Turpin, Oklahoma
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the North Beaver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73950. The Survey maps it on the Turpin West quadrangle. 442 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,750 feet above sea level.
On record in Turpin
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
- Turpin Grain Elevatorlisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresTurpin fell from 467 to 442 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 | 467 | |
| 2020 | 442 | -25 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Turpin West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Turpin: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Caliche Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 81 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Turpin in 81 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 55 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Turpin | 2 hurt, $150,000 | Six mobile homes and two barns destroyed. Power lines down. The tornado track was estimated. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Turpin | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Turpin | $500,000 | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | $100,000 | High winds from thunderstorms blew down three highway signs and the wall of a pavilion at the local park in Guymon. The Oklahoma mesonet recorded a peak wind in Slapout of 64 mph. In Turpin high winds destroyed on mobile home and damaged another and blew down some power lines and fences. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | $28,000 | Thirty or more power poles were reported blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | $25,000 | The Beaver County Oklahoma Emergency Managers Office reported that there was downburst wind damage from a thunderstorm in the town of Turpin, Oklahoma. There was damage to attached garages which were built onto trailer homes and a church also had a tree uprooted. Several tree limbs had broken off and there were power poles and power lines down. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | $18,000 | The Beaver County Emergency Manager reported thunderstorm wind damage to a home four miles south on U.S. Highway 83 at the Oklahoma and Kansas state line...and then three miles to the east and then one quarter of a mile to the north. Damage was reported to be on the north and west sides of the home. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | $12,000 | The high winds blew down some power lines. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | $7,000 | The Beaver County Emergency Manager reported that five power poles had been blown down three miles east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 83 and U.S. Highway 64. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Turpin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Turpin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | $1,500 | Report of branches and leaves down from strong thunderstorm winds. The branches sizes were unknown. Also...power poles were reported blown down in Turpin Oklahoma. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | $1,000 | A trained spotter reported that the thunderstorm wind gust broke a two foot diameter tree about two to three feet above the ground. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Turpin | - | Roads were closed due to high waters. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | - | Storm chaser had measured the wind with a mounted anemometer. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Turpin | - | Late report of heavy rain and hail that fell up to quarter size. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Turpin | - | Late report. Radar estimated time of occurrence. 45-50 mph winds. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Turpin | - | A storm chaser reported half dollar size hail 7 miles north of Turpin in rural northwestern Beaver County. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Turpin | - | A line of thunderstorms moved across the eastern Oklahoma Panhandle during the evening hours of the 6th. As the line moved over the town of Turpin (Beaver County), the County Emergency Manager reported nickel size hail (0.88 inch) in the town of Turpin (Beaver County). After producing this hail, the line of thunderstorms continued moving eastward and entered western Oklahoma around 10 PM CST. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | - | A squall line moved across the Oklahoma Panhandle during the late night hours of the 7th. As the squall line moved into Beaver County, the Beaver County Emergency Manager reported an estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust in the town of Turpin (Beaver County). The squall line continued to move to the east after producing this gust and exited the panhandle by midnight of the 8th. |
| August 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Turpin | - | A weak EF0 tornado touched down 3.5 miles west-southwest of Turpin, Oklahoma during the evening hours of the 7th. A supercell thunderstorm spawned the tornado, which lasted for 6 minutes but produced no damage. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be 65 mph. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Turpin | - | The Beaver County Emergency Management Office reported that the hail fell from about seven miles south of the Kansas and Oklahoma state line along Hollow North 1150 and then one mile east along Hollow East 0070. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | - | A trained National Weather Service storm spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-two knots about six miles north northwest of Turpin Oklahoma in Beaver County. There were no reports of damages or injuries. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | - | The Beaver County Emergency Manager estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-six knots. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Turpin | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported along with some golf ball size hail. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Turpin | - | Reported on U.S. Highway 83. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Turpin | - | Two landspout tornadoes on the ground at the same time based on pictures. The path length and path width were estimated. There were no damage or injuries reported. The tornadoes remained over open country. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Turpin | - | Two landspout tornadoes on the ground at the same time based on pictures. The path length and path width were estimated. There were no damage or injuries reported. The tornadoes remained over open country. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Turpin | - | Water was reported over U.S. Highway 83. |
| June 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Turpin | - | The tornado remained over open country and caused no damage. The tornado path length and width were estimated. |
| March 2001 | Hail | Turpin | - | Hail was reported to have accumulated to a depth of three inches. |
| September 1998 | Hail | Turpin | - | Hail reported by Beaver County emergency operations center. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | - | Trees were reported uprooted and a livestock feeder had overturned. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Turpin | - | Guymon OHP reported dime-size hail in Turpin, Beaver, and Logan from a line of severe thunderstorms over Beaver County. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Turpin | - | Guymon Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported dime size hail in Turpin, Beaver and Logan from a line of severe thunderstorms over Beaver county. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Turpin | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Turpin | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ponderosa | 6.2 miles | 7 | |
| Floris | 8.8 miles | 7 | |
| Boyd | 11.6 miles | 7 | |
| Bryans Corner | 17.5 miles | 7 | |
| Forgan | 18.1 miles | 7 | |
| Beaver | 19.3 miles | 7 | |
| Balko | 19.3 miles | 7 | |
| Gray | 21.5 miles | 7 |
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 Turpin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474210 | 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 1099076. 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.
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.



