Mead

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Mead

Total population

326

Median home value

$76,900

9.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$71,154

Mead$71k

National$74k

Elevation234 m

Land area0.3 km²

Weather69°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates34.00°, -96.52°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mead is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mead had a population of 227. Mead was originally named after C.W. Meade, the first postmaster, but the town later dropped the final "e" of the name.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Mead, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Silo
  3.6 mi away
• Sand Point
  4 mi away
• McBride
  8 mi away · pop. 40
• Colbert
  9.7 mi away · pop. 1,277
• Cartwright
  10.1 mi away · pop. 744
• Kingston
  10.8 mi away · pop. 1,742
• Utica
  18.2 mi away
• Tishomingo
  19.1 mi away
• Ravia
  21.6 mi away
• Reagan
  26.4 mi away
• Wapanucka
  26.5 mi away
• Bromide
  29.1 mi away · pop. 133

Browse all places in Oklahoma →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mead

Meade of Gettysburg

Freeman Cleaves · 1960

Directions for collecting and preserving insects and plants

E. Mead Wilcox · 1902

Hunting and trading on the Great Plains, 1859-1875

James R. Mead · 1986

A rhizomorphic root-rot of fruit trees

E. Mead Wilcox · 1901

Outlaws on horseback

Harry Sinclair Drago · 1964

Huenun Ñamku

Inez Hilger · 1966

The best plays of 1942-1943

Burns Mantle · 1943

A history of New York

Washington Irving · 1800

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Atoka Lake, Atoka, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 37 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 58 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 68 mi
• Wildfire PINTO, Stephens, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-08 · 68 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 77 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 77 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 83 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 88 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Texas pumpkin

Cucurbita melopepo texana

Seen 2026-09-24

bigpod sesbania

Sesbania herbacea

Seen 2026-09-24

Oxblood Lily

Zephyranthes bifida

Seen 2026-09-24

Yellowseed False Pimpernel

Lindernia dubia

Seen 2026-09-24

longroot smartweed

Persicaria amphibia emersa

Seen 2026-09-24

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

Seen 2026-09-23

blue waterleaf

Hydrolea ovata

Seen 2026-09-22

Nits and Lice

Hypericum drummondii

Seen 2026-09-21

lanceleaf ragweed

Ambrosia bidentata

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).