Ringwood, Oklahoma
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Major census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73768. The Survey maps it on the Ringwood quadrangle. 401 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,312 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresRingwood fell from 424 to 401 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 | 424 | |
| 2010 | 497 | +73 (+17%) |
| 2020 | 401 | -96 (-19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ringwood quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Ringwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Fairview quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Ringwood in 2020, burning about 153 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 153 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | SCHAEFER FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ringwood: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ringwood in 56 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 28 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | $50,000 | Ten to twelve inch diameter trees were uprooted. Awnings were blown down. Shingles were also blown off roofs. A brick wall of a car wash collapsed on a car. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | $40,000 | A mobile home was rolled onto Highway 58. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Ringwood | $30,000 | This tornado was confirmed by a National Weather Service damage survey. At Ringwood High School, the football field pressbox was completely destroyed with debris blown eastward. In addition, an 80 foot lightpole was downed, and large trees sustained limb damage. About one-quarter of a mile east of the football field, the front porch of a house was blown off its foundation, while minor shingle damage was sustained to the southeast corner of the house. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Ringwood | $5,000 | Tornado I1. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports. |
| October 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Ringwood | $5,000 | Isolated severe thunderstorms produced 3 tornadoes in northcentral Oklahoma. In Alfalfa County, two brief tornados caused minor damage to a barn 5 miles southwest of Aline and destroyed a cow shed and corrals 4 miles WSW of Carmen. No damage was reported with the tornado 7 miles WNW of Ringwood in Major County. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | $1,000 | A power pole was blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | $1,000 | Large tree limbs were downed across the town. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | $500 | Trees were downed along Highway 60. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | $200 | Trees were downed. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | $10 | Large tree limbs were downed. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | Large tree branches were blown down along U.S. Highway 412. The location is approximate. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Ringwood | - | MPing report. Based on radar evidence, hailfall likely occurred prior (1935-1945 LST) to report time. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | Multiple tree limbs blown down. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Ringwood | - | Storm chasers observed this tornado looking west from near State Highway 58 looking west. This tornado moved east-northeast and moved into southern Alfalfa County. No damage was reported and the specific path is estimated. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | Estimated by trained spotter. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Ringwood | - | Time estimate from radar. |
| April 2017 | Tornado (EFU) | Ringwood | - | A KOCO (TV) storm chaser observed a tornado just east of US-281 near county road EW-48. No known damage occurred. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ringwood | - | Numerous storm spotters and chasers reported a tornado briefly developed approximately 5 miles south of Ringwood. No damage was reported. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | Estimated 60 to 70 mph winds. No damage information was provided. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ringwood | - | The report was relayed by an off-duty WFO Hastings, Nebraska Employee. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ringwood | - | The hail report was relayed by an off-duty NWS Hastings, Nebraska employee. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Ringwood | - | The hail was reported along Highway 58. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Ringwood | - | The hail was reported by KWTV-9. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Ringwood | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Ringwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meno | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Ames | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cleo Springs | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Isabella | 11.1 miles | 8 | |
| Crystal Lakes | 11.6 miles | 12 | |
| West Cleo | 11.8 miles | 8 | |
| Lindley | 12.0 miles | 12 | |
| Orienta | 12.2 miles | 9 |
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 Ringwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2499113 | 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 1097215. 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.




