MehanOK
Settled in 1900, this town now has 22 residents.
Is Mehan a good place to live?
Mehan’s age of the median resident is 54.8 years, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 36.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Mehan. Mehan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
22 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mehan.
Natural hazards: high risk in Mehan, mostly cold waves
On expected storm and flood damage, Mehan sits above three quarters of U.S. communities. 30% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 24%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mehan has four seasons and hot summers
A July afternoon gets to about 94° and a January night to 26°, and about 6 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Mehan’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
Just over a third of Mehan adults have obesity. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just one has a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Mehan. Across all 32 CDC measures, Mehan beats Oklahoma on 12 and trails on 4.
| Mehan | Typical Oklahoma town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 40% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mehan | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.8% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 7.3% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 12% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mehan
Boone Pickens Stadium and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mehan. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Stadium & arenaBoone Pickens Stadium
9 mi MuseumNational Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
10 mi GardenOklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum
24 mi MuseumChandler Armory
30 mi GardenApothecary GardenPhoto credits
Boone Pickens Stadium: XStewart2007, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Oklahoma Botanical Garden and Arboretum: Jibran1 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Chandler Armory: Skyring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Apothecary Garden: MARELBU, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Mehan: who provides what
Mehan is unincorporated, so Payne County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mehan
About 0 of every 100 Mehan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Mehan
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Mehan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Mehan had a population of 34. The CDP is in central Payne County, on the northeast side of the valley of Stillwater Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Cimarron River. Mehan is 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Stillwater, the Payne county seat, and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Perkins.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 830 ft
Questions about Mehan
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