BlockGoodland, Kansas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Goodland City. It lies in ZIP code area 67735. The Survey maps it on the Goodland quadrangle. 4,465 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,681 feet above sea level.
On record in Goodland
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 6 records
Mary Seaman Ennis Houselisted 2006
Goodland City Librarylisted 1985
Grant Schoollisted 2015
Ruleton Schoollisted 2003
United Telephone Buildinglisted 2017
US Post Office-Goodlandlisted 1989
Population over time
2 figuresGoodland fell from 4,489 to 4,465 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 | 4,489 | |
| 2020 | 4,465 | -24 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Goodland between 2015 and 2018, burning about 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sherman County | 75 |
| 4 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 194 |
| 27 May 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 42 |
| 24 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 14 |
| 23 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Sherman County | 27 |
| 22 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 72 |
| 18 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 69 |
| 5 February 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 431 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goodland in 431 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 222 hail, 172 thunderstorm wind, 19 flash flood, 16 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | 1 killed, 1 hurt | Widespread tree damage in town with 6-8 inch diameter branches down. Near zero visibility in blowing dirt resulted in a fatal accident on interstate-70 when the driver slowed down due to reduced visibility and was hit from behind. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | 1 killed, $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Goodland | 5 hurt | Hail sizes ranged from golf ball to baseball size. Siding on the west side of houses and west facing windows in buildings across the north half of town were broken out due to the combined effect of the very large hail and 70 MPH winds. Many vehicles had dents and broken windows from the hail. Two adults and a child were treated at Goodland Regional Hospital for injuries to the face, head, and arms. Several students were also injured walking from school and were not treated. The worst of the damage was confined to the north half of town were the hail was the largest. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | 1 hurt, $100,000 | Gusts estimated to 80 mph caused a southbound truck-trailer to be lifted and thrown cab first into the east ditch. Driver sustained a hip injury. Rescuers were pelted by small hail. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | 1 hurt | The strong winds blew a semi tractor trailer over on Interstate 70, which closed the eastbound lanes of the interstate for an hour. The truck driver sustained minor injuries. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $500,000 | A record wind gust of 96 mph was measured at National Weather Service Goodland and also two miles southwest in the west portion of Goodland. The winds demolished a commercial storage building, damaged or destroyed seven mobile homes, downed numerous mature trees and power lines, and stripped portions of many roofs including at the National Weather Service. One nearly new vehicle sustained $11,000 damage from blowing pebbles and sand. Total damage was estimated around $260,000. |
| June 1994 | Tornado (F2) | Goodland | $500,000 | Tornado inflicted $100,000 damage to farmstead. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Goodland | $200,000 | Large hail and gusty winds caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to vehicles in an RV park south of Goodland. Several windows and mirrors were broken. Most roof vents, many air conditioner shrouds and refrigerator vents and some plumbing vents were destroyed. Hail penetrated vents and screens and came into some of the campers. Some awnings were shredded and one tent reportedly had holes punched through the roof. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Goodland | $100,000 | This tornado tracked from Sherman county through most of Cheyenne county with a total path length of 34 miles. The Sherman county path length was 7 miles. The tornado was on the ground for 62 minutes and produced F1-F2 damage along much of its path, especially in Cheyenne county. In Sherman county, no homes were affected. Tree and power pole damage was most noteworthy in the northern portion of the county near Roads 79 and 30 where 15 poles were snapped and extensive tree damage occurred. The tornado developed near Roads 73 and 30 and tracked straight north near Road 30 for most of its length in Sherman, and exited into Cheyenne county near Road 30.| |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $50,000 | An irrigation pivot was blown over northwest of town. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $50,000 | Quonetset building was blown over. Large branches between 12 and 28 inches in diameter were snapped. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Goodland | $50,000 | Weather service employee reported hail slightly larger than baseballs at the Goodland softball field. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $40,000 | Sherman County Dispatch reported a car window knocked out of a customers car at Walmart along with an uprooted small tree that was blown across the lot. Other small branches were found snapped behind Walmart. A damage survey found no evidence of tornado as all the damage was blown to the east. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $30,000 | Trailer home destroyed. Debris scattered 1/4 mile. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $25,500 | Near the hospital a 30 ft. camper trailer was rolled three times, including rolling over a privacy fence and a shed. A large cottonwood tree was also blown over and a pine tree was uprooted on the hospital campus. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Goodland | $25,000 | Very heavy rainfall from several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms during the evening resulted in numerous county roads becoming impassible, especially across the eastern third of the county. Some county roads were still closed during the day on March 29th as tornado damage surveys were being conducted. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Goodland | $25,000 | One home received damage to a gazebo. A church suffered roof damage...with some of the roof debris causing minor damage to a neighboring home. Tree damage also occurred. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $15,000 | There was a semi rollover at mile marker 25 on I-70. It was blown off the road by a wind gust from the south. The semi was loaded with freight. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Goodland | $15,000 | A short-lived tornado developed just west of highway 27 and just north of interstate 70 in extreme southwest Goodland. The tornado ripped a metal frame door off of the Dairy Queen and tossed it 150 feet across the highway. Surface debris also resulted in broken car windows at this location. A large dumpster at the Conoco gas station was tossed/rolled 150 yards into a field. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $15,000 | Tractor trailer blown off Interstate 70. |
