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Union City, Oklahoma

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the El Reno census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73090. It stands on Arapaho Creek. The Survey maps it on the Union City quadrangle. 1,794 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,322 feet above sea level.

Union City within Canadian County

On record in Union City

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

Union City grew from 1,645 to 1,794 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
20101,645
20201,794+149 (+9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Union City: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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
Okla Brick Shale PitsClayProducer
Oklahoma Brick Pit & PlantClayProducer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Canadian County

Storms near this place

60 of 62 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Union City in 62 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 31 hail, 17 tornado, 14 thunderstorm wind. 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 1995Thunderstorm WindUnion City$5,000,000no account filed
June 1995Tornado (F1)Union City$500,000no account filed
February 2023Tornado (EF1)Union City$250,000This tornado touched down west of Tuttle in Grady County and moved into Canadian County to the southwest of Mustang. The tornado moved north-northeast dissipating west-northwest of Mustang. A number of homes and buildings were damaged, especially from SW 104th Street to SW 75th Street near Cimarron Road. The tornado dissipated near SW 44th Street and Richland Road.
May 2024Tornado (EF2)Union City$100,000Numerous chasers and spotters observed a tornado that touched down just southwest of SW 15th Street and Banner Road and moved northeast dissipating in far western Oklahoma City just southeast of Page Airport, or just northeast of Northwest 10th and Cimarron Road. A few houses suffered significant roof damage or had windows blown in, and a few outbuildings were damaged, but the damage was primarily to trees and power poles along the path.||For a while, this was the easternmost of three simultaneous tornadoes occurring in Canadian County.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Union City$100,000A tornado formed near EW112 Road just east of Reformatory Road. Trees were knocked over or snapped on two properties. The most significant damage occurred near the intersection of EW111 Road and Reformatory Road where a wood and metal garage was essentially destroyed and a barn sustained some damage to a wall panel, however a car inside the garage suffered minimal damage. A grain bin was blown to the north, and power poles were pushed from upright in this area. Trees were damaged from this location to about 1 mile north-northwest. Monetary damages were estimated.|
January 2026Thunderstorm WindUnion City$50,000A swath of damaging winds occurred from just east of Union City to near the intersection of Southwest 44th Street and Banner Road. Several large outbuildings lost metal roof decking and trees were damaged. Both the wind path and event time are estimated.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindUnion City$10,000Several power poles blown down. Damages estimated.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Union City$5,000This was the westernmost of what for a few minutes were three simultaneous tornadoes in Canadian County and was observed by a number of storm chasers and spotters. The tornado developed southeast of Southwest 15th Street and Alfadale Street, and it damaged a barn and blew a hay bale south-southeast along Southwest 15th Street. The tornado initially moved north or north-northeast before turning northwest and crossing US Highway 81 about a half mile north of Reno Avenue. Street signs were blown over along US-81 before the tornado dissipated west of the highway.
October 2022Tornado (EF0)Union City$5,000The tornado initially broke some tree branches along State Highway 152 between Gregory Road and Banner Road, then moved east-northeast producing more tree damage and roof damage on the north side of a residence on Richland Road north of SH-152.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindUnion City$5,000Roof damage to a barn and sheet metal wrapped around farm equipment.
October 2021Tornado (EF0)Union City$5,000A weak tornado from a QLCS (Quasi-Linear Convective System) produced a brief, weak tornado that damaged trees and two barns on the south and southeast side of Union City.
March 2015Thunderstorm WindUnion City$5,000Several trees blown down.
