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Springer, Oklahoma

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Ardmore North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73458. The Survey maps it on the Springer quadrangle. 685 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 919 feet above sea level.

Springer within Carter County

Population over time

2 figures

Springer fell from 700 to 685 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
2010700
2020685-15 (-2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 17 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

19 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Springer between 1992 and 2009, burning about 17,401 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning2
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
15 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined11,577 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryARBUCKLE COMPLEX
5 August 2006Arson/incendiarism1.5 acresChickasaw AgencyFOREST LANE
26 August 2006Arson/incendiarism17 acresChickasaw AgencyMOUNT WASHINGTON
19 August 2006Arson/incendiarism12 acresChickasaw AgencyBATTERED PECAN
18 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyTWO CIGAR
13 July 2006Equipment and vehicle use2.7 acresChickasaw AgencyHAY MOWER
1 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresChickasaw AgencySPRINGER
8 March 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreChickasaw AgencyTIRES AGAIN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Carter County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Springer: 16 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 Limestone PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown Limestone PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Carter County

Storms near this place

49 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springer in 49 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 27 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 1 lightning. 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
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSpringer$30,000Power lines were downed. A two mile stretch of utility poles were also downed. One of the poles fell on a house.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindSpringer$7,500Heavy tree damage occurred in approximately a mile long area around mile marker 43 on Interstate 35. Power lines were also downed about half a mile east of the interstate in the same area.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindSpringer$5,000Several trees were blown down. Monetary damages were estimated.
March 1996LightningSpringer$3,000no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSpringer$2,500A large tree limb was blown down by high winds. Other tree damage was reported around town. Monetary damages were estimated.
April 2020Tornado (EF0)Springer$2,000A brief tornado was observed by a storm chaser at close range. Debris observed by the chaser is believed to have been from a damaged outbuilding. This was a brief first tornado that occurred about a minute before a much larger tornado developed northeast of Springer.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSpringer$1,000Multiple power poles leaning at up to a 45 deg angle along highway 53 east of town.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindSpringer$800Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 mph tore sheet metal off a barn.
March 1998Thunderstorm WindSpringer$400Severe thunderstorm winds downed power lines.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindSpringer-A few tree limbs were blown down. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
April 2025Flash FloodSpringer-Portions of Mt. Washington and Refinery Roads were flooded due to water rise from Caddo Creek. Event time is approximate.
April 2020Tornado (EF2)Springer-Damage was observed in high-resolution satellite imagery from a large tornado that occurred in areas of the southern Arbuckle Mountains inaccessible to ground survey teams. The large tornado developed on the southern slopes of the Arbuckle Mountains and was observed by many storm spotters and storm chasers as it moved northeast into the Arbuckles. The satellite imagery indicated a clear path of tree damage that moved intermittently northeast and east-northeast with the most significant and widest area of tree damage along a tree line along Cool Creek where numerous large trees were toppled along a 600 yard wide path. The tornado crossed into Murray County south-southwest of Dougherty.
October 2019HailSpringer-Report from Mping.
May 2017Tornado (EFU)Springer-A storm chaser observed the first of four tornadoes near Springer. No damage was reported and the location was estimated.
May 2017Tornado (EFU)Springer-This was the second of four tornadoes observed near Springer. No damage was reported and the location was estimated.
May 2017Tornado (EFU)Springer-This was the fourth of four tornadoes observed near Springer. This tornado was observed to be larger and more persistent than the previous tornadoes. No damage was reported and the location was estimated.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindSpringer-No damage reported.
May 2017Tornado (EFU)Springer-This was the third of four tornadoes observed near Springer. No damage was reported and the location was estimated.
October 2014HailSpringer-Reported at the intersection of I-35 and Brooks road. Hail lasted 5 minutes.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindSpringer-The wind gust was measured at mile marker 40 on Interstate 35.
May 2005HailSpringer-Hail was reported at mile marker 41 on Interstate 35.
May 2001Tornado (F0)Springer-This tornado was observed by many spotters and described as multiple-vortex. No damage was observed or reported.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindSpringer-no account filed
February 2023HailSpringer-no account filed
May 2022HailSpringer-no account filed
May 2022HailSpringer-no account filed
August 2020HailSpringer-no account filed
August 2020HailSpringer-no account filed
April 2018HailSpringer-no account filed
May 2017HailSpringer-no account filed
June 2014HailSpringer-no account filed
June 2014HailSpringer-no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindSpringer-no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindSpringer-no account filed
June 2011HailSpringer-no account filed
May 2011HailSpringer-no account filed
May 2011HailSpringer-no account filed
April 2004HailSpringer-no account filed
May 2003HailSpringer-no account filed
May 2002HailSpringer-no account filed
August 2002HailSpringer-no account filed
March 1998HailSpringer-no account filed
March 1998HailSpringer-no account filed
February 1998HailSpringer-no account filed
August 1996HailSpringer-no account filed
May 1995HailSpringer-no account filed
June 1995HailSpringer-no account filed
April 1994HailSpringer-no account filed
May 1993HailSpringer-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Carter 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
Glenn2.8 miles17
Gene Autry5.9 miles17
Woodford7.7 miles15
Newport8.2 miles15
Baum9.2 miles14
Ardmore9.7 miles17
Dripping Springs10.4 miles18
Milo10.5 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 SpringerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2073157The 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 1098454. 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.