BlockBefore

Pink, Oklahoma

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Shawnee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74873. The Survey maps it on the Shawnee Reservoir quadrangle. 2,091 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,119 feet above sea level.

Pink within Pottawatomie County

Population over time

2 figures

Pink grew from 2,058 to 2,091 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
20102,058
20202,091+33 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

6 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Pink between 2008 and 2016, burning about 286 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3

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
14 March 2008Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresChickasaw AgencyMIDDLE END
20 December 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined146 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryWALKER ROAD
30 November 2010Arson/incendiarism50 acresKickapoo Field OfficeWALKER RD.
22 October 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKickapoo Field OfficeTAR POLE
27 January 2008Arson/incendiarism80 acresKickapoo Field OfficeSOUTH PINK
16 January 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKickapoo Field OfficeLA SONIC

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pottawatomie County

Storms near this place

46 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pink in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 21 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 3 deaths and 6 injuries. 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 2013Tornado (EF4)Pink2 killed, 6 hurtThe large tornado moved east-northeast into Pottawatomie County then curving northeast as it approached State Highway 102. The tornado moved through a mobile home park north of Independence Road after crossing State Highway 102. Just northeast of the mobile home park, a permanent home was destroyed with much of the debris blown well to the northeast. It continued northeast crossing Interstate 40 near the intersection of US-177, then curved north-northeast finally dissipating near Wolverine Road and Coker Road. One fatality occurred in the mobile home park, and another man was killed in his vehicle.
July 2016Flash FloodPink1 killed, $10,000A 49 year old woman was traveling on a rural road near Pink, OK when her car was swept of the road by floodwaters, resulting in a direct fatality. The car was found in the creek soon after, but her body was not found until the following Tuesday.
April 2023Tornado (EF2)Pink$100,000The fourteenth tornado of the outbreak developed north of Pink southeast of the intersection of Walker Road and Waco Road, and moved north-northwest and then northwest before moving into Cleveland County south of Lake Road. In Pottawatomie County, a number of homes, mobile homes and a church were damaged by the tornado with at least one home where the entire roof was removed.
January 2026Tornado (EF1)Pink$75,000This is a continuation of a tornado that developed in Cleveland County. After crossing Pottawatomie Road into Pottawatomie County, a number of large, dead trees were broken, a small outbuilding destroyed and a porch was damaged. Continuing northeast, an outbuilding was damaged along Fishmarket Road, and at least two homes received roof damage in the area between the Shawnee Twin Lakes. The tornado dissipated northeast of Homer Lane Road and Patterson Road between the lakes.
May 1999Tornado (F1)Pink$75,000Tornado D1 (Pottawatomie County portion). See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports. The end point of this tornado was changed from 3 miles northeast of Pink to 2 miles north-northeast of Pink. Please refer to the original version of May Storm Data for more information.
April 2023Tornado (EF3)Pink$50,000The twelfth tornado of the outbreak developed about 2 miles south-southeast of Pink. This tornado was very slow, moving only 0.6 mile in 5 minutes near the intersection of Okay Road and Willow View Road. A metal truss electric transmission tower collapsed in the tornado and is the source of the EF3 rating. The tornado also damaged at least two homes and numerous trees.
April 2023Tornado (EF1)Pink$25,000This eleventh tornado moved into Pottawatomie County from Cleveland County, crossing the county line just south of Lindsey Street/Little River Road. The tornado was becoming narrower quickly as it crossed the county line, from a maximum of 2200 yard width in Cleveland County to about 750 yards wide as it crossed the county line and continued to become narrower until dissipating about 3/4 mile after moving into Pottawatomie County. A home and a mobile home had shingle and siding damage, and trees and power poles were also damaged.
March 2023Flash FloodPink$10,000Emergency manager reported a portion of Clear Pond Rd washed out due to heavy rainfall.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPink$10,000Barn destroyed, time estimated.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Pink$5,000Two nearly-simultaneous tornadoes occurred in northwestern Pottawatomie County from a QLCS storm. The first one developed just east of the Cleveland-Pottawatomie County line along Lake Road and moved northeast and then north dissipating or merging with a second tornado near Fishmarket Road and Oakridge Lane. Two barns had siding damage, but otherwise damage was primarily to trees along the path.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindPink$2,000Relayed images showing a small metal barn destroyed. Time is radar estimated.
May 2025HailPink-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailPink-The report was relayed through mPING.
June 2025HailPink-The report was relayed through mPING.
June 2025HailPink-The report was relayed through mPING.
October 2025HailPink-An image was shared on social media. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindPink-Social media image showing a large tree limb blown down. Time is radar estimated.
September 2023HailPink-Image relayed via social media. Location and time are radar estimated.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindPink-Windows blown out on the west side of a house.
May 2017Flash FloodPink-Hardesty road was under 6-8 inches of moving water for about 70-80 feet.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindPink-Tree limbs broken by winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindPink-No damage reported.
May 2010Tornado (EF1)Pink-Pottawatomie County portion of Tornado #J3. The tornado moved into Pottawatomie County from Cleveland County and was generally about one mile northeast of tornado #J1 in Pottawatomie County. This tornado continued north of State Highway 9 causing tree and roof damage on the west side of State Highway 102 before dissipating.
May 2010Tornado (EF1)Pink-Pottawatomie County portion of tornado #J1. This tornado crossed into Pottawatomie County from Cleveland County near State Highway 9. The tornado crossed the path of tornado #J3 and remained south of State Highway 9 in Pottawatomie County, causing tree damage along State Highway 102 before dissipating.
May 2008HailPink-A wind gust of 57 mph was also measured.
May 2020HailPink-no account filed
April 2011HailPink-no account filed
April 2011HailPink-no account filed
August 2011HailPink-no account filed
August 2011HailPink-no account filed
November 2008HailPink-no account filed
April 2008HailPink-no account filed
June 2008HailPink-no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindPink-no account filed
April 2006HailPink-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindPink-no account filed
April 2004HailPink-no account filed
April 2004HailPink-no account filed
March 2003HailPink-no account filed
March 2003HailPink-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindPink-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindPink-no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindPink-no account filed
January 1996HailPink-no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindPink-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindPink-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pottawatomie 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
Bethel Acres6.0 miles13
Morvin6.8 miles13
Burnett7.5 miles13
Gaddy8.0 miles13
Brooksville9.1 miles14
Tecumseh9.7 miles15
Dale9.8 miles13
Macomb9.8 miles13

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 PinkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2710021The 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 1100744. 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.

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.