Kenton, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Boise City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73946. It stands on Carrizozo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kenton quadrangle. 31 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,330 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresKenton grew from 17 to 31 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 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 31 | +14 (+82%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Kenton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Boise City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Kenton in 2018, burning about 15,936 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2018 | Natural | 4,900 acres | Cimarron District | APPLE |
| 9 June 2018 | Natural | 5,036 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | PORTER |
| 24 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,000 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 75 ROAD |
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Kenton: 5 occurrences, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Group | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pit #56 60 S | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Pit #56 61 F | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Heppard Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Labrier Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Labrier Copper Prospects | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Wiggins Copper Prospect 3 | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Wiggins Copper Prospects | Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
60 of 87 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kenton in 87 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 43 hail, 38 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Hail | Kenton | $100,000 | The Boise City News reported that the siding of one home in Kenton had major damage while other homes in Kenton had the windows and siding on the east side of the homes badly damaged. On the west side of Kenton...several homes sustained severe hail damage. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | $30,000 | A double wide manufactured home was rolled over near Kenton. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Kenton | - | A thunderstorm moved form the northwest corner of the county southeast to just northeast of Boise City dropping hail between 1 to 2.5 in diameter. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | Some tree limbs were snapped and a metal roof was peeled back slightly on local business. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | The Oklahoma Mesonet station 5 miles southeast of Kenton measured severe gusts for 5 minutes, with a 75 MPH gust recorded at 1900 and 83 MPH at 1905CST. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | An Oklahoma mesonet site southeast of Eva reported a 72 mph wind gust. No damage was reported. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Kenton | - | Minor flooding in and around the town of Kenton. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | Severe thunderstorm winds caused damage to thick tree branches 7 miles north of Kenton. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Kenton | - | Golf ball size hail damaged a vegetable garden. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Kenton | - | A cluster of thunderstorms moved into Cimarron County during the evening hours of the 9th. As this cluster of storms approached the town of Kenton (Cimarron County), a trained storm spotter reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) six miles north of town. after producing this hail the cluster of storms continued to move eastward across the county. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | A decaying thunderstorm moved across Cimarron County during the evening hours of the 22nd. As it neared the city of Kenton (Cimarron County), the Oklahoma mesonet site 5 miles east of Kenton measured a 64 mph thunderstorm downburst gust. This storm continued to move eastward after producing this gust. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | A dissipating thunderstorm crossed the New Mexico and Oklahoma state line shortly before midnight of the 30th. This thunderstorm produced a 71 mph downburst wind which was sampled by the Oklahoma Mesonet site 5 miles southeast of Kenton (Cimarron County). After producing this gust, no further severe weather was observed. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Kenton | - | The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported nickel to quarter size hail at Black Mesa State Park. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | The thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Kenton Oklahoma Mesonet station which is located five miles southeast of Kenton. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | The thunderstorm wind gust was measured at the Kenton Oklahoma Mesonet station which is located five miles southeast of Kenton. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | Trained spotter estimated winds at sixty miles an hour. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Kenton | - | Reported by a Weather Channel meteorologist hiking in Black Mesa State Park. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | Measured at the Oklahoma MesoNet station near Kenton. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | Reported by Oklahoma Mesonet. |
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Kenton | - | The Cimarron River crested at 16.11 feet at 05:15 am CST. Flood stage is 11.0 feet. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Kenton | - | The Cimarron River crested to 11.73 feet at 10:00 CST just northeast of Kenton Oklahoma. The flood stage is 11.0 feet. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Kenton | - | The Cimarron River crested to 17.64 feet at 08:00 CST just northeast of Kenton Oklahoma. The flood stage is 11.0 feet. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Kenton | - | The Cimarron River, just northeast of Kenton Oklahoma, crested at 13.96 feet at 13:00 CST. The flood stage is 11.0 feet. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Kenton | - | The Cimarron River, just northeast of Kenton Oklahoma, crested at 13.27 feet at 02:00 CST. The flood stage is 11.0 feet. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Kenton | - | Isolated severe thunderstorms in the Oklahoma Panhandle on the evening of the 10th produced hail up to golfball-size. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Kenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Kenton | - | 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.
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 Kenton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3248598 | 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 1094330. 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.




