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Waukomis, Oklahoma

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the South Garfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73773. The Survey maps it on the Waukomis quadrangle. 1,349 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,250 feet above sea level.

Waukomis within Garfield County

Population over time

2 figures

Waukomis grew from 1,286 to 1,349 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
20101,286
20201,349+63 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 11 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

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Waukomis: 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Clay, Clay, 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 Sand PitClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Shale PitClayProducer
Volcanic Ash ProspectPumiceProspect

Every working recorded in Garfield County

Storms near this place

60 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waukomis in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 lightning. 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
September 1999LightningWaukomis$150,000no account filed
May 2007LightningWaukomis$50,000A large tank fire was started by one of numerous lightning strikes from ongoing thunderstorms. The tank contained both salt water and crude oil.
July 2003LightningWaukomis$50,000A lightning strike started an oil tank battery fire which destroyed two oil storage tanks.
September 1998Tornado (F1)Waukomis$35,000no account filed
August 2025Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$25,000A relayed image shows multiple large wooden transmission poles blown down along Cleveland Road. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$25,000Five to six power poles/lines were downed due to the high wind. Minor damage was reported at Pioneer School and the fire department. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$18,000Numerous trees and some power lines were reported down, along with some structural damage.
August 2016Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$15,000Utility poles and lines reported downed on both Oakwood road and US-81 between Waukomis and Vance Air Force Base. At least 15 to 20 poles were snapped or downed. Lahoma and drummond were reported out of power.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$10,000Relayed images show multiple power poles snapped along Wood Road. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$10,000Minor structural damage was sustained to house roofs.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$5,000Several power lines were blown down. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated from radar observations.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$5,000Roof blown off of a Dollar General.
August 2016LightningWaukomis$5,000A tank battery was hit by lightning. Damage cost estimate is very rough.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$5,000An accompanying area of straight-line winds is believed to have destroyed a storage silo near the intersection of Highway 81 and Farmall Road, or about 1/4 mile east of the end of the tornado path in Garfield County. The silo was picked up and blown eastward across Highway 81. In addition, minor roof damage was sustained to a house; trees were heavily damaged, and an oil tank separator was blown over.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$5,000Severe thunderstorm winds downed large trees, broke plate glass windows, damaged signs, and snapped numerous tree limbs.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$4,000A small shed was blown approximately 200 yards. Minor roof damage was also reported at the residence. Monetary damages were estimated.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$2,100Trees and power poles were downed.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$2,000Powerlines downed.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$1,000Several tree limbs up to six inches in diameter were downed. Monetary damages were estimated.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$1,000The roof was blown off a large storage building.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$200no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindWaukomis$10no account filed
September 2025Thunderstorm WindWaukomis-Wind gust measured by a mobile mesonet platform.
September 2025HailWaukomis-The location is approximate.
September 2025Flash FloodWaukomis-The northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 81, between Flynn and Lucien Roads, were impassable due to flooding. The event time is approximate.
November 2024FloodWaukomis-Heavy rainfall caused Hackberry Creek to rise out of its banks, inducing a long-duration period of roadway flooding across Leona Mitchell Boulevard. Event time is approximate.
May 2024HailWaukomis-MPing report.
May 2024Flash FloodWaukomis-Roadway flooding reported throughout portions of southeastern Garfield County, including south of Waukomis, near Bison and north of Covington. Multiple vehicle accidents due to hydroplaning also reported. Event time is approximate.
October 2016Flash FloodWaukomis-An estimated 3.5 inches of rain fell causing water to flow over roadways at highway 132 and Hayward, Stabe road and Rupe, Imo and Skeleton, Wood and Imo, and Wheat capital and highway 132.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindWaukomis-Measured at home station.
May 2015Flash FloodWaukomis-Major flooding with water rescues in progress. No damage reported.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindWaukomis-Emergency management reported several trees were downed. Light structural damage also occurred and several power lines were blown down. No damage estimates were available.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindWaukomis-Several 80-foot transmission poles and power lines were downed. Six residences were damaged from the falling power lines. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindWaukomis-Several street signs and tree limbs were blown down. Part of a tin barn was blown down. A stock tank was blown onto a train. Hail up to quarter-size was also reported. Monetary damage estimates were not available.
June 2007Flash FloodWaukomis-Wood Road, or EW51, was closed between HWY 132 and HWY 81 due to Turkey Creek being out of its banks. Several other east-west roads south of Wood Road were closed as well.
May 2000Tornado (F0)Waukomis-This tornado, rated F0, formed about 1 mile north-northwest of Waukomis in Garfield County and was embedded in a large line of strong to severe thunderstorms which moved through much of Garfield County. The tornado produced 2 narrow areas of damage to wheat crop near the railroad track about 1/2 mile west of Highway 81 before dissipating.
January 2020HailWaukomis-no account filed
April 2010HailWaukomis-no account filed
May 2010HailWaukomis-no account filed
May 2010HailWaukomis-no account filed
August 2009HailWaukomis-no account filed
July 2006HailWaukomis-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindWaukomis-no account filed
May 2005HailWaukomis-no account filed
August 2005HailWaukomis-no account filed
April 2004HailWaukomis-no account filed
May 2002HailWaukomis-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWaukomis-no account filed
August 2002HailWaukomis-no account filed
May 2001HailWaukomis-no account filed
May 2000HailWaukomis-no account filed
September 1999HailWaukomis-no account filed
April 1999HailWaukomis-no account filed
May 1999HailWaukomis-no account filed
June 1998HailWaukomis-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindWaukomis-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindWaukomis-no account filed
June 1995HailWaukomis-no account filed
April 1994HailWaukomis-no account filed
April 1994HailWaukomis-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Garfield 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
Bison5.8 miles12
Buffalo Springs Stage Station (historical)6.2 miles12
Imo6.6 miles11
Drummond7.4 miles9
Barr7.9 miles12
Enid8.0 miles13
Shea9.5 miles14
Etna10.2 miles10

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 WaukomisAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q3287077The 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 1099437. 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.