Okarche, Oklahoma
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It lies in ZIP code area 73762. The Survey maps it on the Okarche quadrangle. 1,141 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,243 feet above sea level.
On record in Okarche
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 1 record
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Churchlisted 2024
Population over time
2 figuresOkarche fell from 1,215 to 1,141 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,215 | |
| 2020 | 1,141 | -74 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1892 USGS Kingfisher quadrangle1:125000
- 1895 USGS Kingfisher quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Oklahoma City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Okarche quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Oklahoma City North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Okarche in 1996, burning about 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 February 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Concho Field Office | TIGER |
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Okarche: 4 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
54 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Okarche in 54 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 37 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Hail | Okarche | $500,000 | Hail broke the windshields of the Okarche Police Department cruisers. The large hail also heavily damaged school buildings breaking 61 windows and 26 skylights. The school roof and 4 vehicles were determined to be totaled. Several other homes and vehicles were also damaged. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | $130,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Okarche | $100,000 | Numerous county roads and bridges were closed county wide as torrential rain and sustained severe winds battered the county. In Calumet, portions of the town's water lines were washed out. In Mustang, HWY 152 was closed west of town. Numerous persons had to be rescued from their vehicles, but no injuries were reported. HWY 4 was closed in Mustang due to the high water. The wastewater treatment plant received some minor damage. In Okarche, the Prong bridge east of town was closed due to water running over top of it. The roadway was also closed near the Meyer Dairy Farm. In Piedmont, a car was washed off of Banner Road. The driver had to be rescued but was unharmed. The car was a total loss. The intersection of Apache and 206th street between Piedmont and Cemetery road was closed due to high water. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Okarche | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Okarche | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Okarche | $5,000 | Tornado C1 (Canadain County portion). See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | $10 | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | $10 | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Okarche | - | MPing report. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Okarche | - | MPing report. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Okarche | - | MPing report. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Okarche | - | At least one city street was closed due to flash flooding between 9 and 930 am. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | - | No damage was reported with the wind gust. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Okarche | - | The report was relayed by Fox 25 television. The Kingfisher county emergency manager also reported the hail. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | - | Sustained winds were estimated near 60 mph for three to four minutes, with gusts of 70 to 80 mph. |
| March 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Okarche | - | Two funnel clouds developed south of Okarche with several chasers seeing one tornado touch down briefly. No known damage. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Okarche | - | Tornado C2 (Canadian County portion). See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Okarche | - | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Okarche | - | 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 Okarche | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1987297 | 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 1096193. 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.






