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Erie, Kansas

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Erie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66733. The Survey maps it on the Erie quadrangle. 1,047 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 896 feet above sea level.

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Erie within Neosho County

On record in Erie

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Erie fell from 1,150 to 1,047 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
20101,150
20201,047-103 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 21 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

44 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Erie between 2002 and 2020, burning about 551 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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/undetermined17
Debris and open burning12
Equipment and vehicle use7
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2

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
27 September 2004Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresNeosho Countynot named
22 September 2004Recreation and ceremony3.0 acresNeosho Countynot named
6 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKansas Forest Service2018045
3 August 2004Debris and open burning30 acresNeosho Countynot named
23 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service201530
19 August 2003Equipment and vehicle use20 acresNeosho Countynot named
19 August 2003Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNeosho Countynot named
18 August 2003Equipment and vehicle use50 acresNeosho Countynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Neosho County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Erie: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Hy-Grade Sand & Gravel Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Neosho County

Storms near this place

60 of 87 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erie in 87 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 34 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 14 heavy rain, 5 flash flood. The reports record 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2000Tornado (F2)Erie3 hurt, $1,800,000Forming at 1920 CST 6 miles southwest of Erie, the tornado moved northeast around 35 mph passing just south of Erie at 1931 CST. F2 intensity for much of it's track, the tornado injured 3 people on the southern periphery of Erie as it destroyed or heavily damaged 12 homes, several mobile homes, as well as a few trees. This tornado then crossed into Crawford county.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindErie$1,000,000Two stores unroofed andtwo mobile homes heavily damaged. Numerous trees and power lines downed.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindErie$500,000Extensive damage! Numerous large trees uprooted, with some falling onto homes. One home reportedly destroyed 0.5 mile north of Erie. Many homes unroofed with numerous barns and sheds destroyed. All of town without power.
November 2005Tornado (F1)Erie$120,000Shortly after touchdown approximately 2 miles northeast of Erie, the tornado produced F1 damage to homes, outbuildings and trees. Thereafter, the tornado lost some of its intensity, and subsequent damage was rated F0.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindErie$50,000Pole barn roof collapsed. Micro-burst suspected.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindErie$50,000Strong thunderstorm winds lasting thirty minutes damaged roofs and trees in the north part of town.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindErie$35,000The roof was blown off of the highland dairy cooler.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindErie$25,000Downed large limbs, some of which fell onto homes. Carports blown over. Downed power lines and power poles.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindErie$20,000Several power lines and tree limbs were blown down.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindErie$16,000The roof was blown off of a store two blocks East of Highway 59.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindErie$16,000A mobile home was blown off of it's foundation.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindErie$15,000Two large trees fell on top of two houses.
September 2009Flash FloodErie$12,000Widespread flooding was occurring across the county with numerous secondary roads closed. One vehicle was flooded out and another was in a ditch. Flooded streets were also noted in Chanute.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindErie$5,000Power lines were downed.
April 1993HailErie$5,000no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindErie$2,500Large tree blown into a house in Erie.
April 1994HailErie$500no account filed
August 2019FloodErie$100State street had water over the road near highway 59.
August 2019Flash FloodErie$100Several roads were closed in town due to high water over them.
March 2026HailErie-Hail was estimated to be quarter size.
February 2024Heavy RainErie-This is a 24 hour rainfall total of 1.45 inches.
April 2024Heavy RainErie-Observer measured 7.37 inches of rain in the last 24 hours in Erie; another rainfall report at the Chanute Martin Johnson Airport was 6.71 inches over the same timeframe. This resulted in flooding of multiple roads in the county and moderate flooding along the Neosho River at both Erie and Chanute.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindErie-There was a report of power lines down in Erie.
November 2022Heavy RainErie-A Cocorahs observer reported 2.25 inches of rainfall.
June 2022Heavy RainErie-A Coop observer in Erie reported 3.6 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
June 2022Heavy RainErie-The Cocorahs observer in Erie reported 3.32 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
June 2022Heavy RainErie-The Cocorahs observer near Erie reported 3.32 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
March 2021Heavy RainErie-This is a 72 hour rainfall total.
May 2021Heavy RainErie-This is a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.67 inches.
May 2021Heavy RainErie-This is a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.19 inches.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindErie-This was an estimated wind gust report.
July 2021Heavy RainErie-This was a 24 hour rain total of 4.82 inches.
July 2021Heavy RainErie-This was a 24 hour rain total of 4.62 inches.
July 2020HailErie-A total of 0.9 inches of rain also fell in 15 minutes.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindErie-Penny sized hail was also reported with leaves falling from the trees.
July 2020HailErie-Gusty winds were also reported with no damage.
May 2019FloodErie-The levee was breached on the west side of the Neosho River just west of Shaw Road and 160th with water covering the road.
May 2019FloodErie-A portion of the levee along the Neosho River was breached that prompted some evacuations.
May 2019FloodErie-The levee on the west side of Highway 59 was breached in 4 locations.
August 2017Heavy RainErie-Over 3 inches of rain was reported during the previous 24 hours.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindErie-A trained spotter reported the gust.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindErie-Law enforcement reported the gust.
October 2014Heavy RainErie-The 24 hour rainfall amount was 2.14 inches.
September 2014Heavy RainErie-Rainfall report of 2.35 inches in a 24 hour period.
June 2009HailErie-The ground was white with hail. One inch of rain fell in about a 15 minute period.
March 2008Flash FloodErie-Two rounds of thunderstorms from the early morning through the morning hours of March 31st produced widespread 2 to 4 inches of rain across primarily the southern half of Neosho County. Numerous county and secondary roads were flooded. No known injuries or damages occurred.
May 2008FloodErie-Minor flooding was reported on Main Street in Erie as well as other low lying roads in town.
August 2005Flash FloodErie-Levy broke one mile east of Ash Grove Cement Plant, leaving 45 foot hole.
September 2005HailErie-Damage?
May 2002Flash FloodErie-Walnut Street flooded to depth of 1 foot.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindErie-Large trees and power lines blown down. Half of Erie without power.
April 2026HailErie-no account filed
April 2026HailErie-no account filed
September 2021HailErie-no account filed
September 2021HailErie-no account filed
August 2019HailErie-no account filed
August 2019HailErie-no account filed
April 2016HailErie-no account filed
June 2011HailErie-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindErie-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Neosho 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
Shaw4.6 miles19
Saint Paul5.0 miles21
Rollin7.5 miles19
Kimball7.7 miles21
Urbana8.3 miles20
Galesburg8.9 miles19
South Mound9.1 miles18
Odense9.3 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 ErieAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1012345The 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 475122. 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.