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Wayne, Oklahoma

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Purcell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73095. The Survey maps it on the Wayne quadrangle. 625 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,102 feet above sea level.

Wayne within McClain County

Population over time

3 figures

Wayne grew from 519 to 625 between 2000 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
2000519
2010688+169 (+33%)
2020625-63 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 16 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.

Fires near this place

5 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Wayne between 2000 and 2006, burning about 2,405 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Natural2

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
30 March 2005Natural120 acresChickasaw AgencyMCCANNON
19 March 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined120 acresChickasaw AgencyMARRISLSE
25 November 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresChickasaw AgencyMARRISLSE2
2 October 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,000 acresOklahoma Division of ForestryRATLIFF
31 January 2006Natural160 acresChickasaw AgencyBATTISTE#1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in McClain County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wayne: 4 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 Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unknown Sand PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in McClain County

Storms near this place

43 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayne in 43 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 23 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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
December 2022Tornado (EF2)Wayne$75,000A tornado touched down just south of the city limits of Wayne and moved north through town. Three power poles were snapped along State Highway 59 on the south side of Wayne, and produced tree and roof damage at a few locations in Wayne. As the tornado moved north of town, a house about a mile north of town had it's roof removed and exterior walls near the garage and porch were destroyed. An outbuilding was also destroyed in this area. Powerline and tree damage were observed farther north as the tornado moved north and then northeast crossing the Canadian River into Cleveland County.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindWayne$15,000A metal storage shed was blown onto its side. Power lines were also downed.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindWayne$10,000Two semi trucks were turned over on I-35 and power lines were downed near Highways 77 and 59.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindWayne$10,000Winds caused tree damage to a Bradford Pear (8 inches) and an Oak (18 inches).
May 2018Thunderstorm WindWayne$5,000Damage to several trees. One large tree was uprooted causing damage to a house, shed, and fence. Time estimated by radar.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindWayne$5,000A business sustained roof damage.
April 2000Thunderstorm WindWayne$2,000The roof of a hay barn was blown off.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindWayne$2,000A roof was blown off a wellhouse, several trees were blown over, and several awnings were blown off buildings by winds estimated at 70 mph.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindWayne$1,000Power pole downed by wind.
May 1997Tornado (F0)Wayne$1,000This description was taken almost entirely from a damage survey conducted by a National Weather Service meteorologist. An outbuilding was damaged on a farm along a section of road 2 miles north and 1 mile east of Wayne, about 1 mile south of the south bank of the Canadian River. Sheet metal was dispersed across the area, and a few trees were damaged. Otherwise this tornado remained in open country. Initial development, based on video, was around 16:32 CST with a duration of less than 2 minutes before it quickly dissipated. Maximum path width was 20 yards or less, path length was 1/4 mile or less, and damage was rated F0.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindWayne$500Several four inch diameter tree limbs were downed.
March 2026HailWayne-The report was relayed through mPING.
May 2025HailWayne-The report was relayed through mPING.
April 2024HailWayne-Social media video. Most hailstones were smaller than listed magnitude. Time is radar estimated.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindWayne-Small metal shed was destroyed and blown through a cow pasture. Time radar estimated.
June 2019Tornado (EF0)Wayne-A brief landspout tornado estimated to be about a mile south-southeast of Wayne was observed by a storm chaser. There was no known damage.
May 2015Flash FloodWayne-Three feet of water over Highway 77 and 110th St.
May 2015Tornado (EF0)Wayne-A brief tornado was observed by a storm chaser via spotternetwork. No damage was reported and the location was estimated.
July 2014HailWayne-Hail was reported in and around Wayne.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindWayne-Estimated 60 mph wind gusts. No damage was reported.
July 2014HailWayne-No damage information was available.
July 2014HailWayne-The hail lasted 10 minutes.
November 2008HailWayne-The hail covered the ground.
April 2022HailWayne-no account filed
May 2020HailWayne-no account filed
May 2020HailWayne-no account filed
May 2017HailWayne-no account filed
March 2016HailWayne-no account filed
March 2016HailWayne-no account filed
March 2013HailWayne-no account filed
May 2003HailWayne-no account filed
March 2001HailWayne-no account filed
July 1997HailWayne-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindWayne-no account filed
June 1996HailWayne-no account filed
June 1996Tornado (F0)Wayne-no account filed
June 1996Tornado (F0)Wayne-no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindWayne-no account filed
June 1994HailWayne-no account filed
June 1994HailWayne-no account filed
April 1994HailWayne-no account filed
April 1994HailWayne-no account filed
April 1994HailWayne-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McClain 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
Stealy4.9 miles16
Rosedale6.9 miles15
Purcell7.0 miles17
Payne11.5 miles14
Washington13.3 miles18
Criner13.8 miles14
Johnsonville13.9 miles15
Byars14.3 miles15

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 WayneAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2659668The 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 1099444. 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.