Kiowa, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Kiowa-Pittsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74553. It stands on Kiowa Hill. The Survey maps it on the Kiowa quadrangle. 595 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 725 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresKiowa fell from 693 to 595 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 693 | |
| 2010 | 731 | +38 (+5%) |
| 2020 | 595 | -136 (-19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1898 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1898 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Kiowa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Kiowa between 1992 and 2017, burning about 10,110 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 30 acres | Talihina Agency | EC501 |
| 4 August 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20393 |
| 28 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20206 |
| 21 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 5 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 April 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 715 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Kiowa: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kiowa in 35 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 23 hail, 8 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Kiowa | $250,000 | This tornado developed north of Harper Valley Road and west of Poe Lane. It moved east-southeast across Harper Valley Road, where trees were uprooted and large tree limbs were snapped. The tornado then moved southeast across Kiowa, where numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, homes were damaged, outbuildings were destroyed, and power poles were snapped. It then dissipated just southeast of Kiowa. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiowa | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed outbuildings and uprooted trees. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiowa | $43,000 | Thunderstorm wind resulted in at least $43,000 in damage to the utility infrastructure across the county during this severe thunderstorm. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiowa | $30,000 | Three tractor trailers were blown over on US Hwy 69. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Kiowa | $25,000 | Tennis ball size hail damaged homes and vehicles. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiowa | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour tore part of the roof off a church, blew two mobile homes off their foundations, blew down a power pole and blew down trees. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Kiowa | $10,000 | Heavy rain flooded streets in town and several rural roads were under water. A house in Kiowa was flooded. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiowa | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a trailer house over. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Kiowa | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiowa | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous tree limbs and power lines. |
| October 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiowa | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Kiowa | - | Heavy rainfall flooded streets in town and some roadways outside of town. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Kiowa | - | An F0 tornado touched down briefly near Kiowa. No damage was reported. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Kiowa | - | Location: on the Pittsburg/Atoka county line |
| August 1997 | Hail | Kiowa | - | A severe thunderstorm produced dime size hail 1 mile south of Kiowa. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Kiowa | - | Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the evening of April 19th. Strong thunderstorm winds in West Siloam Springs blew in a wall and blew out all the doors of the new fire department. Telephone poles were snapped in two places near the West Siloam Springs police department, and numerous trees and power lines were also downed in West Siloam Springs. Strong thunderstorm winds totally destroyed 3 trailer homes 3.5 miles west of West Siloam Springs, and a roof was blown off a mobile home and several outbulidings were destroyed 2 miles west of West Siloam Springs. A tree was blown onto the Mosely School 2 miles north of West Siloam Springs, and a tree was blown onto a main feeder line just east of Kansas. Strong thunderstorm winds downed trees in Flint across State Highway 412 and also at the entrance to the Cherokee Turnpike. Several large tree limbs were blown down in Chewey and in Porum. Golfball size hail fell just east of Enterprise, and quarter size hail fell 1/2 mile west of West Siloam Springs and at Porum. Nickel size hail fell at Kiowa, and dime size hail fell at McAlester and at Hallett. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Kiowa | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Kiowa | - | 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 Kiowa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2154205 | 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 1094399. 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.









