Bridge Creek, Oklahoma

Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
Town
Bridge Creek is located in Oklahoma
Bridge Creek
Bridge Creek
Bridge Creek is located in the United States
Bridge Creek
Bridge Creek
Coordinates: 35°14′5″N 97°44′7″W / 35.23472°N 97.73528°W / 35.23472; -97.73528[1]
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyGrady
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2)
 • Land1.57 sq mi (4.07 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,345 ft (410 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
336
 • Density213.6/sq mi (82.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
73010 / 73089[3]
Area code405
FIPS code40-08725
GNIS ID2411725[1]

Bridge Creek is a town in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 336, a 0% change from 2010.[4]

History

Bridge Creek was incorporated as a town in 2000.[5][6] 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.[7]

Bridge Creek was one of several communities hardest hit by an F5 tornado in the deadly May 3, 1999, tornado outbreak. At least 11 people died in the Bridge Creek area. Doppler weather radar measured wind speeds of 321 mph (517 km/h) in this tornado when it was near Bridge Creek. This tornado currently stands with the highest rated windspeed recorded on Earth.[8]

The town was hit again by an EF3 tornado on May 6, 2015, 16 years and 3 days after the 1999 tornado. Homes were destroyed or heavily damaged.[9][10]

Geography

Bridge Creek is bordered to the north, west, and southwest by the city of Tuttle, to the south by the city of Blanchard, and to the east by the city of Newcastle in McClain County.

Interstate 44, the H. E. Bailey Turnpike, forms the southeastern border of the town, leading northeast 25 miles (40 km) to downtown Oklahoma City and southwest 17 miles (27 km) to Chickasha, the Grady County seat. Oklahoma State Highway 4, the H. E. Bailey Turnpike Norman Spur, leads north through the center of Bridge Creek and continues north 11 miles (18 km) to Mustang.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Bridge Creek has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
200036—
2010336833.3%
20203360.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Bridge Creek had a population of 336. The median age was 40.3 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.2 males age 18 and over.[12][13]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[14]

There were 121 households in Bridge Creek, of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 68.6% were married-couple households, 11.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 10.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]

There were 127 housing units, of which 4.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.[12]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[13]
Race Number Percent
White 270 80.4%
Black or African American 6 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 17 5.1%
Asian 6 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Some other race 0 0.0%
Two or more races 37 11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 19 5.7%

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bridge Creek, Oklahoma
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bridge Creek town, Oklahoma". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Map at Oklahoma Tax Commission website indicating municipal limits". tax.ok.gov. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009.
  6. ^ "A website indicating incorporation in 2000". Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
  7. ^ "Example of Bridge Creek's inclusion in colloquial "Tri-City Area"". rmtricity.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
  8. ^ "Top Ten Deadliest Oklahoma Tornadoes (1882–2008)". srh.noaa.gov. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Gov. Mary Fallin Surveys Storm Damage In Bridge Creek Archived May 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. newson6.com (May 7, 2015). Retrieved on May 3, 2017.
  10. ^ Tornado Outbreak Wreaks Havoc Across Great Plains; Multiple Injuries Reported Archived May 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Weather Channel (May 7, 2015). Retrieved on May 3, 2017.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  13. ^ a b "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  14. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
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