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Randlett, Oklahoma

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Southwest Cotton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73562. The Survey maps it on the Randlett quadrangle. 289 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,040 feet above sea level.

Randlett within Cotton County

Population over time

2 figures

Randlett fell from 438 to 289 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
2010438
2020289-149 (-34%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 10 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

10 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Randlett between 2000 and 2012, burning about 882 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
Debris and open burning3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Fireworks3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
3 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyKIOWA 3021
12 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryBAILER
4 July 2003Fireworks10 acresAnadarko AgencyRED-RIVER
3 July 2009Fireworks80 acresAnadarko AgencyRED RIVER COMPLEX
3 July 2006Fireworks1.0 acresAnadarko AgencyRED RIVER 1
27 March 2010Debris and open burning35 acresAnadarko AgencyBOHAY
25 March 2010Equipment and vehicle use40 acresAnadarko AgencyLAST KNIGHT
18 March 2010Debris and open burning120 acresAnadarko AgencyRED RIVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cotton County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Randlett: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Vanadium, Cobalt, Chromium, Nickel, Vanadium, Silver, Chromium. 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
Randlett Northeast-2Copper, Silver, Vanadium, Cobalt, Chromium, NickelOccurrence1971
Randlett Northeast-4Copper, Vanadium, Silver, ChromiumOccurrence1971
Randlett Northwest-1Copper, UraniumOccurrence1955
Matthews ProspectCopperPast Producer1930
Randlett Northeast-3CopperOccurrence1971

Every working recorded in Cotton County

Storms near this place

60 of 70 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Randlett in 70 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 45 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2000Thunderstorm WindRandlett$40,000Four mobile homes were destroyed, one which was occupied, and several power poles were downed. In addition, scattered areas of window and shingle damage occurred.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRandlett$10,000A report of power poles snapped and/or broken. The report was relayed through mPING. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindRandlett$5,000Power poles blown down near the intersection of U.S. Highways 70 and 277. Relayed by emergency management. Time is radar estimated.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindRandlett$5,000Minor damage to the Kiowa casino, some of the roofing was ripped off and tossed outside the main entrance. Time is radar estimated.
April 2006Tornado (F1)Randlett$5,000A tornado that was observed by several storm chasers and spotters touched down near Randlett on the evening on April 24,2006. Video showed that the tornado began as a dust whirl on the ground with no condensation funnel for the first few minutes. A condensation funnel eventually developed from cloud base to the ground and was described as a fat stove-pipe at times. This tornado crossed the Red River into Clay County Texas at 1938 CST (see west north Texas tornado entry) before dissipating. The tornado caused some damage in Oklahoma. A meteorologist at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas did a survey of the damage. Numerous hardwood, mainly elm, trees were snapped or uprooted, with large limbs also downed. One large elm tree, about 2.5 foot in diameter, was snapped about 4 feet above the ground. One large tree was partially debarked. Power poles were also snapped. A few calves were also missing.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindRandlett$2,500Power poles were downed.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindRandlett$1,000Power lines were downed.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindRandlett$100Large trees were damaged.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindRandlett$10Large tree limbs were downed.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindRandlett$10Large tree limbs were downed.
April 2026HailRandlett-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailRandlett-An image showing a ruler measurement was relayed by emergency management. The event time is estimated from radar observations.
August 2025Tornado (EF0)Randlett-Spotters with Wichita County (TX) Skywarn forwarded photographs taken of a landspout tornado that occurred during the afternoon. One photograph was taken looking northeast from Burkburnett Texas, and another from Cotton County Oklahoma. The specific time and location of this landspout could not determined, but it is believed to have occurred at approximately 4:10 PM CDT to the southwest of Randlett.
April 2024HailRandlett-MPing report. Time is radar estimated.
May 2017HailRandlett-Copious amounts of hail covering the interstate up to one inch deep.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Randlett-A storm chaser reported a stovepipe tornado crossing US-70 west of Randlett via spotternetwork.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Randlett-A storm chaser reported a tornado briefly developed approximately 5 miles east or east-southeast of Randlett. No damage was reported.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Randlett-A report was relayed via media of a brief rain-wrapped tornado damaging road signs near the interchange of Interstate 44 and US-277.
May 2012HailRandlett-The hail was reported near I-44. Damage was reported to numerous cars in the parking lot of the casino.
May 2012HailRandlett-The hail was reported on Interstate 44 near the Randlett exit.
October 2009HailRandlett-Hail up to quarter-size fell for approximately seven minutes.
March 2007Flash FloodRandlett-Rainfall totals of 2 to 3 inches over Cotton County during the morning and afternoon of March 30 produced flash flooding in the area. At 1400 CST, a Cotton County official reported that Deep Red Creek was out its banks 3 miles north of Randlett near U.S. Highway 277 Bridge.
March 2007Flash FloodRandlett-Rainfall totals of 2 to 3 inches over Cotton County during the morning and afternoon of March 30 produced flash flooding in the area. At 1400 CST, a Cotton County official reported flash flooding along a small creek 4 miles west-southwest of Randlett had overtopped U.S. Highway 36.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindRandlett-Wind gust was measured near Interstate 44.
April 2004HailRandlett-Hail was observed on Highway 36, two miles south of Highway 70.
April 2004HailRandlett-Hail was covering ground.
June 2004HailRandlett-Hail was reported at the Grandfield exit of Interstate 44.
June 2003HailRandlett-Hail was observed on Highway 70.
April 2000HailRandlett-Hail was reported on Interstate 44.
October 2000Flash FloodRandlett-A county road was closed due to high water.
October 2000Flash FloodRandlett-A county road was closed due to high water.
May 2025HailRandlett-no account filed
March 2023HailRandlett-no account filed
May 2020HailRandlett-no account filed
May 2017HailRandlett-no account filed
April 2016HailRandlett-no account filed
May 2012HailRandlett-no account filed
June 2011HailRandlett-no account filed
June 2011HailRandlett-no account filed
February 2009HailRandlett-no account filed
March 2008HailRandlett-no account filed
April 2007HailRandlett-no account filed
April 2007HailRandlett-no account filed
April 2006HailRandlett-no account filed
April 2006HailRandlett-no account filed
May 2006HailRandlett-no account filed
June 2005HailRandlett-no account filed
June 2003HailRandlett-no account filed
April 2002HailRandlett-no account filed
June 2001HailRandlett-no account filed
July 2000HailRandlett-no account filed
May 1999HailRandlett-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindRandlett-no account filed
July 1998HailRandlett-no account filed
June 1998HailRandlett-no account filed
June 1998HailRandlett-no account filed
June 1997HailRandlett-no account filed
June 1997HailRandlett-no account filed
June 1996HailRandlett-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindRandlett-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Cotton 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
Cookietown6.8 miles9
Devol6.8 miles9
Taylor7.0 miles10
Temple13.7 miles10
Walters15.1 miles9
Hooper15.4 miles10
Fivemile Corner17.9 miles10
Hulen25.9 miles12

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 RandlettAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3287516The 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 1097038. 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.