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Wagoner, Oklahoma

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Wagoner census division. It lies in ZIP code area 74467. The Survey maps it on the Wagoner East quadrangle. 7,621 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 591 feet above sea level.

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Wagoner within Wagoner County

On record in Wagoner

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 11 records

Population over time

2 figures

Wagoner fell from 8,323 to 7,621 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
20108,323
20207,621-702 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 18 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.

Photographs

8 of 39 photographs shown, 1939

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Agricultural day laborer in his home near Tullahassee, Oklahoma. Wagoner County
Agricultural day laborer in his home near Tullahassee, Oklahoma. Wagoner County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Ancestors of Negro day laborer. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Ancestors of Negro day laborer. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Veteran migrant worker and his wife camped in Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Veteran migrant worker and his wife camped in Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Price list of staples eaten by farmers in Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Price list of staples eaten by farmers in Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
The tractor and home of a man who at one time was a tenant farmer but who is now a day laborer. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
The tractor and home of a man who at one time was a tenant farmer but who is now a day laborer. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Children of agricultural day laborer in doorway of home near Tullahassee, Oklahoma. Wagoner County
Children of agricultural day laborer in doorway of home near Tullahassee, Oklahoma. Wagoner County
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Country store. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Country store. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress
Old Negress, wife of agricultural day laborer, in bed with rheumatism. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Old Negress, wife of agricultural day laborer, in bed with rheumatism. Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Lee, Russell, 1939. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Wagoner County

Fires near this place

7 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Wagoner between 1995 and 2016, burning about 1,026 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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/incendiarism6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
1 August 2011Arson/incendiarism60 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry40308
29 March 2016Arson/incendiarism115 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
28 March 1998Arson/incendiarism300 acresOklahoma Division of Forestrynot named
4 February 2008Arson/incendiarism15 acresOkmulgee Field OfficeBROKEN BUMPER
22 February 1995Arson/incendiarism16 acresCherokee Nation TribeF41
15 January 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined160 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryWHITEHORN COVE FIRE
10 January 2007Arson/incendiarism360 acresOklahoma Division of Forestry40301

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wagoner 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 Wagoner: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Wagoner County

