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Mutual, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Woodward census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73853. The Survey maps it on the Mutual quadrangle. 63 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,873 feet above sea level.

Mutual within Woodward County

Population over time

2 figures

Mutual grew from 61 to 63 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
201061
202063+2 (+3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 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

1 since 2020

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Mutual in 2020, burning about 150 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/undetermined1

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
11 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryAMES SOUTH

Every fire recorded in Woodward County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Mutual: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Woodward County

Storms near this place

60 of 101 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mutual in 101 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 57 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 6 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2008FloodMutual$75,000Most roadways going in and out of Mutual were inaccessible. At least one residence had been flooded two miles west of town. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Mutual$40,000Storm spotters and chasers observed this tornado developing near Mutual and moving northeast. Emergency management reported that at least two barns were destroyed, a trailer and farm equipment were overturned, a home received minor damage, and a mobile home received roof damage. Power poles were also damaged along the path.
October 2002Flash FloodMutual$20,000A paved road was washed away.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMutual$10,000Metal roof blown off of the Mutual Fire Department building. Time is radar estimated.
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Mutual$10,000A highly-visible multiple vortex tornado began in Woodward County and moved north-northeast. Two homes received roof and siding damage near county road NS227 and tree damage was observed a few locations along the path. The tornado moved into Woodward County south of county road EW048.
April 2002Tornado (F1)Mutual$10,000This is a continuation of the tornado that exited Dewey County at 2241 CST. In Woodward County, a well constructed metal barn, 40 x 60 ft, cemented to the ground, was picked up and moved about 3.5 ft. Also, hay bales were blown around, and trees were damaged.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindMutual$2,000Numerous windows were blown out.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindMutual$1,000Damage to trees and a barn roof.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMutual$1,000Several 2 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs were downed 2 miles southeast of the US Highway 270 and State Highway 50 intersection. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2026HailMutual-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2024HailMutual-Time is radar estimated.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMutual-Seiling (SEIL) Mesonet observation.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMutual-Seiling (SEIL) Mesonet observation.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMutual-Seiling (SEIL) Mesonet observation.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMutual-Seiling (SEIL) Mesonet observation.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMutual-Seiling (SEIL) Mesonet observation.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMutual-Seiling (SEIL) Mesonet observation.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMutual-Seiling (SEIL) Mesonet observation.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMutual-Seiling (SEIL) Mesonet observation.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindMutual-Seiling mesonet site.
May 2017Flash FloodMutual-Flash flooding washed mud and debris over county road 54 east of Mutual. Time estimated.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindMutual-No damage was reported.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindMutual-No damage was reported.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindMutual-No damage reported.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Mutual-Emergency management and a storm chaser video showed a tornado about 1 miles southwest of Mutual. No damage was known to occur and the location is estimated.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindMutual-No damage was reported.
September 2008Heavy RainMutual-The measured rainfall was 8.30 inches, much of it falling in a six to eight hour period.
September 2008Heavy RainMutual-The measured rainfall was 5.89 inches, much of it falling in a six to eight hour period.
June 2007FloodMutual-The intersection of County Road EW 54 and NW 223 was closed due to the North Canadian River flooding. Two feet of water was reported over the roadway.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind gust was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
June 2005HailMutual-Hail was reported by KWTV Channel 9 in Oklahoma City.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMutual-The wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMutual-The wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMutual-The wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
March 2004Tornado (F0)Mutual-Storm chasers observed a brief tornado in open country. No damage was reported.
March 2004Tornado (F0)Mutual-A brief tornado was observed in open country which produced no known damage.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindMutual-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindMutual-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
August 1997Thunderstorm WindMutual-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
May 2024HailMutual-no account filed
May 2024HailMutual-no account filed
May 2022Thunderstorm WindMutual-no account filed
May 2022Thunderstorm WindMutual-no account filed
March 2021Thunderstorm WindMutual-no account filed
March 2021Thunderstorm WindMutual-no account filed
January 2020HailMutual-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindMutual-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMutual-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindMutual-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Woodward 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
Richmond6.7 miles8
Sharon9.4 miles8
Cedardale10.9 miles8
Curtis14.4 miles8
Mooreland14.5 miles8
Alston15.5 miles8
Quinlan16.7 miles9
Woodward18.3 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 MutualAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3287494The 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 1095729. 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.