Ryan, Oklahoma
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the South Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73565. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ryan quadrangle. 667 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
On record in Ryan
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Irving Baptist Churchlisted 2009
Population over time
2 figuresRyan fell from 816 to 667 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 816 | |
| 2020 | 667 | -149 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Addington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Ryan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Ryan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Ryan between 2005 and 2016, burning about 3,150 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2011 | Natural | 60 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 98TH MERIDIAN & 2332 |
| 22 June 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 13 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENNRY FIRE/ 98TH MERIDIAN |
| 7 April 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 4/1/2016 |
| 7 March 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 98 MERIDIAN FIRE M/A BYERS |
| 14 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Chickasaw Agency | SOUTHWARD |
| 14 March 2005 | Natural | 250 acres | Chickasaw Agency | BARRETT RD |
| 18 January 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,800 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | RYAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Ryan: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ryan in 39 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 22 hail, 11 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds in Ryan in Jefferson County uprooted a two-foot tree, caused the roof of an old store to collapse, and felled a large tree onto a travel trailer. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | $40,000 | A 24-28 inch diameter tree was blown over along with several power poles blown down. A store awning was torn from the building. A green house was damaged at the Ryan school. A travel trailer was tossed 50 yards and destroyed. Several portable car ports were also destroyed. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | $10,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds tore awnings from businesses and destroyed signs. Trees were downed and roofs were damaged throughout town. Four 40-foot utility poles were also blown down by the severe winds. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | $5,000 | The roof of a barn and house were blown off. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | $2,400 | A few branches that were several inches in diameter were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | $500 | Some tree damage was reported. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | - | Six inch diameter tree branches down. Radar estimated time. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Ryan | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ryan | - | Spotters and chasers reported a tornado east of US-81 approximately 4 miles south-southeast of Ryan. No damage was reported. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Ryan | - | Up to two feet of water over Highway 81 near Ryan. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ryan | - | Storm spotters and chasers reported a tornado estimated to have moved from about 4 miles west of Oscar to 2 miles west-northwest of Oscar. No damage was reported. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Ryan | - | Rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches fell over south central Oklahoma during the morning and afternoon of March 30 and generated flash flooding across the region. At 1350 CST, the Jefferson County sheriff reported that flash flooding had closed U.S. Highway 81 two miles north of the town of Ryan. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| February 2018 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Ryan | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Ryan | - | 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.
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 Ryan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1018294 | 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 1097552. 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.





