Argonia, Kansas
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dixon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67004. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Argonia quadrangle. 456 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,257 feet above sea level.
On record in Argonia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Salter Houselisted 1971
Population over time
2 figuresArgonia fell from 501 to 456 between 2010 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 501 | |
| 2020 | 456 | -45 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1889 USGS Caldwell quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Caldwell quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Caldwell quadrangle1:125000, 10 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Argonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Argonia between 2015 and 2020, burning about 115 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1500045 |
| 26 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 18022 |
| 18 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sumner County | 17035 |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1500043 |
| 30 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 18020 |
| 28 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sumner County | 17029 |
| 27 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1500039 |
| 22 July 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sumner County | 17028 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Argonia in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 29 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 2 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Flood | Argonia | 1 killed, $10,000 | Raging water along the Chikaskia River caused 5 teenagers to become trapped, as they were rafting down the river. The water rescue that followed lead to 3 emergency workers ending up in the water along with the stranded teenagers. A volunteer firefighter then attempted to make an individual rescue, but lost his balance, and was swept under by the strong current. The man later died from injuries sustained during the rescue. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | $900,000 | Sumner County Emergency Management reported that the roofs were torn off both the Argonia High School and the elementary school. There was also extensive damage to trees, power lines and power poles. The estimated time of when the damage occurred was from 1640 to 1650. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Argonia | $250,000 | The following were damaged: the roof of one home, several outbuildings, and the adjacent wheat fields. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Argonia | $100,000 | Tornado mainly moved over open country shredding trees. However, one roof was completely destroyed. |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Argonia | $75,000 | ONE LARGE BARN DESTROYED ALONG WITH SOME FARM EQUIPMENT. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | $15,000 | Transmission lines and power poles were blown down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down on Main Street. The time of occurrence is based on radar. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | $10,000 | Carport blown down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | $5,000 | The Sumner County Sheriff reported Highway 160 was blocked by uprooted trees. The diameters of the trunks was unknown. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | $2,000 | Some minor roof damage was reported. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | $1,000 | Several tree limbs were downed in the town of Argonia. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Argonia | $500 | no account filed |
| March 2022 | Hail | Argonia | - | A public report of quarter sized hail. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Argonia | - | Report relayed via KAKE television. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | Measured at the elementary school. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Argonia | - | Several streets were flooded in Argonia. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | No damage was reported. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF3) | Argonia | - | A two story house was completely removed from foundation and had landed on top of a three car garage. The basement is all that remained. Cars that were in the garage lost windows and one was dented on the one side. A fifth wheel camper was thrown 100 yards with only a split in the frame and wheels remaining. The top portion was only small pieces. ||This tornado continued on to the NNE and a roof was completely torn off of the home. All of the windows were blown out. Outbuildings were demolished. Large trees were uprooted. Objects were embedded into the house and trees including a twig into a tree, a 2x4 blown into an interior wall on the main part of the house. The porch was gone. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Argonia | - | THE COOP observer measured 3.87 inches of rainfall. Some minor flooding was also reported. |
| June 2010 | Heavy Rain | Argonia | - | The COOP observer reported 5.06 inches of rainfall overnight. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Argonia | - | Winds of 50 to 55 mph occurred with the hail. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | The Wind gust was measured at the KSNW weather lab at Argonia Elementary School. |
| May 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Argonia | - | Occurred in open country. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | Tree damage. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Argonia | - | Occurred along Highway 44 from Blackstone Rd. to S Argonia Rd. Also reported by Harper County sheriff. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Argonia | - | Occurred in open country. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Argonia | - | Torrential rains flooded many roads including Highway 81 which was closed. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argonia | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Argonia | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Ewell | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Conway Springs | 10.8 miles | 19 | |
| Milton | 11.4 miles | 19 | |
| Mayfield | 11.7 miles | 19 | |
| Suppesville | 13.4 miles | 19 | |
| Metcalf | 13.7 miles | 19 | |
| Anson | 14.3 miles | 19 |
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 Argonia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2022160 | The 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 470186. 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.
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.