Storms near this place

60 of 89 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wagoner in 89 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 45 thunderstorm wind, 33 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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
August 1998LightningWagoner1 killedA 58-year old woman was killed by lightning at Sequoyah Bay State Park while fishing.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindWagoner$65,000In the Grand View Addition along White Horn Cove Road, northeast of Wagoner, twelve permanent homes received minor damage. Most residences were damaged when trees were blown onto the homes. However, the winds were also directly responsible for minor roof damage and for blowing several awnings away. One home had a power line resting against it. Other areas in the northeastern portion of Wagoner County had downed tree limbs, including the city of Wagoner.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindWagoner$23,000The Morgan's Corner area, east of the city of Wagoner, suffered damage from thunderstorm winds. A boat storage facility had 150 feet of its metal roof torn off, and other remaining metal panels were loosened by the wind. One pontoon boat was flipped over, and a storage building was destroyed. The roof from one of the boat storage buildings landed on top of Morgan's convenience store, damaging the roof and snapping two electric poles. A sheriff's deputy just south of Wagoner reported a 65 mph gust at 1115 PM.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Wagoner$15,000The storm which produced tornadoes earlier in the night in Creek County produced this tornado to the northwest and north of Wagoner. Damage was mainly to trees, but some outbuildings were also damaged and some shingles were blown off homes.
June 2007Flash FloodWagoner$10,000Heavy rains caused flooding in and around Wagoner. Water entered the Civc Center and also a few homes within the city. Streets within the city and secondary roads around the city were also flooded.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindWagoner$10,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down numerous power lines near Wagoner. While the city of Wagoner only lost power momentarily areas near the city lost power for several hours.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindWagoner$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several trees and damaged a metal storage building.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindWagoner$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines in town.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindWagoner$5,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew the roof off a barn.
May 1996Flash FloodWagoner$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindWagoner$5,000no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindWagoner$3,000Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and numerous power lines.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindWagoner$2,500Thunderstorm winds blew a few trees down and did some roof damage to buildings in Sequoyah State Park.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindWagoner$2,500Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Wagoner during a second round of storms for this event.
October 1997Thunderstorm WindWagoner$2,000Severe thunderstorms developed in eastern Oklahoma during the evening of October 8th. Strong thunderstorm winds caused roof damage in Wagoner, and several large tree limbs were blown down 10 miles west of Burbank and in Coweta. Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 miles an hour in Burbank and 5 miles northwest of Depew. Nickel size hail fell 5 miles northwest of Depew, 3 miles south of Depew, at Glenpool, and just west of Glenpool, and dime size hail fell at Kellyville.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindWagoner$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew power lines down.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWagoner$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree. The tree fell on a power pole and broke it.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindWagoner$1,000Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down power lines.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindWagoner$1,000A sheriff's deputy on patrol on US Hwy 69 near Baker's Catifish Restaurant had his car spun completely around by strong winds. The deputy reported that the car nearly turned over.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindWagoner$500Thunderstorm winds blew trees down onto a road near Rocky Point.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWagoner$500Several trees were blown down near Taylor Ferry on the west side of Lake Fort Gibson.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWagoner$500Several trees were blown down.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindWagoner$100Scattered tree limbs were blown down in Wagoner.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindWagoner$100no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindWagoner$100no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindWagoner-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindWagoner-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs.
January 2008Tornado (EF0)Wagoner-An NWS survey team determined that a tornado caused extensive tree damage.
March 2008Flash FloodWagoner-Heavy rain caused 2 to 3 feet of water to flow over a road 5 miles north of Wagoner.
July 2007Flash FloodWagoner-Heavy rain caused Highway 16 between Wagoner and Okay to be flooded in places.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindWagoner-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a steel mail box and numerous large tree limbs.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWagoner-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree.
April 2005Tornado (F0)Wagoner-A storm chaser witnessed a brief tornado touchdown. An NWS storm survey indicated no damage from this tornado.
June 2005Tornado (F0)Wagoner-An apparent landspout tornado was reported by Mayes County dispatch. KOTV in Tulsa received several photographs of the tornado from their viewers. No damage resulted from the tornado.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindWagoner-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down a large tree limb.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindWagoner-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 70 miles an hour blew down a tree in Sequoyah State Park.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindWagoner-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 miles an hour blew down large tree limbs.
June 1999LightningWagoner-A bolt of lightning shut off power to Wagoner's water plant. The water supply was drained, and the town was without tap water until the morning of June 11.
June 1999Flash FloodWagoner-There was street flooding in Wagoner.
June 1998HailWagoner-Reported by public in the Snug Harbor area
June 1998HailWagoner-In addition, the Post Office at Red Bird reported hail of unknown size.
June 2024HailWagoner-no account filed
April 2008HailWagoner-no account filed
March 2008Thunderstorm WindWagoner-no account filed
March 2008HailWagoner-no account filed
March 2008HailWagoner-no account filed
March 2008HailWagoner-no account filed
April 2008HailWagoner-no account filed
April 2006HailWagoner-no account filed
May 2006HailWagoner-no account filed
May 2006HailWagoner-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWagoner-no account filed
April 2005HailWagoner-no account filed
April 2005HailWagoner-no account filed
April 2005HailWagoner-no account filed
April 2005HailWagoner-no account filed
April 2005Thunderstorm WindWagoner-no account filed
June 2005HailWagoner-no account filed
April 2004HailWagoner-no account filed
April 2004HailWagoner-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Wagoner 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
Toppers3.3 miles18
Leliaetta4.0 miles16
Taylor Ferry4.9 miles18
Rocky Point5.2 miles16
Whitehorn Cove5.7 miles16
Gibson6.2 miles18
Neodesha6.9 miles16
Okay8.0 miles18

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 WagonerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2714334The 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 1099288. 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.