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Ringling, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ringling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73456. It stands on Fox Branch. The Survey maps it on the Ringling quadrangle. 869 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 912 feet above sea level.

Ringling within Jefferson County

Population over time

3 figures

Ringling fell from 1,135 to 869 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.

YearPeople Change
20001,135
20101,037-98 (-9%)
2020869-168 (-16%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 14 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

7 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Ringling between 2006 and 2019, burning about 1,598 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 burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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 July 2006Equipment and vehicle use12 acresChickasaw AgencyBERMUDA
24 March 2008Debris and open burning6.1 acresChickasaw AgencyCOLBALT JUNCTION
20 March 2019Debris and open burning404 acresChickasaw AgencyMCCLESKY
19 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.2 acresChickasaw AgencyNO SHOW
29 January 2008Debris and open burning1,150 acresChickasaw AgencyDUNDEE
14 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyRINGLING
12 January 2008Debris and open burning16 acresChickasaw AgencyGOAT PIT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Ringling: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson County

Storms near this place

60 of 86 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ringling in 86 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 45 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 6 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2023Tornado (EF1)Ringling$100,000This tornado moved east-southeast out of Stephens County into Jefferson County. The tornado then turned southeast and dissipated soon after crossing State Highway 89 between E1890 Road and E1900 Road. In Jefferson County, at least four homes were damaged and a couple of barns were damaged or destroyed as well as many trees damaged.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindRingling$75,000A social media image showing the roof of a building blown offon Main Street in the community of Ringling. Event time is estimated from radar observations and severe wind gusts from the nearby Ringling Mesonet.
August 2009LightningRingling$50,000A house caught fire after being struck by lightning. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindRingling$30,000Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 to 80 mph caused extensive damage in Ringling. One carport and several metal sheds were destroyed. A barn was blown away, leaving the setting hens still sitting (unharmed), but killing 4 turkeys. Another barn suffered major damage. Porches were also torn from homes. One covered porch was torn from the front of a house and blown over the house into the back yard. Numerous large trees were uprooted. Roof damage was extensive, particularly on the south side of town. In one unusual case, an asphalt shingle was torn from a roof and wedged between the door and window glass of a truck. Neither the door or window were damaged.
May 1993Tornado (F1)Ringling$5,000no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindRingling$3,000Three power poles were snapped on highway 89 one half mile north of Ringling. Time estimated by radar.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindRingling$1,000Minor structural damage was sustained to Mudcreek Trees and Nuts.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindRingling$1,000no account filed
April 2025Thunderstorm WindRingling-Ringling (RING) Mesonet observation.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindRingling-Ringling (RING) Mesonet observation.
May 2025HailRingling-The report was relayed through mPING.
March 2024HailRingling-Relayed report via emergency management.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindRingling-Ringling (RING) Mesonet observation.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRingling-Ringling (RING) Mesonet observation. Southeasterly wind gust.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindRingling-Ringling (RING) Mesonet observation.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindRingling-The Oklahoma Mesonet site 1 mile north of Ringling measured a 60 mph wind gust.
March 2019HailRingling-Location based on radar data.
April 2019HailRingling-Golf ball and ping pong sized hail reported.
May 2017Tornado (EFU)Ringling-A tornado was observed by a television storm chaser south of Loco and west-northwest of Ringling. No damage was reported and the specific path is estimated.
May 2014Tornado (EF0)Ringling-A photo was taken of a tornado west of Ringling and sent to KSWO TV. The location and the time of the tornado were estimated. No known damage occurred.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindRingling-Mesonet site at Ringling reported a gust to 80 mph.
October 2011Thunderstorm WindRingling-Dime-size hail was reported in addition to the wind gust.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindRingling-A wind gust of 57 mph was also measured at 1910 CDT.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindRingling-A number of homes in Ringling suffered roof damage, and widespread tree and outbuilding damage occurred.
March 2006HailRingling-Hail was observed on Highway 70.
August 2005Flash FloodRingling-Flash flooding occurred along Mud Creek and its tributaries in Jefferson County during the late evening of August 14 and early morning of August 15. Floodwaters inundated roads in Ringling, OK during this period.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindRingling-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindRingling-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindRingling-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindRingling-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindRingling-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindRingling-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindRingling-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
October 2000Flash FloodRingling-Highway 29, north and south of Ringling, was closed due to high water.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindRingling-Measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet
June 1998Thunderstorm WindRingling-Measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet
April 1997HailRingling-Nickel-size hail covered the ground.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindRingling-measured at the Oklahoma Mesonet site
February 2023Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
May 2021Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
December 2021Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
May 2020HailRingling-no account filed
May 2020HailRingling-no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
April 2019Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
October 2018Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
May 2017Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
May 2013Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
October 2011HailRingling-no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
June 2009HailRingling-no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
March 2008Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
May 2008HailRingling-no account filed
May 2007Thunderstorm WindRingling-no account filed
June 2005HailRingling-no account filed
June 2005HailRingling-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jefferson 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
Cornish1.4 miles14
Atlee6.2 miles14
Asphaltum7.1 miles14
Grady11.6 miles14
Petersburg15.5 miles10
Oscar15.9 miles9
Addington20.4 miles16
Waurika21.5 miles16

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 RinglingAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2539392The 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 1097212. 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.