Quinton, Oklahoma
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Quinton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74561. The Survey maps it on the Quinton South quadrangle. 863 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 610 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
3 figuresQuinton fell from 1,071 to 863 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,071 | |
| 2010 | 1,051 | -20 (-2%) |
| 2020 | 863 | -188 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1900 USGS Sansbois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Sans Bois quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Sans Bois quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Sansbois quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Quinton South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1977 USGS Quinton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Eufaula quadrangle1:100000
- 1978 USGS Fort Smith quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
281 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 281 fires within 5 miles of Quinton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 28,146 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 138 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/incendiarism | 138 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 14 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 September 2002 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 55 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 29 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Natural | 31 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 30 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 20423 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Quinton: 1 past producer. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sandstone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
46 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quinton in 46 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 26 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 2001 | Hail | Quinton | $50,000 | Golfball size hail damage a few car and roofs of buildings. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds did damage in a two block by six block area. A few barns were destroyed and a few carports were blown onto cars. Several trees were blown down with a few blocking roads. The wind also caused power outages. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Quinton | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Quinton | $30,000 | This tornado moved from Pittsburg into Haskell County at 941 PM CDT. Two houses were heavily damaged south of Quinton. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Quinton | $25,000 | This is the first segment of a two-segment tornado. This tornado developed west of Quinton, to the north of Highway 31. The tornado uprooted trees, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged the roofs of homes as it moved east across town, then moved into Haskell County near Highway 31. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 85 to 95 mph. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | $20,000 | The roof of a nursing home was damaged by strong thunderstorm wind. |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Quinton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Quinton | $2,000 | A brief tornado touchdown in Quinton knocked power lines down. There are no known injuries with this tornado. The parent storm produced a tornado 4 miles southwest of Quinton just five minutes earlier. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | $100 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees and large tree limbs. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Quinton | - | Basome Road southwest of Quinton was impassable due to high water over the roadway. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour blew down numerous large trees. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | Several tree limbs were blown down by 60 mph winds. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Quinton | - | Emergency management director reported a tornado 4 miles southwest of Quinton. No known damage or injuries. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| October 2009 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| January 2002 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| November 1997 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quinton | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Quinton | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Featherston | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Highway 9 Landing | 10.3 miles | 14 | |
| Carlton Landing | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Blocker | 11.3 miles | 17 | |
| Longtown | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Canadian Fork | 11.7 miles | 13 | |
| Bristow Point | 12.8 miles | 17 |
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 Quinton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3287488 | 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 1096996. 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.










