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Stigler, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Stigler census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74462. The Survey maps it on the Stigler East quadrangle. 2,703 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 574 feet above sea level.

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Stigler within Haskell County

On record in Stigler

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 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Stigler grew from 2,685 to 2,703 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
20102,685
20202,703+18 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

79 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Stigler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,555 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 28 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/incendiarism28
Debris and open burning23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Equipment and vehicle use6
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 2013Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
6 September 2002Arson/incendiarism25 acresTalihina AgencyEC233
29 September 2011Debris and open burning8.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20440
27 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
22 September 2006Natural25 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20480
2 September 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20398
8 August 2015Debris and open burning8.0 acresTalihina AgencyEC20092A
7 August 2012Natural1.5 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry20151

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Haskell County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Stigler: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Bentonite. 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 Bentonite PitPumice, BentonitePast Producer
Unknown Sandstone & Shale PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sandstone & Shale PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Haskell County

Storms near this place

60 of 87 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stigler in 87 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 38 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, 10 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2003Tornado (F0)Stigler1 hurt, $30,000A F0 tornado touched down just north of Stigler and traveled two miles east northeast before dissipating.One mobile home was destroyed and several trees were damaged. The person who was in the mobile home was injured.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindStigler$500,000Thunderstorm winds severely damaged the Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative building and the Alumbaugh Health Clinic. Three doors on the Haskell County district county barn were damaged as were four bay doors at the Speedy Lube business. The building housing the Stigler livestock auction was also damaged as was the press box at the high school football stadium. Several homes also likely received garage door and roof damage.
April 2001Tornado (F1)Stigler$100,000A F1 tornado touched down 4 miles north of Stigler and traveled 3 miles before it lifted 5 miles southwest of Tamaha. A roof of a house and a porch were tore off and six barns were destroyed. In addition numerous trees were damaged and several power lines were blown down. Winds associated with the parent storm of this tornado gusted to 91 miles an hour at the mesonet site 3 miles northwest of Stigler.
June 2013Flash FloodStigler$50,000Numerous streets were flooded and subsequently closed. Flood water rose into a few homes.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindStigler$25,000An Oklahoma mesonet site near Stigler recorded a 74 mile an hour wind gust. The strong wind damaged outbuildings, removed large sections of metal roofing from structures, and damaged signs.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindStigler$20,000Thunderstorm winds damaged three houses.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindStigler$15,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down an outbuilding. A travel trailer was also blown over.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindStigler$10,000Strong winds blew the window out of a downtown Stigler business. A downtown building had the tin ripped off of its roof. A tree fell over onto a mobile home, trapping its occupant. Power poles and several other small trees were blown over in Stigler.
March 2019HailStigler$10,000no account filed
April 2010HailStigler$10,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindStigler$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 75 miles an hour blew trees down and ripped shingles from the roofs of some homes.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down trees and tree limbs. one tree limb damaged a roof.
May 2001Tornado (F0)Stigler$3,000Thunderstorm winds produced thousands of dollars of damage in the city of Stigler. The pattern of the damage and spotter reports also indicated that a tornado briefly touched down just southwest of the city of Stigler.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindStigler$2,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew a power line down.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindStigler$2,000Numerous trees were blown down in Stigler and countywide.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindStigler$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs and power lines.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindStigler$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew trees and power lines down.
May 2001Tornado (F0)Stigler$100An F0 tornado briefly touched down six miles southeast of Stigler. The damage was limited to trees.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindStigler$100Large tree limbs were knocked down.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindStigler$100no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindStigler$100no account filed
April 2025Tornado (EFU)Stigler-A storm chaser with the broadcast media reported a brief tornado on live television. No known damage occurred, thus it was rated EF-unknown.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindStigler-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph near Stigler.
May 2020FloodStigler-Portions of Highway 82 were flooded and closed, south of the Highway 9 intersection.
October 2019Flash FloodStigler-Portions of Highway 9 were flooded east of Stigler.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindStigler-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindStigler-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees.
September 2012Flash FloodStigler-A few roads in town were briefly closed due to high water.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindStigler-The Oklahoma Mesonet site near Stigler recorded thunderstorm wind gusts up to 71 mph.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindStigler-The Oklahoma Mesonet site near Stigler recorded thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 59 mph.
May 2011Flash FloodStigler-Law enforcement reported water over the roadway south of Stigler.
April 2008Flash FloodStigler-Heavy rain caused streets and roads to be flooded in and around Stigler.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindStigler-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a few trees.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindStigler-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Stigler measure a 60 mile an hour wind gust.
July 2004Flash FloodStigler-Heavy thunderstorm rains which totalled 2.46 inches in Stigler caused severe street flooding in that city.
September 2001Flash FloodStigler-Heavy thunderstorm rains caused major street flooding.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindStigler-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindStigler-The Oklahoma mesonet site near Stigler measured a 60 mph wind gust. Calls to the area yielded only reports of small tree limbs broken by the wind.
June 1999Flash FloodStigler-There was street flooding in Stigler.
November 1997HailStigler-Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the early morning of November 5th and produced large hail. Quarter size hail fell at Talala, Porter, and just south of Kiowa, and dime to quarter size hail fell at White Oak. Dime to nickel size hail fell at numerous other locations in eastern Oklahoma.
June 1995HailStigler-A severe thunderstorm produced dime-size hail one mile east of Stigler.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindStigler-Severe thunderstorms developed in southeast Oklahoma during the late morning and early afternoon of April 22nd. Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed prefab buildings at the Army Ammunitions Plant 5 miles west of Savanna, and buildings were damaged and large trees were blown down in Alderson. A tin roof was blown off a bus barn in McAlester, and numerous trees and power lines were also blown down in McAlester. A porch was blown off a mobile home 5 miles southeast of McAlester, and power poles were snapped by the wind near Kiowa. Strong thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs in Kinta, just south of Indianola, and in Stigler. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 70 miles an hour 10 miles south of McAlester. Nickel size hail fell 10 miles northeast of Stigler, and dime size hail covered the ground 1 mile east of Indianola. Dime size hail also fell at Wilburton, at Lequire, and at several other locations in Pittsburg County.
March 2019HailStigler-no account filed
October 2014HailStigler-no account filed
April 2011HailStigler-no account filed
May 2008HailStigler-no account filed
January 2006HailStigler-no account filed
March 2006HailStigler-no account filed
May 2006HailStigler-no account filed
May 2006HailStigler-no account filed
May 2006HailStigler-no account filed
April 2005HailStigler-no account filed
April 2004HailStigler-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
April 2003HailStigler-no account filed
April 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindStigler-no account filed
April 2002HailStigler-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Haskell 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
Lafayette5.6 miles14
Garland5.9 miles14
Whitefield6.1 miles15
Sans Bois8.7 miles13
Ironbridge9.0 miles15
Hoyt9.6 miles14
Hughart9.8 miles15
Lequire10.3 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 StiglerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5674962The 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 1098537. 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.