Luther, Oklahoma
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Oklahoma City Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73054. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Luther quadrangle. 1,492 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 915 feet above sea level.
On record in Luther
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
Engels' Dry Goods Storelisted 1980
Threatt Filling Stationlisted 1995
Population over time
3 figuresLuther grew from 612 to 1,492 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 | 612 | |
| 2010 | 1,221 | +609 (+100%) |
| 2020 | 1,492 | +271 (+22%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1909 USGS Luther quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Luther quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Oklahoma City North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Luther in 2012, burning about 2,621 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,621 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | LUTHER FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Luther: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Luther in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 18 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Luther | $90,000 | This is the first segment of a tornado that began in Oklahoma County, south of Luther, then moved northeast paralleling Interstate 44. The tornado moved into Lincoln County before dissipating 3.3 miles south-southwest of Wellston. The first area of damage found was located a half a mile south of the intersection of Luther Road and Memorial Road (Northeast 136th Street). The damage in this area was a tree and many tree limbs downed. A house was damaged a quarter of a mile west of the intersection of Memorial Road and Dobbs Road. The house lost a room on the second floor on the south side of the house. The poorly attached roof was also lifted and thrown over with one large section staying almost intact. A shed to the north of the house was damaged with three large limbs from a silver maple found in and near the shed. A trampoline was thrown into trees about 20 yards away and bent around a trunk. A large cedar tree was also broken.The area along Dobbs Road from Memorial Road to approximately a half a mile north of Memorial Road sustained some damage. The majority of which was tree damage with many downed trees and tree limbs and several uprooted trees. An open shed, located 0.14 miles north of the intersection, had its roof peeled back towards the northeast. A mobile home also sustained some light damage in this same location. A small shed was found overturned 0.25 miles north of Memorial Road, along with sheet metal in field and a tree uprooted to the northwest of the small shed. An old mobile home, that appeared to be abandoned, was destroyed 0.3 miles north of the intersection. Across the road from the mobile home, a sheet metal barn lost its walls, but the hay was still intact. A trailer was also pushed over on to a truck in this area.A shed and scattered tree limbs were downed 0.3 miles south of the intersection of Harrah Road and Northeast 150th Street. A half a mile east of Harrah Road a large tree limb, approximately one foot in diameter, was found snapped. On the county line, 0.15 miles north of the intersection of Pottawatomie Road and EW096 Road (NE 150th Street), several tree limbs were downed.This tornado created a path 7 miles long with F1 damage sustained in the area near the intersection of Dobbs Road and Memorial Road. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | $5,000 | Widespread tree damage continued northeast of Arcadia. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | $2,000 | Social media image showing a power pole snapped. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | $2,000 | Many trees downed; power poles snapped. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | $2,000 | A large tree and metal awning were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Luther | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| January 2026 | Hail | Luther | - | The report was relayed through mPING. The event time is adjusted based on radar observations. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Luther | - | Roadway flooding was reported in and around the community of Luther. The event time is approximate. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | Large trees and tree limbs blown down near the intersection of Covell Road and Luther Road. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2021 | Flood | Luther | - | Overflowing creek. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | Estimated 50 to 55 mph sustained winds and up to 60 mph gusts with blowing dust. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Luther | - | Choctaw Rd south of Highway 66 impassable due to high water. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Luther | - | Choctaw Rd south of Highway 66 impassable due to high water. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Luther | - | Northeast 206th Street flooded east of Peebly Road. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Luther | - | A tornado touched down just south of Triple XXX Road and Coffee Creek Road to the northwest of Luther and began to move east-northeast. The tornado began producing EF2 damage soon after crossing Luther Road where an outbuilding was destroyed. At least two mobile homes were destroyed as the tornado continued to the east-northeast. The tornado crossed Waterloo Road and moved into Logan County. |
| May 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Luther | - | A funnel cloud was observed just north of the Turner Turnpike near Luther. |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Luther | - | This weak tornado was not visually well-defined during its entire path, but media helicopters showed instances of the condensation funnel in contact with the ground. The tornado began near Luther Road between Memorial and Northeast 150th Street and ended just north of 150th Street and Dobbs. This was a rural area with no known damage. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| March 1994 | Hail | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Luther | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poole | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Hibsaw | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Lake Hiwassee | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Arcadia | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Jones | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Dunjee Park | 11.6 miles | 15 | |
| Choctaw | 12.0 miles | 15 | |
| Harrah | 12.0 miles | 14 |
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 Luther | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2267586 | 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 1095058. 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.





