderstorm wind gust.
May 2018Tornado (EF1)Hardesty-A brief tornado touched down was photographed or recorded by multiple storm chasers just west of Hardesty. Power lines arched near the touchdown area where a main double pole transmission line was snapped. Four smaller power poles were also snapped. Damages to fencing, a car port, a large storage container and trees were also noted in a storm survey. The storage container and a watering trough lifted off the ground and were pushed up to 10 to 30 feet.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindHardesty-Roof blown off barn.
May 2016HailHardesty-Nickel size hail was reported in Hardesty.
August 2013HailHardesty-A thunderstorm developed over central Texas County during the evening hours of the 6th. The thunderstorm briefly intensified as it approached the city of Hardesty (Texas County). A member of the public reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) as the thunderstorm passed over their residence. The thunderstorm continued moving to the southeast across the county before dissipating prior to exiting the county.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHardesty-A trained spotter reported a six inch diameter tree had been blown down in Hardesty Oklahoma.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHardesty-Local law enforcement officials reported that six inch diameter trees with two inch diameter branches had been blown down by the thunderstorm wind gusts.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindHardesty-A trained spotter estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts in Hardesty Texas.
April 2008HailHardesty-Quarter size hail stripped trees of their leaves in Hardesty.
September 2001Flash FloodHardesty-Water was reported covering the road on State Highway 94.
June 1994HailHardesty-Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Oklahoma panhandle bringing strong winds and hail up to baseball-size. Numerous automobile windows were broken and the roofs of many homes sustained serious damage.
June 1994HailHardesty-Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Oklahoma panhandle bringing strong winds and hail up to baseball-size. Numerous automobile windows were broken and the roofs of many homes sustained serious damage.
June 1994HailHardesty-Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Oklahoma panhandle bringing strong winds and hail up to baseball size. Numerous automobile windows were broken and the roofs of many homes sustained serious damage.
June 1994HailHardesty-Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Oklahoma panhandle bringing strong winds and hail up to baseball size. Numerous automobile windows were broken and the roofs of many homes sustained serious damage.
June 2025HailHardesty-no account filed
June 2025HailHardesty-no account filed
June 2024HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2023HailHardesty-no account filed
June 2023HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2018HailHardesty-no account filed
June 2012HailHardesty-no account filed
April 2012HailHardesty-no account filed
June 2010HailHardesty-no account filed
June 2010HailHardesty-no account filed
June 2010HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2010HailHardesty-no account filed
April 2008HailHardesty-no account filed
June 2008HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindHardesty-no account filed
May 2007HailHardesty-no account filed
March 2007HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2006HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2006HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindHardesty-no account filed
June 2006HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2005HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2005HailHardesty-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindHardesty-no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindHardesty-no account filed
April 2001HailHardesty-no account filed
April 2001HailHardesty-no account filed
May 2001HailHardesty-no account filed
September 2001HailHardesty-no account filed
April 2000HailHardesty-no account filed
June 1999HailHardesty-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindHardesty-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Texas 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
Range7.6 miles6
Adams11.4 miles6
Optima13.1 miles7
Panoma15.4 miles7
Guymon16.1 miles7
Hooker16.9 miles6
Midway19.7 miles7
Baker19.7 miles6

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 HardestyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q732357The 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 1093528. 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.