Stratford, Oklahoma
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Stratford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74872. The Survey maps it on the Stratford quadrangle. 1,405 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,119 feet above sea level.
On record in Stratford
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
First National Bank Buildinglisted 2001
Population over time
2 figuresStratford fell from 1,525 to 1,405 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 | 1,525 | |
| 2020 | 1,405 | -120 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1901 USGS Stonewall quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Ardmore quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Stratford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1990 USGS Ada quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Stratford between 2001 and 2020, burning about 338 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | DITCH |
| 3 July 2003 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Chickasaw Agency | THACKERVIL |
| 8 June 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | ISABELLE SMITH |
| 4 February 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 237 acres | Chickasaw Agency | KNICK MYER |
| 27 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | 80 acres | Chickasaw Agency | HOOTEN |
| 24 February 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Chickasaw Agency | WEST GARR |
| 22 October 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Chickasaw Agency | LONGMAIR |
| 11 January 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Chickasaw Agency | DRY CREEK HATTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Stratford: 13 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcanic Ash Prospect | Pumice | Prospect | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 96 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stratford in 96 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 44 hail, 40 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 5 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind damage in and around the community of Stratford including power poles and power lines blown down and a barn damaged. Event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $50,000 | A relayed image showing a small radio tower collapsed onto a gas station awning. Event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Stratford | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $30,000 | The frame and other materials to a house under construction were destroyed. A RV was turned over onto its roof. A pickup truck was also damaged. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $10,000 | A social media image showing a few outer walls and doors blown off of a metal barn. Location is approximate and event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $10,000 | Several barns destroyed and power poles down in the area. Time estimated. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $10,000 | Emergency manager reports a trailer with the roof peeled back and barn damage. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $6,000 | Power lines downed along highway 19. One nine inch tree limb blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $3,000 | A telephone pole was downed and a tractor trailer was overturned. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $2,000 | Bleachers overturned by winds. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $2,000 | Winds cause minor damage to trees and a barn. Time estimated by radar. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $2,000 | Power poles reported down. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $2,000 | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $1,000 | Roof blown off a barn. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $1,000 | Minor damage was sustained to house siding. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $250 | A large tree was uprooted. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $200 | Trees were downed. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $100 | Two inch diameter tree limbs were downed. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $100 | A large tree was snapped. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Stratford | - | The location is approximate. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Stratford | - | MPing report. Event time adjusted based on radar observations. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Byars (BYAR) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Stratford | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Several trees were blown down. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Stratford | - | Relayed report. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Stratford | - | MPing report. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Numerous oak trees were damaged, uprooted, and/or twisted. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Stratford | - | Heavy ponding on roads and ditches overflowing. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Stratford | - | Minor street flooding reported. 7-8 inches on some streets. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Stratford | - | Twitter pic, time estimate. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Power lines downed. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Stratford | - | Flood waters flowing through city streets. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Numerous tree limbs and small trees downed by wind. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Power out across town. Estimate of 60-70 mph winds and nickel size hail. Time estimated. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Stratford | - | Flooding continued with barricaded roads in and around Stratford. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Stratford | - | Water was coming up to apartment complexes. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Large tree limbs downed by wind. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Stratford | - | The storm that produced the tornadoes north of Sulphur produced one more tornado in Garvin County just west of US-177 and about 2 to 3 miles north of the county line. No damage was reported. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Stratford | - | Numerous storm chasers reported a tornado between Byars and Stratford. No damage was reported with this tornado. |
| April 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Stratford | - | A tornado touched down west of Stratford and just south of state highway 19. The tornado initially moved northeast destroying two outbuildings and damaging trees west of Stratford. After crossing state highway 19, the tornado turned to the north-northeast damaging home roofs, destroying a shed, and partially removing a roof from a barn. The most significant damage occurred on the south side of the road defining the Garvin-McClain County line where a home had a portion of its roof removed. The tornado then crossed into McClain County about one-half mile west of U.S. Highway 177. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | To the east of the tornado path, an area of wind damage was observed along U.S. Highway 177 to the north of Stratford. A barn was heavily damaged, trees were damaged, including peach and apricot trees at a peach farm. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Stratford | - | The flooding was due to Spring Creek rising out of the banks. Spring Creek Bridge near Hyden Street was closed due to the high water. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Stratford | - | Hail was reported on Highway 19. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet. |
| April 1998 | Flash Flood | Stratford | - | After 3.8 inches of rain fell in Stratford, water as high as waist-deep was reported in parts of town. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Stratford | - | A brief tornado was reported by an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer. No reported damage. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| April 2025 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | 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.
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 Stratford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2586445 | 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 1098579. 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.




