Corning, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Illinois Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66417. The Survey maps it on the Corning quadrangle. 212 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,342 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresCorning grew from 157 to 212 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 | 157 | |
| 2020 | 212 | +55 (+35%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Seneca quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Seneca quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Corning quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Blue Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Corning between 2000 and 2020, burning about 527 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 92715 |
| 10 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 61018 |
| 10 June 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Nemaha County | 13 |
| 4 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 4042016 |
| 19 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Horton Agency | MCCAULEY |
| 15 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 160 acres | Horton Agency | SPOOK |
| 10 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Horton Agency | TRUST |
| 9 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 30918 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corning in 62 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 39 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | $25,000 | Trained spotters throughout Nemaha County reported 70 to 80 mph wind gusts associated with a strong storm that passed through the county. A large silo and many trees were blown over near Centralia. Two Barns, an outbuilding, and trees were destroyed near Corning. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Corning | - | Quarter size hail fell in the town of Corning. Report relayed from emergency management. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Estimated by trained spotter. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Report of several large trees at least a foot in diameter blown down. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Several tree limbs blown down of various sizes. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Mesonet station reported a wind gust of 77 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Kansas state mesonet reported a wind gust of 62 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Trained spotter estimated a 70 mph wind gust. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Corning | - | Quarter sized hail reported. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Wind estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Numerous 4 to 5 inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Report of 60 mph wind gust. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Trained spotted reports 70 mph wind gust. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Estimated wind gust. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Wind gust estimated to 60 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Wind gust to around 60 mph. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Estimated wind gust. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Sustained winds of 60 MPH with gusts of 70 MPH or greater. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Time estimated by radar. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Wind gust estimated. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Estimated wind gust. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Pockets of wind damage including downed power lines, large trees down, and heavily damaged barns and outbuildings. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Wind gusts estimated. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | Winds estimated. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Corning | - | The resident of the EF-1 house south of the EF-3 farm described seeing several sub-tornadoes along with the main one. It appears that a smaller satellite tornado hit this location producing EF1 damage to the south of the main strong tornado. This would have been the 3rd tornado associated with this supercell. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Corning | - | Brief touchdown with house and tree damage. This was the last tornado associated with the supercell thunderstorm that produced the strong tornado to the west of Corning earlier. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | A trained spotter near Corning reported a 60 mph wind. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Corning | - | Hail covering the ground. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | A trained spotter reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Corning | - | Several reports from spotters and county officials of 0.88 to 1.25 inch hail in Corning. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | 3 inch diameter tree branches down. |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Corning | - | Very weak tornado briefly touched down. It caused little to no damage as it traveled across open country. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Corning | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corning | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goff | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Kelly | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| America City | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Centralia | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bancroft | 7.6 miles | 17 | |
| Beckerville | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ontario | 10.0 miles | 17 | |
| Neuchatel | 11.0 miles | 14 |
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 Corning | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2015703 | 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 473218. 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.






