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Salina, Oklahoma

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the East Mayes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74365. The Survey maps it on the Salina quadrangle. 1,085 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 640 feet above sea level.

Salina within Mayes County

On record in Salina

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

Population over time

2 figures

Salina fell from 1,396 to 1,085 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
20101,396
20201,085-311 (-22%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

196 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 196 fires within 5 miles of Salina between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,804 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 75 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/incendiarism75
Missing data/not specified/undetermined71
Debris and open burning21
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
19 September 2000Natural1.8 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
8 August 2012Natural6.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30364
8 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestry30562
28 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
22 August 2012Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30383
10 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
30 July 2012Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry30335
25 July 1997Natural1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mayes County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Salina: 6 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Oklahoma Cement Co.Clay PitsClayProducer
No 2 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Oklahoma Cement Co.Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Oklahoma Cement Co.Limestone PitsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Saline Creek PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mayes County

Storms near this place

42 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salina in 42 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 19 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
May 2003Thunderstorm WindSalina1 hurt, $25,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees and power lines down. One tree at nearby Hudson Lake Marina fell onto a car and into a bedroom of a home. The person in the bedroom suffered minor injuries.
July 2004LightningSalina1 hurt, $5,000Lightning struck a house in Salina. A person in the house was injured due to the lightning strike.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Salina$3,750,000This tornado developed just north of Salina, and moved south-southeast across town, dissipating over an inlet of Lake Hudson. The tornado damaged about 40 homes and businesses, of which seven were destroyed, damaged more than a dozen government and commercial buildings, destroyed about twenty outbuildings, uprooted and snapped trees, and blew down power poles. It produced a tornadic debris signature from the KINX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 95 to 105 mph.
May 2024Tornado (EF1)Salina$1,000,000This tornado developed over Lake Hudson and moved generally east-southeast. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted, about 30 homes were damaged, one of which was destroyed, more than 30 outbuildings were destroyed, and power poles were snapped along its path from the lake shore to near Kenwood Road. It produced a tornadic debris signature from the KINX WSR-88D. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 105 to 110 mph.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindSalina$100,000Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged the roofs of homes, and blew down multiple trees.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindSalina$10,000Strong thunderstorm wind damaged buildings.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindSalina$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSalina$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto power lines.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindSalina$2,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees and damaged the roof of a home.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindSalina$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the high school football stadium at Salina.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindSalina$100Thunderstorm wind blew tree limbs down.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindSalina-Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Salina-This tornado developed west of NE 490 Drive, to the north of Kenwood Road. It moved east, crossed Kenwood Road, and dissipated east of the S 447 Road. The tornado uprooted trees and snapped large tree limbs. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph.
May 2016Flash FloodSalina-Numerous roads were flooded and closed throughout Mayes County, including the intersection of the 438 and the 460 Roads, portions of Highway 28 west of the 426 Road, and portions of the 380 Road between the 427 and 429 Roads.
May 2015Flash FloodSalina-Significant street flooding was reported in Salina.
April 2013Flash FloodSalina-Portions of Highway 82 were flooded and impassable between Salina and Spavinaw.
September 2009Flash FloodSalina-Heavy rain caused multiple creeks to flow out of their banks creating flash flooding in Salina. One intersection of Highway 82 had to be closed. The flash flood caused multiple water rescues to be performed.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindSalina-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees.
November 2003Thunderstorm WindSalina-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a few trees down.
March 2024HailSalina-no account filed
June 2018HailSalina-no account filed
March 2016HailSalina-no account filed
April 2011HailSalina-no account filed
April 2011HailSalina-no account filed
September 2010HailSalina-no account filed
March 2006HailSalina-no account filed
March 2006HailSalina-no account filed
April 2006HailSalina-no account filed
April 2005HailSalina-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindSalina-no account filed
May 2003HailSalina-no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindSalina-no account filed
March 1997HailSalina-no account filed
July 1995HailSalina-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindSalina-no account filed
July 1995HailSalina-no account filed
July 1995HailSalina-no account filed
November 1995HailSalina-no account filed
December 1995HailSalina-no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindSalina-no account filed
November 1994HailSalina-no account filed
November 1994HailSalina-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mayes 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
Boatman2.9 miles15
Tip4.3 miles15
Hoot Owl4.9 miles16
Sportsmen Acres6.1 miles18
Little Rock6.2 miles15
Locust Grove6.4 miles16
Sportsman Acres6.7 miles18
Strang8.2 miles15

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 SalinaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q927861The 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 1097656. 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.