August 2007Tornado (EF0)Union City$5,000A tornado that developed in northeastern Caddo County moved north into Canadian County about 0.3 miles west of the Canadian/Caddo/Grady County intersection. The tornado moved north about one half mile damaging trees before dissipating. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2007Tornado (EF1)Union City$5,000Tree damage continued as the tornado moved north from Grady County into Canadian County between Union City and Minco. The tornado moved just east of the immediate Union City area and then dissipated about a mile north of Union City. Monetary damages were estimated.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindUnion City$5,000Thunderstorms in central Oklahoma during the early morning hours on the 16th produced damaging winds. Thunderstorm winds downed large branches and overturned a mobile home in Union City.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Union City$2,500This brief tornado began 0.2 miles south of EW108 Road on Choctaw Road (NS283 Road) then moved east-northeast for half a mile before dissipating 0.6 miles west of Highway 81 on EW108 Road. A power pole was snapped, consistent with F1 damage, and two others blown over at the start of the path. Minor structural damage to a house was noted towards the end of the path.
May 2024Tornado (EF0)Union City$2,000An off-duty Storm Prediction Center meteorologist observed this tornado as one of three simultaneous tornadoes observed in Canadian County. This tornado is estimated to have touched down northwest of Southwest 15th Street and Manning Street and moved northeast. One home received some shingle damage along Reno Avenue between Manning Street and Banner Road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindUnion City$1,000Power lines were downed at Highway 152 and Gregory Road.
March 2026HailUnion City-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindUnion City-No damage reported.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindUnion City-No damage reported.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)Union City-One of two satellite tornadoes was observed rotating around the primary El Reno tornado by storm chasers and the RaXPol mobile research radar.
May 2012Tornado (EF0)Union City-Storm chasers observed a small tornado to the west of Union City. Some light damage was reported near Reformatory Road to the south of southwest 74th Street.
October 2011HailUnion City-Car windshields were shattered from the mail.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Union City-Tornado #C1. A tornado was observed and photographed by broadcast media and numerous citizens southwest of Yukon. No damage was reported and the path was estimated.
March 2008HailUnion City-The hail was reported on Highway 81.
March 2008HailUnion City-The hail was reported at Highway 52 and Banner Road.
July 2007HailUnion City-Hail was reported 2 miles north of Highway 152.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindUnion City-The wind gust was reported on hwy 81.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindUnion City-The wind gust was reported off of HWY 81.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Union City-Tornado B12. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Union City-Tornado B13. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Union City-Tornado B14. See summary at end of May 3rd storm reports.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindUnion City-Thunderstorms in central and portions of southeast Oklahoma during the morning hours on the 19th produced damaging winds and damaging lightning. Thunderstorm winds destroyed a new hay barn six miles south-southeast of Amber, tore the roof off a barn five and one-half miles south-southeast of Amber and downed four-inch-diameter tree limbs one mile north of Union City. Three golfers seeking shelter from a thunderstorm under trees were struck by lightning. The lightning strike killed two men and injured the third. A siren was sounded around 1245 CST to warn the golfers of the approaching thunderstorm. (M53O)(M51O) Lightning killed five cows, three calves, and one bull just south of Calvin.
March 2026HailUnion City-no account filed
July 2022HailUnion City-no account filed
March 2013HailUnion City-no account filed
May 2012HailUnion City-no account filed
May 2010HailUnion City-no account filed
January 2008HailUnion City-no account filed
March 2008HailUnion City-no account filed
March 2008HailUnion City-no account filed
March 2008HailUnion City-no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindUnion City-no account filed
April 2004HailUnion City-no account filed
July 2004HailUnion City-no account filed
June 2004HailUnion City-no account filed
June 2003HailUnion City-no account filed
June 2002HailUnion City-no account filed
May 2001HailUnion City-no account filed
May 2001HailUnion City-no account filed
May 2001HailUnion City-no account filed
October 2001HailUnion City-no account filed
September 1999HailUnion City-no account filed
May 1999HailUnion City-no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindUnion City-no account filed
June 1995HailUnion City-no account filed
April 1994HailUnion City-no account filed
April 1994HailUnion City-no account filed
April 1994HailUnion City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Canadian 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
Powers4.0 miles14
Banner9.7 miles13
El Reno9.7 miles13
Mustang11.5 miles18
Yukon12.4 miles13
Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency (historical)13.1 miles15
Cedar Lake13.4 miles9
Richland14.9 miles13

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 Union CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3470566The 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 1099162. 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.