Bridge Creek, Oklahoma

Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
Town
Location of Bridge Creek within Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°14′50″N 97°43′24″W / 35.24722°N 97.72333°WCoordinates: 35°14′50″N 97°43′24″W / 35.24722°N 97.72333°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Grady
Elevation	1,370 ft (418 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	336
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	73010 / 73089
Area code	405
FIPS code	40-08725 [1]
GNIS feature ID	1090487 [2]

Bridge Creek is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 336.

History

Bridge Creek was incorporated as a town in 2000.^[3][4] The town proper and the unincorporated areas that its limits enclose are part of a rapidly growing area of northern McClain and Grady Counties known as the "Tri-City Area" with Newcastle, Tuttle and Blanchard.^[5]

Bridge Creek was one of several communities hardest hit by an F5 tornado in the deadly May 3, 1999, tornado outbreak. At least 12 died in the Bridge Creek area. Doppler radar measured windspeeds of 318 MPH in this tornado when it was near Bridge Creek. This is the highest windspeed ever recorded on earth. ^[6]

The town was hit again by an EF3 tornado on May 6, 2015. 25 homes were destroyed or heavily damaged.^[7][8]

Geography

Bridge Creek is located at 35°14′50″N 97°43′24″W / 35.24722°N 97.72333°W (35.247350, -97.723460).^[9]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2010	336		—
Est. 2015	335	[10]	−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Map at Oklahoma Tax Commission website indicating municipal limits".
4. "A website indicating incorporation in 2000".
5. "Example of Bridge Creek's inclusion in colloquial "Tri-City Area"".
6. "NWS article citing number of dead in Bridge Creek. Bridge Creek was also a safe place and a temporary morgue.".
7. Gov. Mary Fallin Surveys Storm Damage In Bridge Creek; newson6.com; May 7, 2015.
8. Tornado Outbreak Wreaks Havoc Across Great Plains; Multiple Injuries Reported; Weather Channel; May 7, 2015.
9. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
10. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

External links

• Bridge Creek Schools
• About the May 3, 1999 Tornado