| June 2006 | Flash Flood | Goodland | $10,000 | Major street flooding in downtown Goodland with water 1 foot deep in some areas. Two resturants received minor water damage when water seeped into the buildings from the outside street where poor drainage was occurring. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Goodland | $8,500 | Hail and wind resulted in a broken windshield and extensive body damage to a Ford Expedition. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $5,000 | Many shingles ripped off house and damage to parts of Golf Course west of Goodland due to straight-line winds. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $3,000 | An unfinished fertilizer tank had one side blown inward due to severe wind gusts. No roof was attached so the structure was very susceptible to severe wind gusts. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Goodland | $3,000 | Combination of wind and hail broke vehicle window. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $2,100 | Car windows broken on Interstate-70. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $1,000 | Downed limbs along the 900 block of Broadway. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $1,000 | With strong winds reported with outflow behind the storms, a large tree was uprooted. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $1,000 | The public reported that a large tree branch was down in Goodland due to nighttime thunderstorms. The report included multiple pictures. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $1,000 | A carport was blown over a building and onto Main Street in Goodland. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $1,000 | A glass door was broken at Cowboy Corner in downtown Goodland, either from being blown open or something being blown into it. Time of report estimated from radar. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $1,000 | A utility pole was blown over at 12th and Cattletrail in Goodland. A 14 to 18 inch diameter tree was snapped off. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $1,000 | Two power poles down just north of Road 67 and Road 15 in Sherman county. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $1,000 | Tree fell on power line in town. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $1,000 | Power pole blown over. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $750 | Cattle panels taken out by thunderstorm winds estimated to be near 75 mph. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $600 | A large healthy crabapple tree limb snapped off from outflow winds from thunderstorms that were west of town. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $600 | A dead tree 12-14 inches in diameter at the base was blown down by a thunderstorm wind gust. Nearby KGLD ASOS recorded 60 mph at the time. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $500 | An off-duty NWS employee reported a large maple tree limb roughly 10-12 inches in diameter snapped off the tree in a city park. At the estimated time of the branch snapping off, the KGLD ASOS station on north side of town measured a 62 mph gust. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $500 | Tree in front of Comfort Inn was blown over by thunderstorm winds. Tree was 20 feet tall with a trunk diameter of 8 inches. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $500 | An 18-inch tree was downed, snapped off near the ground. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $250 | Off duty NWS employee reported a large tree limb down at location. Time is radar estimated with wind speed based on damage indicators. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $250 | Sections of fence blown down as well as a tree. Wind-driven half inch diameter hail persisted for 20 minutes causing hail damage to trees and property. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $250 | Garage window broken by combination of wind and hail. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $250 | Thunderstorm winds damaged the trim on a house on the south side of town. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $250 | Tree limb down...5-inch diameter by 8 ft long. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | $100 | Estimated 80-mph winds broke off 10-inch-diameter tree limbs. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | - | Healthy pine tree blown down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | - | An off duty NWS Employee reports a moderately healthy 8 to 12 inch diameter branch was snapped. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | - | Two and a half inch diameter healthy tree branch fell on roof. There was unspecified damage to the roof. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | - | Showers led to the recording of a 66 mph wind gust at the Goodland Airport ASOS (KGLD). A plume of dust was also reported at Mile Marker 30 near Edson. No visibility estimate was provided for the dust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | - | Report of an irrigation pivot overturned south of I-70 between CR 20 and KS 27. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Goodland | - | MPing report of 1 inch hail. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Goodland | - | Multiple reports from employees, spotters, and the public of hail between half an inch to an inch in size. Multiple reports of hail covering the ground. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Goodland | - | Relayed report of hail around half dollar in size. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | - | Report with picture of a tree with a long branch split and hanging from the main tree. Estimated diameter is 3 to 6 inches from picture. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | - | Report of medium sized tree damage in southwestern Goodland. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Goodland | - | Report received of quarter sized hail at location that lasted about 10 minutes. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | - | Report of branches broken off of trees. Large is the only size estimate given. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodland | - | Off duty employee reports healthy tree limb around 4 inches in diameter down. |
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 Goodland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1931362 | 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 471241. 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.