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Oklahoma›Payne County

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.

Small town

22 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Mehan: who provides what

Mehan is unincorporated, so Payne County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOG&E12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPayne CountyPayne County provides services here
SchoolsRipley Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Oklahoma you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person until 25 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 25 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSecretary, Payne County Election BoardPayne County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018
ZIP code7407474074 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Mehan.

Natural hazards

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%.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

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.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–52°
Spring48–72°
Summer69–92°
Fall49–73°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

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.

MehanTypical Oklahoma townTypical 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%
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
12 better16 too close to call4 worse
What stands outMehanOK
Fewer adults with diabetes8.8%12.8%
Fewer adults with heart disease5.1%7.3%
More adults without reliable transportation12%9.6%
Stillwater Medical Center
In Stillwater · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

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.

All 39 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mehan

13pages on Mehan
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Mehan

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

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mehan, OK a good place to live?

Mehan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.