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Newkirk, Oklahoma

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Newkirk census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74647. The Survey maps it on the Newkirk quadrangle. 2,172 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,152 feet above sea level.

Newkirk within Kay County

On record in Newkirk

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 7 records

Population over time

2 figures

Newkirk fell from 2,317 to 2,172 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
20102,317
20202,172-145 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 11 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 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Newkirk in 2000, burning about 200 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
13 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryGIBSON

Every fire recorded in Kay County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Newkirk: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kay County

Storms near this place

60 of 119 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newkirk in 119 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 63 thunderstorm wind, 46 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 tornado. 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
May 2019Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$80,000A storm associated with a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) produced widespread wind damage and an embedded tornado path. The area of wind developed just southwest of Newkirk and produced a swath of mostly light damage to trees through central, southern and eastern sections of Newkirk including downtown. A few homes and buildings were damaged. The most significant wind damage was on the northeast side where a mobile home was destroyed. The swath of wind damage was generally 300-500 yards wide through much of Newkirk, but ended in a large divergent downburst just northeast of town that became about 1500 yards wide.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)Newkirk$75,000A mobile home was damaged near where this tornado developed west of La Cann Road and south of Gate Road. The tornado moved east-northeast producing damage to another mobile home and trees along Gate Road.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$40,000A gas station canopy was blown over in Newkirk.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$25,000A relayed image shows a gas station awning blown over. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2019Tornado (EF1)Newkirk$25,000A storm associated with a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS) produced a wide swath of wind damage and an embedded tornado in and near Newkirk. The tornado developed on the southwest side of town, moved northeast to just southeast of downtown, then turned north along Pine Avenue dissipating just northeast of town. A few houses had some minor damage and a number of sheds and outbuildings were damaged. Tree and power line damage was also observed along the path.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$15,000The winds downed 18 utility poles and took out power to the entire town of Newkirk. Damages estimated.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$15,000Damage was reported to a barn with the roof completely destroyed. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$15,000Roof was blown off a barn.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$10,000A car port was blown from a house into the street, where it blocked traffic.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$10,000no account filed
June 2023Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$5,000Numerous power lines blown down. Time is radar estimated.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$5,000Rotting tree snapped 10 feet up trunk and fell on house. Time estimated from radar.
May 1994HailNewkirk$5,000no account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$5,000no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$3,000Tree damage, one outbuilding overturned, and a few barns with some tin blown off roof.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$3,000A fireworks stand was blown over. A person working inside was briefly trapped in the debris, but escaped unharmed. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$500no account filed
September 1999Thunderstorm WindNewkirk$500no account filed
May 1997Tornado (F0)Newkirk$100A tornado downed a swath of trees northwest of Newkirk.
April 2026Tornado (EFU)Newkirk-An Oklahoma City television station meteorologist observed a tornado develop just southeast of the city limits of Newkirk. This tornado appears to have moved through an open landscape southeast of Newkirk and no damage was reported, so the specific path is estimated.
June 2025HailNewkirk-The location is approximate.
April 2024HailNewkirk-Time is radar estimated.
May 2024HailNewkirk-Relayed by emergency management.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-No damage reported.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-No damage reported.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-Tree downed. Time estimated by radar and nearby surface Mesonet observation.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-No damage reported.
June 2016Flash FloodNewkirk-Water covered Peckham road.
May 2016HailNewkirk-This report was relayed via the mPing (Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near the Ground) application.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-No damage reported.
June 2014HailNewkirk-No damage information provided.
June 2014HailNewkirk-No damage information was provided.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-Mesonet station at Newkirk recorded a gust 59 mph.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-Estimated 60 mph wind gusts near Newkirk. No damage was reported.
April 2011HailNewkirk-Hail up to two inches in diameter was reported.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-No damage occurred with the severe wind.
October 2009Heavy RainNewkirk-The total rainfall accumulation was 2.57 inches.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-Another wind gust of 59 mph was measured at 0115 CDT.
June 2009HailNewkirk-Nickel- to quarter-size hail was reported in Newkirk.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-The wind gust was the result of a wet microburst.
May 2008HailNewkirk-Dime to nickel-size hail was reported.
March 2007Flash FloodNewkirk-Heavy rainfall totals of 3 to 7 inches over northern Kay County during the morning hours of March 20 produced flash flooding in the area. At 1147 CST, the Kay County sheriff's office reported flash flooding along rural roads over Wolf Creek one mile east of Newkirk.
May 2002Flash FloodNewkirk-Highway 77 was closed due to high water.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-Measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
April 1999HailNewkirk-Hail reported on the east side of Newkirk.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-Measured by Oklahoma Mesonet.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-Measured by Oklahoma Mesonet.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
April 1994Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-Thunderstorms in northern Oklahoma late on the 8th and early on the 9th produced hail up to golf ball-size and damaging winds. Strong thunderstorm winds tore shingles from a house and downed tree limbs seven miles east-southeast of Selman and downed tree limbs 8.5 miles northeast of Newkirk. Golf ball-size hail covered the ground in Laverne and was still on the ground six hours later.
May 2024HailNewkirk-no account filed
March 2022Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-no account filed
May 2019Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-no account filed
May 2019Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-no account filed
April 2019Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-no account filed
August 2019Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindNewkirk-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kay 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
Kildare5.0 miles11
Bender5.7 miles10
Middleton6.0 miles11
Peckham6.5 miles10
Chilocco7.4 miles11
Uncas8.9 miles12
Grainville9.7 miles10
Dilworth10.1 miles10

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 NewkirkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3020762The 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 1095856. 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.