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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.

Stratford within Garvin County

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

Population over time

2 figures

Stratford 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,525
20201,405-120 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 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

8 since 2001

Regional 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 burning4
Arson/incendiarism2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Fireworks1

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
27 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreChickasaw AgencyDITCH
3 July 2003Fireworks1.0 acresChickasaw AgencyTHACKERVIL
8 June 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreChickasaw AgencyISABELLE SMITH
4 February 2008Arson/incendiarism237 acresChickasaw AgencyKNICK MYER
27 February 2004Debris and open burning80 acresChickasaw AgencyHOOTEN
24 February 2008Debris and open burning3.1 acresChickasaw AgencyWEST GARR
22 October 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreChickasaw AgencyLONGMAIR
11 January 2008Arson/incendiarism16 acresChickasaw AgencyDRY CREEK HATTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Garvin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Volcanic Ash ProspectPumiceProspect
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Garvin County

Storms near this place

60 of 96 shown

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Thunderstorm WindStratford$50,000Thunderstorm 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 2025Thunderstorm WindStratford$50,000A relayed image showing a small radio tower collapsed onto a gas station awning. Event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 1995Tornado (F1)Stratford$50,000no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindStratford$30,000The 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 2025Thunderstorm WindStratford$10,000A 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 2019Thunderstorm WindStratford$10,000Several barns destroyed and power poles down in the area. Time estimated.
December 2018Thunderstorm WindStratford$10,000Emergency manager reports a trailer with the roof peeled back and barn damage.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindStratford$6,000Power lines downed along highway 19. One nine inch tree limb blown down.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindStratford$3,000A telephone pole was downed and a tractor trailer was overturned. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindStratford$2,000Bleachers overturned by winds. Time estimated by radar.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindStratford$2,000Winds cause minor damage to trees and a barn. Time estimated by radar.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindStratford$2,000Power poles reported down.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindStratford$2,000Several large tree limbs were blown down.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindStratford$2,000no account filed
June 2020Thunderstorm WindStratford$1,000Roof blown off a barn.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindStratford$1,000Minor damage was sustained to house siding.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStratford$250A large tree was uprooted.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindStratford$200Trees were downed.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindStratford$100Two inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStratford$100A large tree was snapped.
April 2026HailStratford-The location is approximate.
March 2025HailStratford-MPing report. Event time adjusted based on radar observations.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindStratford-Byars (BYAR) Mesonet observation.
May 2025HailStratford-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindStratford-Several trees were blown down. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
March 2024HailStratford-Relayed report.
April 2024HailStratford-MPing report.
February 2023Thunderstorm WindStratford-Numerous oak trees were damaged, uprooted, and/or twisted.
June 2022Flash FloodStratford-Heavy ponding on roads and ditches overflowing.
May 2020FloodStratford-Minor street flooding reported. 7-8 inches on some streets.
May 2020HailStratford-Twitter pic, time estimate.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindStratford-Power lines downed.
May 2019Flash FloodStratford-Flood waters flowing through city streets.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindStratford-Numerous tree limbs and small trees downed by wind.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindStratford-Power out across town. Estimate of 60-70 mph winds and nickel size hail. Time estimated.
May 2017Flash FloodStratford-Flooding continued with barricaded roads in and around Stratford.
May 2017Flash FloodStratford-Water was coming up to apartment complexes.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindStratford-Large tree limbs downed by wind.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindStratford-No damage reported.
May 2015Tornado (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 2011Tornado (EF0)Stratford-Numerous storm chasers reported a tornado between Byars and Stratford. No damage was reported with this tornado.
April 2009Tornado (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 2009Thunderstorm WindStratford-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 2007Flash FloodStratford-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 2004HailStratford-Hail was reported on Highway 19.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStratford-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindStratford-Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindStratford-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindStratford-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindStratford-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindStratford-Wind was measured by Oklahoma mesonet.
April 1998Flash FloodStratford-After 3.8 inches of rain fell in Stratford, water as high as waist-deep was reported in parts of town.
May 1997Tornado (F0)Stratford-A brief tornado was reported by an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer. No reported damage.
April 2025HailStratford-no account filed
April 2025HailStratford-no account filed
May 2022HailStratford-no account filed
May 2022HailStratford-no account filed
June 2022HailStratford-no account filed
June 2022HailStratford-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindStratford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Garvin 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
McGee2.0 miles13
Boudinot8.0 miles15
Civit8.8 miles16
Pauls Valley14.5 miles16
Wynnewood15.2 miles16
Paoli16.0 miles15
Whitebead18.3 miles15
McCarty20.9 miles16

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 StratfordAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2586445The 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.