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Heavener, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Heavener census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74937. The Survey maps it on the Heavener quadrangle. 2,985 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 554 feet above sea level.

Heavener within Le Flore County

On record in Heavener

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Heavener fell from 3,414 to 2,985 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
20103,414
20202,985-429 (-13%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 17 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

152 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of Heavener between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,565 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 63 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
Arson/incendiarism63
Missing data/not specified/undetermined40
Debris and open burning24
Natural10
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 2001Debris and open burning4.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
5 September 2002Smoking3.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
27 September 2016Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
18 September 2004Debris and open burning2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20362
17 September 2000Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresOuachita National ForestWALKER MTN#5
13 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use18 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20359
8 August 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestry20412
8 August 2006Natural10 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20432

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Le Flore County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Heavener: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Le Flore County

Storms near this place

60 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Heavener in 75 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 36 hail, 29 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 4 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
March 2000HailHeavener$100,000no account filed
November 2022Tornado (EF1)Heavener$75,000This tornado developed just south of Highway 128 on the southeast side of Heavener, where several homes were damaged, outbuildings were destroyed, and trees were snapped or uprooted. It moved northeast into mountainous, and heavily wooded terrain, snapping and uprooting numerous trees on Middle Mountain and Poteau Mountain before dissipating near Cowskin Ridge. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 100 to 110 mph.
September 2007Flash FloodHeavener$50,000Heavy rains caused flooding of numerous secondary roads across southern Le Flore county. A few bridges were washed out near Big Cedar.
February 1997Thunderstorm WindHeavener$50,000no account filed
May 2020HailHeavener$40,000Baseball size hail damaged vehicles, homes, and businesses.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindHeavener$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down trees and damaged homes. Several people were trapped in their home.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindHeavener$25,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous outbuildings and power lines.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindHeavener$23,000Strong winds blew down several power poles and snapped numerous tree limbs. The metal roof and walls on a county building were peeled off. A stack of tin horns were blown across Main Street. One power pole was blown on top of a flower shop on East First. A tree was blown onto a home. One business had a window knocked out by blowing debris.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindHeavener$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew the roof from a building and blew down trees and power lines.
November 2018Thunderstorm WindHeavener$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew off portions of the roof of a home, and blew down multiple trees.
April 2017HailHeavener$15,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindHeavener$11,000A building next door to the Heavener Police Department lost its roof. The roof fell onto two patrol cars, causing minor damage to the vehicles. Elsewhere in Heavener, large tree limbs were blown down.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindHeavener$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindHeavener$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHeavener$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew the roof off a barn, blew over a grain elevater and snapped power poles.
June 1996Flash FloodHeavener$5,000no account filed
March 2000Thunderstorm WindHeavener$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines and trees.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindHeavener$2,000A very large tree branch fell onto a pickup truck and a car on the Old Pike. Four power lines were blown over, knocking out power to Heavener for a time. Several other utility poles and tree branches were blown down in Heavener.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindHeavener$50065 to 70 mph winds knocked down two large trees on the west side of town. Hail of one-quarter to one-half inch in diameter was also reported.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindHeavener$100Tree damage was reported south of Heavener.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindHeavener-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindHeavener-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree.
November 2022Thunderstorm WindHeavener-Strong thunderstorm wind uprooted a tree.
May 2020HailHeavener-Golf ball size hail damaged vehicles and homes.
August 2018Flash FloodHeavener-Several roads were flooded and closed in and around town.
March 2016Thunderstorm WindHeavener-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
April 2015Flash FloodHeavener-Several streets were flooded in and around town.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindHeavener-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHeavener-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree.
May 2003Tornado (F0)Heavener-A National Weather Service storm survey team noted tree damage believed to be caused by a tornado 8 miles east of Heavener. The damage track crossed into Scott county 8.5 miles east of Heavener or 3.5 miles west southwest of Bates.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindHeavener-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees.
May 2003Tornado (F0)Heavener-A National Weather Service storm survey discovered tree damage that was likely caused by a tornado beginning 7.5 miles east of Heavener. The tornado track in Oklahoma was 1 mile before it entered Scott County Arkansas 8.5 miles east of Heavener or 3.5 miles west southwest of Bates. This tornado took a similar track to a tornado which occurred on May 1.
January 1999HailHeavener-Location: Heavener Runestone State Park
April 1998HailHeavener-Near US Hwy 259 and State Hwy 1
June 1997HailHeavener-A severe thunderstorm produced dime size hail at Heavener.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindHeavener-Thunderstorm winds in southeast Oklahoma during the evening hours on the 29th downed trees in Heavener and snapped telephone and power poles and damaged a Dairy Queen in Hugo.
April 2026HailHeavener-no account filed
September 2025HailHeavener-no account filed
April 2023HailHeavener-no account filed
April 2022HailHeavener-no account filed
April 2017HailHeavener-no account filed
April 2017HailHeavener-no account filed
April 2014HailHeavener-no account filed
April 2014HailHeavener-no account filed
April 2014HailHeavener-no account filed
March 2009HailHeavener-no account filed
May 2009HailHeavener-no account filed
March 2008Thunderstorm WindHeavener-no account filed
March 2008HailHeavener-no account filed
March 2006HailHeavener-no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindHeavener-no account filed
April 2005HailHeavener-no account filed
December 2003HailHeavener-no account filed
May 2003HailHeavener-no account filed
May 2001HailHeavener-no account filed
November 2001Thunderstorm WindHeavener-no account filed
September 1999HailHeavener-no account filed
May 1999HailHeavener-no account filed
January 1999HailHeavener-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHeavener-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Le Flore 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
Petros1.4 miles18
Forest Hill2.8 miles17
Hontubby3.3 miles18
Hodgens Station3.6 miles17
Hodgen3.7 miles17
Forrester4.1 miles18
Independence4.3 miles17
Howe4.7 miles17

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 HeavenerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2055138The 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 1093640. 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.