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Bronson, Florida

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Williston-Bronson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32621. The Survey maps it on the Bronson quadrangle. 1,140 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 59 feet above sea level.

Bronson within Levy County

Then and now

1954 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Bronson, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Bronson, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Population over time

3 figures

Bronson grew from 964 to 1,140 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2000964
20101,113+149 (+15%)
20201,140+27 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

418 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 418 fires within 5 miles of Bronson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,492 acres in total. 53 started naturally. 20 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning107
Railroad operations and maintenance88
Equipment and vehicle use68
Natural53
Missing data/not specified/undetermined52
Arson/incendiarism20
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony4
Other causes3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
26 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresFlorida Forest ServiceLEVY/TILTED TRACTOR FIRE
23 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 September 1997Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
21 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresFlorida Forest Service92 ND PL. (38)
21 September 2002Natural10 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
20 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service2010-08-0543/LEVY
2 September 1994Naturalunder an acreFlorida Forest Servicenot named
17 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service63RD PL. (38)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Levy County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bronson: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fullers Earth, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed Fullers Earth ProspectFullers EarthOccurrence
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Levy County

Storms near this place

35 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bronson in 35 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 18 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 lightning, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008LightningBronson2 hurtTwo males were working in a field near the intersection of County Road 337 and County Road 343 when they were struck and injured by lightning.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindBronson$2,500,000Tree down on power lines reported near Court St. in Bronson.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindBronson$75,000Skywarn spotters estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of up to 60 mph and the Levy County Sheriffs Department reported that several large trees and power lines were downed across Bronson. Also, one mobile home was severely damaged by a large tree toppled by thunderstorm wind in Bronson.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindBronson$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed at least twenty trees and damaged several sheds along the 2600 block of N.E. 118th Terrace in Bronson.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindBronson$45,000Levy County Emergency Management reported damage to a mobile home in Bronson. Wind is believed to have peeled off the roof of the mobile home. Time of occurrence was estimated by radar.
August 1997LightningBronson$30,000Lightning struck and severely damaged a home on U.S. Highway Alternate 27.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindBronson$20,000Thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a barn and downed several small to large oak trees in Bronson.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBronson$15,000Eight to ten trees, mostly Oak trees, were damaged or blown down near Bronson. A metal pole barn was also destroyed and siding was blown off of another barn.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindBronson$10,000Roof damage was reported to a radio transmitter building in Bronson. This subsequently caused damage to the backup transmitter. Time was estimated from radar.
February 1998FloodBronson$10,000Heavy rainfall over three to four inches in less than five hours caused localized flooding on roadways between Bronson and Cedar Key. A few vehicles incurred water damage from the floodwaters.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindBronson$10,000Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees throughout Bronson.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindBronson$5,000The Levy County Emergency Management reported that thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and destroyed a shed along and near the intersection of County Roads 339 and 320.
February 1996Thunderstorm WindBronson$5,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindBronson$3,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Williston.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindBronson$2,500Trees were downed on a house in Bronson.
March 1996Thunderstorm WindBronson$2,000no account filed
August 2016Thunderstorm WindBronson$1,000One tree was reported to be knocked down in Bronson as a result of thunderstorm wind gusts.
January 2014Thunderstorm WindBronson$1,000A severe thunderstorm wind gust caused a tree to fall on Wekiva Rd. in Bronson. The report was relayed from the Levy County Sheriffs Office.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindBronson-Several trees down around the Bronson area.
May 2015HailBronson-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail falling near Bronson.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindBronson-Emergency Management reported trees down on powerlines and a house in Bronson.
September 2004Tornado (F0)Bronson-Emergency Management reported a brief tornado touchdown in the city of Bronson.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindBronson-Tree limbs downed several power lines.
May 1999HailBronson-Dime sized hail was reported in Bronson by the Levy county sheriff department.
May 1999HailBronson-Dime sized hail was reported by Levy County Emergency Management in Bronson.
July 1999HailBronson-Dime to mothball sized hail was reported to fall for seven minutes near the intersection of County Roads 339 and 320 by the Levy County Emergency Management.
February 1998HailBronson-Dime sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter along County Road 337.
July 1994HailBronson-Quarter-size hail reported in Bronson.
August 1994HailBronson-Trees were downed, and golf ball-size hail fell south of Bronson.
June 2002HailBronson-no account filed
April 1999HailBronson-no account filed
August 1998HailBronson-no account filed
August 1998HailBronson-no account filed
June 1996HailBronson-no account filed
July 1996Heavy RainBronson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Levy County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Merediths3.0 miles10
Williston Highlands9.1 miles11
Raleigh9.3 miles15
Usher9.7 miles11
Hodgson10.3 miles15
Otter Creek10.9 miles10
Williston11.2 miles15
Chiefland11.7 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on BronsonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2036740The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 279433. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.