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Mountain View, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Mountain View census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73062. It stands on Rainy Mountain Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stinking Creek quadrangle. 740 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,339 feet above sea level.

Mountain View within Kiowa County

Population over time

2 figures

Mountain View fell from 795 to 740 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
2010795
2020740-55 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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

22 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Mountain View between 1998 and 2020, burning about 475 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined8
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use2
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Fireworks1

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
6 September 2020Debris and open burning3.7 acresAnadarko AgencySTOCK TRAILOR
6 September 2013Equipment and vehicle use25 acresAnadarko AgencyKIOWA-689
24 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined202 acresAnadarko AgencyKIOWA-2693
17 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresAnadarko AgencySHORTY
12 August 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyLOCUST PIT
9 July 2012Natural2.0 acresAnadarko AgencyKIOWA-1761
27 July 2006Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresAnadarko AgencyCOMPRESSOR
26 July 2008Debris and open burning5.0 acresAnadarko AgencyBOHONEAMAH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kiowa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Mountain View: 15 past producers. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kiowa County

Storms near this place

60 of 76 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mountain View in 76 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 43 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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
August 2007Flash FloodMountain View1 hurtA driver had to be rescued due to very high water approximately 1 mile south of HWY 9 on county road 2420. A 0.5 mile section of hwy 9 was also closed near this location.
August 2007Flash FloodMountain View$60,000A house and two vehicles were washed away by the high water from Stinking Creek. The flood water was five feet deep near the location of the house. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindMountain View$50,000A barn was destroyed. A house and vehicles were also damaged.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMountain View$25,000Widespread wind damage in and around the community of Mountain View. This included significant roof damage to multiple buildings. Time is radar estimated.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindMountain View$20,000A few trees were uprooted along with large tree limbs downed. There was a partial collapse of a carport. Several roofs were damaged.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMountain View$5,000Several four- to eight-inch diameter tree limbs were downed. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindMountain View$5,000no account filed
May 1993Thunderstorm WindMountain View$5,000no account filed
December 2016Thunderstorm WindMountain View$2,000Strong winds brought powerlines down.
August 1998LightningMountain View$1,000no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindMountain View$300Severe thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and highway signs. A cotton warehouse and a barn also suffered roof damage.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindMountain View$100no account filed
April 2026HailMountain View-The report was relayed through mPING.
April 2026HailMountain View-The report was relayed through mPING.
April 2026HailMountain View-Maximum hail size increased from golf ball to baseball in Mountain View during the event time. The location is approximate.
November 2024Thunderstorm WindMountain View-Personal weather station measurement.
June 2023HailMountain View-MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (1035-1045 LST) to report.
May 2019Flash FloodMountain View-Hwy 115 2 miles south of Mountain View is closed due to water over the roadway for 1 mile.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMountain View-Estimated by spotter.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindMountain View-No damage reported.
May 2016HailMountain View-Relayed from mPing application.
May 2015HailMountain View-No damage reported.
May 2015HailMountain View-No damage reported.
July 2010Flash FloodMountain View-Several roadways in and around Mountain View had to be closed due to high water. No damage was reported with the flash flooding.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMountain View-No damage was reported with the wind gust.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMountain View-The wind gust was reported near Highway 115 and County Road 1410.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMountain View-No damage was reported with the wind gust.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMountain View-No damage was reported with the wind gust.
August 2007Flash FloodMountain View-HWY 9 between Mountain View and Carnegie was closed due to high water.
August 2007Flash FloodMountain View-The county emergency manager reported water four-feet deep over HWY 9. Numerous other roads in Gotebo, Hobart, and Mountain View are closed due to very high water.
March 2003Tornado (F0)Mountain View-This brief tornado was captured on video and resulted in no damage.
May 2019HailMountain View-no account filed
April 2017HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2015HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2011HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2011HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2009HailMountain View-no account filed
April 2008HailMountain View-no account filed
October 2007HailMountain View-no account filed
August 2005HailMountain View-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMountain View-no account filed
May 2004HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2004HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2004HailMountain View-no account filed
April 2003HailMountain View-no account filed
April 2003HailMountain View-no account filed
June 2003HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2003HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2003HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2003HailMountain View-no account filed
April 2000HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindMountain View-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindMountain View-no account filed
May 2000HailMountain View-no account filed
May 2000HailMountain View-no account filed
March 1999HailMountain View-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindMountain View-no account filed
June 1998HailMountain View-no account filed
June 1998HailMountain View-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMountain View-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kiowa 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
Gotebo6.9 miles9
Sedan8.7 miles13
Komalty13.4 miles9
Cooperton17.1 miles13
Hobart19.0 miles9
Babbs19.5 miles9
Roosevelt22.5 miles8
Cambridge24.4 miles9

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 Mountain ViewAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1861880The 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 1095652. 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.