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Okeene, Oklahoma

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Okeene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73763. The Survey maps it on the Okeene quadrangle. 1,090 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,214 feet above sea level.

Okeene within Blaine County

On record in Okeene

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 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Okeene fell from 1,204 to 1,090 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
20101,204
20201,090-114 (-9%)

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 Okeene in 2020, burning about 421 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
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
17 June 2020Power generation/transmission/distribution421 acresOklahoma Division of ForestrySPRING CREEK 2 FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Blaine County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Okeene: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Siltstone PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Blaine County

Storms near this place

48 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Okeene in 48 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 26 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 1 lightning. 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
August 2007Thunderstorm WindOkeene$60,000A large swath of wind damage was observed, which included the cities of Okeene and Greenfield. A roof was ripped off a grocery story in Okeene, with numerous trees, power lines, and power poles downed. Minor structural damage was observed to an open garage in Greenfield, with numerous trees, power lines, and power poles also downed. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 2007Tornado (EF1)Okeene$50,000A tornado was reported near Okeene and moved northeast. Damage was first noticed to a barn and grain silo 1 mile east of Okeene. The most substantial damage rated EF1 was noted at a farmstead. A small garage (open bay) was damaged. Approximately 1/3 of its aluminum roof covering peeled off and some roof wood panels were removed. A tree next to the garage had some limbs snapped off. A piece of siding from the barn was wrapped around a tree. A small half-cylinder type garage was also heavily damaged. The north side had a large portion of its siding removed and some of the wood structure were damaged. The east end had a garage door which was blown out and most of the east wall was removed. A grain silo actually lifted off the ground and landed about 100 feet away. Also present were small grain bins, in which one was tipped over and apparently rotated. A large barn had substantial damage to the roof and walls on the east and west ends of the buildings. Also, almost all siding on the north side of the building was removed. A large garage door on the south end of the barn was blown in yet its wiring still held together and the door was hanging by this wiring. Debris from the barn (all of it siding/roofing which was aluminum) was scattered to the northeast 1500-2000 feet. The tornado continued northeast before lifting 2.5 miles east of Okeene. At the strongest point the tornado reached EF1 damage causing an estimated $50 thousand in damage.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindOkeene$50,000no account filed
November 2024Thunderstorm WindOkeene$25,000Relayed images show the metal roofs of two businesses peeled back in the Okeene community. Event time is radar-estimated.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Okeene$25,000This tornado initially developed about 5 miles south-southeast of Okeene and moved generally east-northeast before moving into Kingfisher County about a mile and a half south of State Highway 51. In Blaine County, two outbuildings received significant roof damage near the beginning of the path along County Roads N2650 and N2660. A number of trees were also damaged or broken along the path.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindOkeene$10,000Several tree limbs downed due to high wind. Six to seven trees were blown down in the Okeene area. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindOkeene$6,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindOkeene$5,000House roofs were damaged, and trees and power lines were downed.
August 1999LightningOkeene$5,000no account filed
July 1998Tornado (F0)Okeene$3,000no account filed
August 2016Thunderstorm WindOkeene$1,000Power poles down.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindOkeene$1,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindOkeene$500no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindOkeene$10no account filed
April 2026HailOkeene-Maximum hail size increased from quarter to golf ball during the event time. The location is approximate.
June 2025HailOkeene-The location is approximate.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindOkeene-Multiple large tree limbs were blown down and large steel dumpsters were flipped over in the community of Okeene. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindOkeene-An estimated wind gust in the community of Okeene. The location is approximate.
May 2024HailOkeene-Relayed image.
September 2023HailOkeene-Relayed image showing ping pong ball to golf ball size hail. Time is radar estimated.
May 2012HailOkeene-No damage was reported.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Okeene-Off-duty NWS meteorologists, storm chasers, and local broadcast media confirmed a tornado that lasted 1 to 2 minutes. No known damage occurred.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindOkeene-No damage was reported with the wind gust.
May 2010HailOkeene-The hail report was relayed by KWTV-9. Also, the area wheat crop sustained major damage, with some fields totally wiped out. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindOkeene-The wind gust was reported by KFOR Channel 4 in Oklahoma City.
April 2004HailOkeene-Hail covered the ground.
March 2004HailOkeene-Hail was reported by radio station on north side of town.
April 2026HailOkeene-no account filed
May 2024HailOkeene-no account filed
May 2022HailOkeene-no account filed
May 2019HailOkeene-no account filed
May 2012HailOkeene-no account filed
May 2012HailOkeene-no account filed
May 2011HailOkeene-no account filed
May 2010HailOkeene-no account filed
August 2009HailOkeene-no account filed
June 2005HailOkeene-no account filed
September 2005HailOkeene-no account filed
April 2004HailOkeene-no account filed
May 2003HailOkeene-no account filed
September 2001HailOkeene-no account filed
September 1999Thunderstorm WindOkeene-no account filed
July 1998Tornado (F0)Okeene-no account filed
September 1998HailOkeene-no account filed
May 1996Tornado (F1)Okeene-no account filed
June 1996HailOkeene-no account filed
March 1996HailOkeene-no account filed
March 1996HailOkeene-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Blaine 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
Darrow4.0 miles9
Homestead4.7 miles8
Southard9.4 miles9
Hitchcock10.3 miles7
Longdale12.4 miles8
Carlton12.6 miles8
Carleton12.8 miles8
Bucher14.1 miles7

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 OkeeneAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2552599The 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 1096197. 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.