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Jenks, Oklahoma

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74037. It stands on Joe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jenks quadrangle. 25,949 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 617 feet above sea level.

Jenks within Tulsa County

On record in Jenks

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Jenks grew from 16,924 to 25,949 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
201016,924
202025,949+9,025 (+53%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 25 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

10 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Jenks between 2005 and 2017, burning about 1,216 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/incendiarism3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Debris and open burning2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

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 2011Arson/incendiarism30 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30474
15 August 2006Naturalunder an acreOkmulgee Field OfficeCOTTON WOOD
10 August 2011Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreOkmulgee Field OfficeSAPULPA
8 June 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreOkmulgee Field OfficeJENKS 33W
6 April 2011Arson/incendiarism175 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry40304
23 March 2017Debris and open burning7.0 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeBONFIRE
26 February 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreDeep Fork National Wildlife RefugeBRIAR BARN 2
12 December 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeHILTON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulsa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Jenks: 19 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: 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
Amulco Sand Plant #33Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Anchor Concrete Co Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dredge & Plant # 32Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Keystone Dredge & Plant #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mc Michael Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
No 1 Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand Plant No.-2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tulsa County

Storms near this place

60 of 87 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jenks in 87 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 56 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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
April 2005HailJenks$65,000,000A supercell thunderstorm moved north-northeast across the central portion of Tulsa County producing a several mile wide swath of large, damaging hail. Reports of golfball or larger hail was common in a densely populated area of the county from Jenks to across the City of Tulsa. The largest hailstones reported were 3 inches in diameter. Many automobiles, homes, and businesses were damaged by the hailstorm.
July 2016LightningJenks$200,000Lightning struck a home and resulted in a fire. The home was a total loss.
May 2024HailJenks$150,000Hen egg size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2024HailJenks$150,000Hen egg size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
July 2013LightningJenks$150,000Lightning struck a house, resulting in a fire that severely damaged it.
May 2025HailJenks$100,000Hail larger than golf ball size damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
May 2025HailJenks$75,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
May 2024HailJenks$75,000Ping pong ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
May 2024HailJenks$75,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2024HailJenks$75,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes, businesses, and vehicles.
May 2024HailJenks$75,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2024HailJenks$30,000Golf ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2024HailJenks$30,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2025HailJenks$25,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2024HailJenks$25,000Large hail up to half dollar size fell at this location for at least six minutes. The hail damaged vehicles and homes.
May 2024HailJenks$25,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
May 2024HailJenks$20,000Half dollar size hail damaged vehicles and homes.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindJenks$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped power poles.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindJenks$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines and damaged signs. One tree fell on a house.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindJenks$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and ripped part of a sheet metal roof off a storage building at a lumber company. A sign was also blown off it hinges at another business.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindJenks$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power poles.
July 2010Flash FloodJenks$5,000A car stalled in high water, resulting in a swift water rescue near 2500 East 87th Street.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindJenks$3,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a power pole down onto a building.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindJenks$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees and power poles.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindJenks$300Several large trees were blown down in Jenks.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindJenks-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 58 mph.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindJenks-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindJenks-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindJenks-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindJenks-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down two large trees in Jenks, blocking both lanes of South Florence at E 116th Street.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindJenks-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindJenks-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 58 mph.
August 2018Flash FloodJenks-Portions of S Yale Avenue were flooded between E 81st Street and E 91st Street.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindJenks-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to near 60 mph.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindJenks-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree and numerous large tree limbs.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindJenks-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped tree limbs near Riverside Drive and E 121st Street S.
July 2016Flash FloodJenks-Portions of S Delaware Avenue were flooded between E 81st Street and E 91st Street.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindJenks-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees, one of which blocked a portion of the roadway at E 91st Street and Riverside Drive.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindJenks-A storm chaser measured thunderstorm wind gusts of 69 mph.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindJenks-Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 mph were measured at 121st Street South and Peoria Avenue.
May 2010Flash FloodJenks-Several roads were flooded by heavy rain.
May 2009Flash FloodJenks-A water rescue was performed after four men drove a car into high water.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindJenks-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. The tree blocked a street.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindJenks-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and large tree limbs.
February 2003HailJenks-Penny size hail was reported near the intersection of Yale and the Creek Turnpike.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindJenks-A 63 mile an hour winds gust was measured by a spotter near the intersection of 121st street and Peoria Avenue.
March 2000HailJenks-Quarter size hail was reported at Riverside Airport.
May 1999HailJenks-There were numerous reports of dime to quarter-sized hail and a report of 2-inch diameter hail covering the ground in an area stretching from Jenks through south Tulsa as far east as US Hwy 169 between 61st and 101st Street South. Here is a summary of reports:Time (CDT) Location Diameter541 PM 91st and Elm (Jenks) 1"544 PM 91st and Delaware (S. Tulsa) 1"548 PM 91st and Yale 1"552 PM 68th and Lewis 1"555 PM 91st and Memorial 0.88"557 PM 61st and US Hwy 169 1"602 PM 81st and Memorial 1.25"602 PM 61st and Memorial 1.25"607 PM 101st and Sheridan 0.75"616 PM 81st and Yale 2" (on the ground)
March 2026HailJenks-no account filed
May 2025HailJenks-no account filed
May 2025HailJenks-no account filed
May 2025HailJenks-no account filed
May 2025HailJenks-no account filed
May 2025HailJenks-no account filed
May 2024HailJenks-no account filed
May 2024HailJenks-no account filed
May 2023HailJenks-no account filed
August 2023HailJenks-no account filed
September 2023HailJenks-no account filed
May 2022HailJenks-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tulsa 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
Watkins3.7 miles20
Oakridge5.1 miles14
Glenpool5.1 miles20
Posey (historical)5.3 miles19
Carbondale5.7 miles14
Oakhurst6.3 miles14
Garden City6.3 miles14
Red Fork6.5 miles14

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 JenksAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2237107The 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 1094209. 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.