BlockWakita, Oklahoma
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Wakita census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73771. The Survey maps it on the Wakita quadrangle. 311 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,178 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresWakita fell from 344 to 311 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 | 344 | |
| 2020 | 311 | -33 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Enid quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Wakita quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ponca City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wakita: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Clay Pits | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
57 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wakita in 57 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 29 hail, 15 tornado, 12 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF3) | Wakita | 1 hurt | This is the Grant County portion of tornado #A2. This tornado developed as a multiple-vortex tornado along State Highway 11 southwest of Wakita. The tornado initially moved east and southeast continuing to affect State Highway 11 before beginning an east-northeast movement across Grant County. The tornado was a large and occasionally multiple-vortex tornado as it moved northwest and north of Medford and was embedded within a larger scale circulation that was strong enough to produce damage along a wide area around the tornado path. The tornado caused significant structural damage about 5 miles northwest of Medford and 5 miles east of Renfrow, and many areas of tree and power pole damage. This tornado moved into Kay County. |
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Wakita | $250,000 | This tornado developed south of Wakita and a mobile home was unroofed and at least two buildings were destroyed along Harper Road. A number of power poles were damaged along State Highway 11 as the tornado moved northeast. Although the last damage was noted by the survey team along State Highway 11, a storm chaser observed the tornado at least a couple of miles farther northeast and the tornado is estimated to have dissipated about 5 miles southeast of Wakita. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Wakita | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Wakita | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down just south of the community of Wakita. The event time is estimated from radar observations. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Wakita | $5,000 | A barn was damaged west of Wakita as a tornado moved northeast from west of Wakita to about 1 mile north of Wakita. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Wakita | $3,000 | A tornado touched down 2 miles west of Wakita and moved southeast to a location 1 mile south of Wakita on Highway 11A. Along this path, 9 power poles and numerous tree limbs were blown down and the cross-arms on all of the remaining utility poles were snapped. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $2,000 | High voltage powerline downed on road. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $2,000 | Power poles were downed. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $2,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds blew part of the roof off of a 2-story storage building. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $1,000 | Shed was damaged by severe winds. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $1,000 | Several power lines were downed on Highway 132. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $1,000 | Six inch diameter maple tree limbs were downed. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $500 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | $400 | A few power poles were blown down. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Wakita | - | A storm chaser observed a brief tornado estimated to be approximately 5 miles south-southwest of Wakita. No known damage occurred. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wakita | - | Nescatunga near Highway 11. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Wakita | - | Numerous storm chasers observed this tornado at various times. The tornado initially developed around 1913 CST approximately 5 miles north of Nash and began moving east-northeast. After a general east-northeast course for about 6 miles, the tornado then began curving northeast and eventually moved north-northwest for the final 5 miles crossing state highway 11 about 8.5 miles west of Medford, then approaching Wakita from the southeast and dissipating approximately 2 miles south-southeast of town. Power lines were damaged, but no structural damage was reported despite the long path as the tornado primarily moved through farmland. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Wakita | - | The hail was reported near the intersection of Highways 11 and 11A. |
| September 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Wakita | - | Numerous storm chasers reported a tornado south of Wakita that persisted for a few minutes as it moved southeast. No damage was reported. |
| September 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Wakita | - | A second tornado was observed by numerous storm chasers to the northeast of the larger tornado that was occurring south of Wakita. This tornado was a narrow rope tornado that became very elongated and tilted from the cloud base. No damage was reported with this tornado. |
| September 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Wakita | - | A third brief tornado was observed by a media storm chaser. Again, no damage was reported with this tornado. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Wakita | - | While the large multiple-vortex tornado (see entry for tornado A2 in Grant County) was developing southwest of Wakita, a storm chaser documented a satellite tornado that formed to the southeast of the primary tornado and moved northeast. This tornado persisted for about 30 seconds. No known damage occurred. Note: Although this tornado is the third tornado produced by supercell A, this tornado will be labeled as tornado A7 due to the late addition of this report and to preserve the continuity of labels of the other tornadoes produced by this supercell. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wakita | - | The hail was reported two miles south of the intersection of Highways 11 and 11a. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wakita | - | The report was relayed by an Oklahoma City television station. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Wakita | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Wakita | - | Hail was reported near the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway 11A. |
| March 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Wakita | - | This tornado formed about 2.5 miles southwest of Wakita and was described as brief and rope-like. No damage was observed or reported. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Wakita | - | An isolated severe thunderstorm in north-central Oklahoma on the 21st produced dime-size hail during the evening hours. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| February 2004 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakita | - | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Hail | Wakita | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbon | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Clyde | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Sand Creek | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Gilbert | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Manchester | 9.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hawley | 10.4 miles | 8 | |
| Medford | 11.3 miles | 11 | |
| Jefferson | 13.2 miles | 10 |
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 Wakita | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1536990 | 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 1099292. 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.