Enterprise, Kansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67441. The Survey maps it on the Chapman quadrangle. 708 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,155 feet above sea level.
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On record in Enterprise
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
Hoffman and Lamb Buildingslisted 2017
Population over time
2 figuresEnterprise fell from 855 to 708 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 | 855 | |
| 2020 | 708 | -147 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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 Abilene quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Chapman quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Salina quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Salina quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Enterprise between 2006 and 2018, burning about 1,090 acres in total. 1 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 640 acres | Kansas Counties | 1700 AND JEEP ROAD |
| 25 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 24 |
| 25 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Dickinson County | 17 |
| 15 June 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Dickinson County | 14 |
| 16 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 13 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 16 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 7240 |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 10 |
| 15 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Dickinson County | 204 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Enterprise: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Falls Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Enterprise in 60 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 33 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF3) | Enterprise | 1 killed, 3 hurt, $20,200,000 | This is the first segment of a tornado that moved through 2 counties. This tornado continued northeast out of Dickinson County and dissipated shortly after entering Geary County. The tornado first touched down at a farmstead to the north-northwest of the town of Enterprise. A grain bin was destroyed, and some tree damage was observed. Damage was also noted to another farmstead where a grain bin was destroyed, as were a center pivot and several power poles. The tornado then entered Chapman on the southwest side. It was reported that 70 homes were completely destroyed, and 215 damaged. In all, three-quarters of the buildings in town sustained damage. Two churches were demolished. The town's middle school and high school were both severely damaged. Approximately 100 residents were in the locker rooms of the high school seeking shelter from the storm when the tornado struck. Trees across town were twisted and nearly stripped of their leaves and branches. For the most part, the downtown business section received only minor damage. Once outside the town, another farmstead was hit which damaged trees and outbuildings before lifting to the northeast of town. Debris from the town was littered for several miles east of the town. Dozens of individuals sustained minor injuries. Three were critically injured. One death was reported when a tree was blown onto a woman who had just put her daughter into the carseat of her vehicle. Thousands of volunteers took part in the clean-up effort over the next few weeks. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Enterprise | $100,000 | Highway 43 in Enterprise closed due to nearly a foot of fast flowing water across road. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | $80,000 | Strong winds blew a steel roof off a business onto some power lines. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Multiple tree branches down around east 1st street in Enterprise, ranging from 3 to 10 inches in diameter. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Report from trained spotter in Enterprise. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Six to ten inch tree split halfway up the trunk. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Delayed report via social media of a healthy tree approximately 1 foot in diameter split in half. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Half dollar sized hail reported. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Softball sized hail reported. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Report of power out and small tree limbs flying around. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Golf ball sized hail reported by trained spotter. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Enterprise | - | Spotter reported dime and quarter size hail. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Three inch diameter limb snapped. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Reports of at least one 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Report of 2 inch diameter limbs were down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Power line and power pole down. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Tree limbs up to 4 inches in diameter down. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | There were two windows on the south side of a house that broke. Also some tree limbs 2 inches in diameter broken. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Wind gusts estimated. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Three inch diameter tree limb down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Pea to dime size hail that was wind driven. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Spotter estimates winds of 60 mph. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Trained spotters across Dickinson County reported 60 mph wind gusts near Abilene and Chapman. The AWOS at Abilene Airport also measured a 57 mph wind gust. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Enterprise | - | The public also reported 3 inches of rainfall over the past 8 hours. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | A trained spotter reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Several power poles reported down. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | Tree limbs 6 to 7 inches in diameter were blown down by thunderstorm winds. Power was out at the spotter's home. 2.85" of rain fell in about 45 minutes at the spotter's home as well. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Enterprise | - | Heavy rain prodiced flash flooding for a time. Water overflowed a road near Enterprise for a time. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Enterprise | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Enterprise | - | 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.
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 Enterprise | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2386661 | 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 476680. 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.






