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Derby, Kansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Rockford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67037. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Derby quadrangle. 25,625 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,293 feet above sea level.

Derby within Sedgwick County

On record in Derby

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

Population over time

2 figures

Derby grew from 22,158 to 25,625 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.

YearPeople Change
201022,158
202025,625+3,467 (+16%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

160 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Derby between 2015 and 2020, burning about 265 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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/undetermined78
Debris and open burning42
Equipment and vehicle use10
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Smoking7
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Fireworks4
Other causes1

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
8 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreSedgwick County6453
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service1541
4 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSedgwick County6341
23 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSedgwick County55007
6 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service1378
31 August 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreSedgwick County6190
27 August 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSedgwick County6094
24 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service6449

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sedgwick County

Storms near this place

60 of 169 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Derby in 169 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 92 hail, 54 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 5 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2016Flash FloodDerby$500,000Significant flash flooding occurred in the town of Mulvane, Kansas. Three buildings in downtown were flooded. Styx Creek ran out of banks and caused extensive flooding to homes along it. A water rescue occurred in town due the high water. A woman is safe after fast-moving water swept her vehicle into a ditch. She had been standing on top of her car and holding onto a tree while she was on the phone with 911.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindDerby$500,000NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN, METAL BARN BLOWN DOWN @ 119TH & HILLSIDE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FARM DWELLINGS, STRUCTURES & MACHINERY.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindDerby$125,000Damage was reported to several roofs.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindDerby$75,000Numerous power lines were blown down and a 50 by 50 foot barn was destroyed.
June 2013LightningDerby$50,000A building caught fire. The extent of damage is unknown at this time.
May 2019Flash FloodDerby$30,000Mulvane fire and rescue responded to a submersion and water rescue of a car near 119th and Webb Road.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindDerby$27,000High winds knocked out power to Mulvane.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindDerby$25,000Winds were strong enough to lift up the roof of the Mulvane High School causing interior ceiling tiles to be blown down.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindDerby$10,000A window frame was torn out as well as car windows were blown out.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindDerby$10,000A large tree was knocked down onto the city office, blocking the drive thru payment window. Several other trees were knocked down across town.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindDerby$5,000Strong thunderstorm winds downed a power pole part-way in Derby during the predawn hours on the 30th. The pole had to be replaced, and some relatively minor damaged was sustained to neighboring businesses due to electrical wire tension from the leaning pole. The Derby Informer contributed to this report.
September 2009Thunderstorm WindDerby$5,000There was reportedly some damage inflicted to a roof near the intersection of 63rd and Rock Road.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindDerby$5,000Large birch tree blown down.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindDerby$2,500Mulvane Fire department measured the gust. Several tree limbs were reported down.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindDerby$1,000A large tree was downed, and 8 to 10-inch diameter tree limbs were snapped.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindDerby$1,000The public reported shingle damage in Derby. The report was relayed via KSNW Television.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindDerby$500Several 2 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs were downed near 63rd St. South and Greenwich Road.
June 2022FloodDerby$100Streets were reported flooded.
June 2022FloodDerby$100Street flooding was reported in Derby.
May 2019Flash FloodDerby$100Numerous roads were closed due to high water, in and around 119th and Greenwich. Dog creek was reported to be bankfull.
May 2019FloodDerby$100Water was reported over Webb Road from 111th to 119th Street.
May 2019FloodDerby$100Water was reported over the road at 127th Street East and 95th street south.
April 2026HailDerby-The hail report was received via mPing.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindDerby-An Accuweather meteorologist relayed the estimated wind gust.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindDerby-A trained spotter estimated wind gusts between 60 and 65 mph.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindDerby-This was measured on a personal weather station.
June 2025HailDerby-Pictures from a Derby Fire Captain of ping pong ball sized hail were relayed.
June 2025HailDerby-Quarter to half dollar sized hail was relayed to KAKE via a picture.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindDerby-Several large tree branches down along with a power pole leaning over a roadway.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindDerby-Reported by off-duty Air Force Weather personnel.
October 2023Heavy RainDerby-A mesonet station near Mulvane measured 4.53 inches of rain in the past 24 hours with most of the rain occurring overnight into the morning hours. Rainfall amounts across the county ranged from 2.5 to 4.53 inches.
November 2022Heavy RainDerby-A mesonet reported 1.72 inches of rainfall.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDerby-A storm tracker for KS sent a video of a large tree knocked over at the Hidden Lakes Golf Course.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindDerby-A storm tracker for KSN reported an estimated 60 to 70 mph wind gust. There were tree limbs knocked down as well as a portion of her fence.
June 2022HailDerby-The hail was reported by Mping.
June 2022Heavy RainDerby-A Cocorahs observer reported 4.3 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
May 2021HailDerby-The report was relayed via mping.
May 2020HailDerby-The report was relayed via social media.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindDerby-A personal weather station measured the gust.
April 2019HailDerby-Report was provided by KAKE Television.
April 2019HailDerby-Relayed from KAKE television.
April 2019HailDerby-Report via Twitter.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindDerby-Power lines were blown down in Derby. The time of the event is estimated from radar.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindDerby-A large tree was blown down across Highway 81.
May 2019Flash FloodDerby-Madison Ave. & Westview were underwater.
May 2019Flash FloodDerby-Portions of Greenwich road were flooded and under water.
July 2019HailDerby-The hail was reported via social media.
July 2019HailDerby-The hail was reported via social media.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindDerby-The reported came in via social media.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindDerby-Reported at Webb and 119th streets.
June 2017HailDerby-This report is courtesy KFDI radio.
June 2017HailDerby-Report from Twitter on social media.
August 2017HailDerby-Fifty mph winds were also reported.
April 2016HailDerby-No damage was reported.
April 2016HailDerby-Reported by the public to Kwch-Tv.
April 2016HailDerby-The public reported that the hail was pea to nickel sized and covered the ground.
May 2016Flash FloodDerby-Several inches of water was reported over the road and causing travel problems.
May 2016Flash FloodDerby-Water was reported over the road and causing travel issues.
April 2016HailDerby-No damage was reported.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindDerby-Pea sized hail was also reported.

Every storm recorded in Sedgwick 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
Waco2.7 miles19
Sand Burr Hill2.9 miles19
Wego-Waco3.8 miles19
Sunset Park4.3 miles19
Mona Kay Heights4.3 miles19
Haysville4.6 miles19
Oaklawn4.7 miles19
Midland Park4.7 miles19

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 DerbyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q137775The 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 474332. 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.