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Skiatook, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Southeast Osage census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74070. The Survey maps it on the Avant SE quadrangle. 8,450 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 646 feet above sea level.

Skiatook within Osage County

Population over time

2 figures

Skiatook grew from 7,397 to 8,450 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
20107,397
20208,450+1,053 (+14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

33 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Skiatook between 2000 and 2018, burning about 6,866 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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
Debris and open burning13
Arson/incendiarism6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes1
Natural1

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
8 August 2008Debris and open burning1.2 acresOsage AgencyTUCKER
29 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined306 acresCherokee Nation TribeHIGHWAY 75
4 April 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresOsage AgencyTURNIP
6 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOsage AgencyTYNER
5 March 2016Debris and open burning40 acresOsage AgencyJAVINE 168
5 March 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreOsage AgencyNORTH LENAPAH
28 March 2006Power generation/transmission/distribution89 acresOsage AgencyHORSEPEN
24 March 2015Arson/incendiarism4,682 acresOsage AgencyWEST PRONG

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Osage County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Skiatook: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. 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
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Osage County

Storms near this place

60 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Skiatook in 73 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 32 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 5 flash flood, 2 tornado. 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
May 2019FloodSkiatook$150,000A few houses were flooded with two to three feet of water.
May 2019Flash FloodSkiatook$100,000A number of roads were flooded and closed on the east side of Skiatook. Residents of five homes were trapped by flood waters and had to be rescued by boat.
May 2013Flash FloodSkiatook$25,000Flood water was reported up to and in some homes on Oak Street.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed two barns south of Zink Ranch.
May 2019HailSkiatook$25,000no account filed
May 2025HailSkiatook$20,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
April 2020HailSkiatook$20,000Half dollar size hail damaged vehicles and the roofs of homes.
April 2020HailSkiatook$20,000Half dollar size hail damaged vehicles and the roofs of homes.
June 2012Flash FloodSkiatook$20,000Flood water entered homes and residential rescues were conducted near Oak and Haney Streets.
April 2025HailSkiatook$15,000Half dollar size hail damaged homes and vehicles.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$15,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and damaged residential roofs.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down numerous large tree limbs and also blew over some privacy fences.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$8,000Part of the roof of a daycare center located 2 miles west of Skiatook was blown off. Just north of Skiatook Lake, a home had several shingles blown off, and several 3-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down numerous trees and power lines.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$5,000An off-duty NWS employee reported that strong thunderstorm wind partially tore off a roof of a school building.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$1,000Strong thunderstorm wind snapped large trees limbs, and blew down a power pole.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged a barn and blew down large tree limbs.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour damaged a barn.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$100Two large tree limbs were blown down at the Zink Ranch.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$100no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindSkiatook$100no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Skiatook measured 67 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
November 2024Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Skiatook measured 71 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to near 60 mph.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Skiatook measured thunderstorm wind gusts to 59 mph.
May 2015Flash FloodSkiatook-Osage Street in Skiatook was closed due to high water.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
December 2014Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-The Oklahoma Mesonet station near Skiatook measured 66 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-The Oklahoma Mesonet station northwest of Skiatook measured 58 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-The Oklahoma Mesonet station northwest of Skiatook measured 66 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-The Oklahoma Mesonet station northwest of Skiatook measured 76 mph thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous trees.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindSkiatook-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees.
May 2001HailSkiatook-Dime size hail fell and covered the ground at Zink Ranch.
June 2001Flash FloodSkiatook-Heavy thunderstorm rains caused water from small streams to flow over roads.
March 2000Tornado (F0)Skiatook-An amateur radio operator reported a tornado 3 miles west of Highway 75 at 126th Street North.The tornado likely just touched down briefly and no damage was reported.
June 2000Tornado (F0)Skiatook-A storm chaser reported a tornado northwest of Skiatook. The tornado touched down briefly and no damage was reported.
April 2026HailSkiatook-no account filed
May 2025HailSkiatook-no account filed
May 2025HailSkiatook-no account filed
May 2025HailSkiatook-no account filed
April 2023HailSkiatook-no account filed
April 2020HailSkiatook-no account filed
August 2020HailSkiatook-no account filed
June 2019HailSkiatook-no account filed
April 2017HailSkiatook-no account filed
April 2012HailSkiatook-no account filed
June 2012HailSkiatook-no account filed
February 2012HailSkiatook-no account filed
October 2011HailSkiatook-no account filed
April 2011HailSkiatook-no account filed
September 2009HailSkiatook-no account filed
April 2008HailSkiatook-no account filed
November 2008HailSkiatook-no account filed
May 2007HailSkiatook-no account filed
April 2006HailSkiatook-no account filed
November 2005HailSkiatook-no account filed
May 2003HailSkiatook-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Osage 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
Avant9.0 miles14
Morgans Corner11.3 miles13
Wolco12.3 miles12
Nichols12.7 miles13
Gilland14.0 miles13
Barnsdall15.8 miles13
New Prue16.3 miles15
Tallant18.7 miles13

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 SkiatookAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2539627The 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 1098093. 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.