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Owasso, Oklahoma

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Tulsa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74055. It stands on Ranch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Collinsville quadrangle. 38,240 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 610 feet above sea level.

Owasso within Tulsa County

Population over time

2 figures

Owasso grew from 28,915 to 38,240 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
201028,915
202038,240+9,325 (+32%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 20 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

4 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Owasso between 2002 and 2019, burning about 605 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking1

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
8 April 2019Arson/incendiarism2.4 acresCherokee Nation TribeHANSEN 2
11 February 2002Smoking23 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
29 October 2003Arson/incendiarism30 acresCherokee Nation Tribe30594A
15 January 2006Arson/incendiarism550 acresOsage AgencySPERRY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tulsa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Owasso: 18 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 Clay PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Anchor Stone Co Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Anchor Stone CompanyStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
No. 1 Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Richard QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Tulsa County

Storms near this place

60 of 161 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Owasso in 161 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 84 hail, 50 thunderstorm wind, 20 flash flood, 4 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
May 2001HailOwasso$500,000no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindOwasso$100,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour caused a hotel that was under construction to partially collapse.
August 2017LightningOwasso$80,000Lightning struck a home and resulted in a fire that severely damaged it.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindOwasso$50,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines causing power outages and ripped shingles from the roofs of several homes.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindOwasso$50,000An isolated severe thunderstorm moved across northern Tulsa County during the late afternoon of August 30th. Strong thunderstorm winds damaged a barn at 86th Street North and Delaware Street 5 miles west of Owasso, and a large tree was downed 3.5 miles west of Owasso. Golfball-size hail fell just east of Owasso.
April 2006HailOwasso$50,000no account filed
May 2025HailOwasso$25,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindOwasso$25,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged trees, outbuildings and street signs.
August 2009HailOwasso$25,000no account filed
March 2006HailOwasso$25,000no account filed
April 2006HailOwasso$25,000no account filed
September 2025HailOwasso$20,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindOwasso$20,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged business signs, and bent over a flag pole.
October 2014HailOwasso$20,000no account filed
April 2011HailOwasso$20,000no account filed
November 2024Thunderstorm WindOwasso$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged the roofs of homes, and snapped large tree limbs in Owasso.
May 2025Flash FloodOwasso$10,000A vehicle was partially submerged in flood water at the intersection of East 79th Street North and N 123rd East Avenue, near Elm Creek Park in Owasso.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOwasso$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, and blew down numerous power lines.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindOwasso$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large limbs off several hardwood trees. Power lines were blown down resulting in power outages.
June 2019HailOwasso$10,000no account filed
June 2019HailOwasso$10,000no account filed
June 2023Thunderstorm WindOwasso$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a power pole and power lines on Mingo Road, south of E 76th Street N.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOwasso$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs, and blew down power lines.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindOwasso$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power poles.
June 2003Flash FloodOwasso$5,000Heavy thunderstorm rains caused water to enter a house.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindOwasso$4,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew shingles off the roof of a home.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindOwasso$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindOwasso$3,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down power lines between Sperry and Owasso.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindOwasso$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, and blew down power lines.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindOwasso$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down power lines across E 66th St N, on the southeast side of Owasso.
October 2023Thunderstorm WindOwasso$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs and blew down power lines on E 86th St N and N 129th E Ave.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindOwasso$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs, some of which fell onto a vehicle.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindOwasso$2,000Portions of a fence were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindOwasso$2,000Power lines were blown down.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindOwasso$1,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindOwasso$500Shingles blown off a roof
May 2025Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of 66th Street North were flooded and impassable between Highway 169 and 129th East Avenue.
May 2024Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of E 106th Street N were flooded east of Highway 75.
May 2024Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of E 76th St N, and other nearby roads, were flooded near the county line.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured to 58 mph.
November 2024Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of several roads were flooded east of Highway 169.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped multiple large trees.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs from Highway 169 to N 145th E Avenue and E 76th Street N.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs east of Highway 169 near E 56th Street N.
May 2021Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of E 86th Street N were flooded and closed near Memorial Drive.
May 2021Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of E 116th Street N were flooded near N Garnett Road.
July 2021Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of E 96th Street North were flooded near N Mingo Road.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Owasso-This tornado snapped large tree limbs north of the TTC Owasso Campus. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 65 to 70 mph.
May 2019Flash FloodOwasso-Numerous streets were flooded and closed across the City of Owasso.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs near E 78th Street N and N 129th E Avenue in Owasso.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Thunderstorm wind gusts to 65 mph were estimated at E 96th Street N in Owasso.
June 2019Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of numerous roads were flooded and closed in and around Owasso.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
April 2017Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of E 86th Street N were flooded and closed between N Sheridan Road and N Yale Avenue.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 65 mph on the northwest side of Owasso.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree.
May 2016Flash FloodOwasso-Portions of 116th St N were flooded, both east and west of Garnett Road.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped numerous large tree limbs at Baptist Village.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees at 66th St North and 129th E Ave.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindOwasso-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 65 mph.

Every storm recorded in Tulsa 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
Mingo3.5 miles22
Mohawk5.8 miles23
Garnett5.9 miles22
Douglas6.1 miles23
Collinsville6.6 miles20
Turley6.7 miles23
Dawson6.8 miles23
Sperry7.5 miles21

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 OwassoAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2677698The 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 1096358. 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.