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.
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 figuresSalina 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,396 | |
| 2020 | 1,085 | -311 (-22%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1896 USGS Pryor quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Pryor quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Salina quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
196 since 1992Regional 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/incendiarism | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2000 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30364 |
| 8 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30562 |
| 28 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 22 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30383 |
| 10 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
| 30 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | 30335 |
| 25 July 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Oklahoma Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Cement Co.Clay Pits | Clay | Producer | ||
| No 2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Oklahoma Cement Co.Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Oklahoma Cement Co.Limestone Pits | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Saline Creek Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
42 since 1994Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | 1 hurt, $25,000 | Thunderstorm 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 2004 | Lightning | Salina | 1 hurt, $5,000 | Lightning struck a house in Salina. A person in the house was injured due to the lightning strike. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Salina | $3,750,000 | This 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 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Salina | $1,000,000 | This 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | $100,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind severely damaged the roofs of homes, and blew down multiple trees. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind damaged buildings. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree onto power lines. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down multiple trees and damaged the roof of a home. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged the high school football stadium at Salina. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | $100 | Thunderstorm wind blew tree limbs down. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | - | Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large tree limbs. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (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 2016 | Flash Flood | Salina | - | 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Salina | - | Significant street flooding was reported in Salina. |
| April 2013 | Flash Flood | Salina | - | Portions of Highway 82 were flooded and impassable between Salina and Spavinaw. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Salina | - | 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 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew a few trees down. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| November 1995 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| December 1995 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salina | - | no account filed |
| November 1994 | Hail | Salina | - | no account filed |
| November 1994 | Hail | Salina | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boatman | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Tip | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hoot Owl | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sportsmen Acres | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Little Rock | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Locust Grove | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Sportsman Acres | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Strang | 8.2 miles | 15 |
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 Salina | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q927861 | 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 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.







