Hanston, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marena Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67849. It stands on Saw Log Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hanston quadrangle. 259 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,156 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresHanston grew from 206 to 259 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 | 206 | |
| 2020 | 259 | +53 (+26%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Ness quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Ness quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Great Bend quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Hanston quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Larned quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Hanston between 2006 and 2017, burning about 4,530 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hodgeman County | 1 |
| 17 April 2015 | Smoking | 50 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1 |
| 15 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,480 acres | Kansas Counties | HODGEMAN EAST |
| 8 October 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 141 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hanston in 141 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 95 hail, 35 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | $60,000 | Five miles of power poles, or around 80, were blown down by the high wind along US Highway 156. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Hanston | $12,000 | The Emergency Manager reported water over several county roads and was greater than six inches deep. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | $3,000 | Five power poles were snapped off by the high wind. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Hanston | $1,800 | Windshield broken. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 65 mph. The same station again recorded 65 mph a few minutes later. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Report of 8 to 10 inch tree branches snapped via social media. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | The report was from the B-Hart Farm AWN weather station. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | This report was received from an AWN weather station. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | A mesonet site recorded a 63 mph wind gust. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | The wind was estimated at 70-80 mph from outflow ahead of incoming storms. A 16-18 inch round live tree broke off and fell on the house with only minor damage. There was an old garage with part of the roof torn off. |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Hanston | - | Rainfall report of 1.85 inches. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Hanston | - | Most of the stones were smaller than golf ball sized. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | A semi truck was overturned by the high wind and three power poles were broken. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | One to two inch diameter tree branches were broken. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Hanston | - | Water was still over roads, including highway 156. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | A cattle shed was severely damaged by high wind. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Numerous power poles were blown down by the high wind. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Hanston | - | A small landspout lasted about 5 minute but did nothing but lift some dirt into the air. |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Hanston | - | Rainfall of 5.17 was reported. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Widespread tree and power pole damage was reported in Hanston. There were also outbuildings damaged. The damage extended well south of Hanston. There were 106 power poles down in approximately a 10 mile radius south & west of Hanston. There were 6 of the bigger H poles that were also blown down. Various other wind damage reports in the county included water tanks that were missing, a windmill (smaller private, not big commercial) that was damaged, and a shed that was damaged. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Power lines were blown down by the high wind. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Three to four inch diameter tree branches were broken. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Three inch diameter tree branches were broken. There was also a lot of dust picked up and that reduced visibilities. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Wind gusts were estimated to be from 55 to 60 mph. |
| July 2007 | Heavy Rain | Hanston | - | Rainfall of 2.40 inches fell. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Three inch diameter tree branches blown down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Hanston | - | The crop was moved down by the hail. Hail drifts to 18 inches deep. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Trees uprooted by the wind. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Two steel doors were blown off a shed. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | Three inch diameter tree branches were broken by the wind. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Hanston | - | Report was for 4w Burdett |
| April 2001 | Hail | Hanston | - | report was for 5W burdett |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Hanston | - | Nothing to damage, maybe greater than F0. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Hanston | - | Nothing to damage but was probably stronger than F0. This tornado moved into Pawnee county (same as 2017-2021 tornado in Pawnee county). |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Hanston | - | Streets flooded. |
| October 2000 | Hail | Hanston | - | Hail lasted 36 minutes and piled 10 inches deep on the east side of the home. |
| October 2000 | Hail | Hanston | - | Hail lasted 30 minutes. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Hanston | - | The tornado was rated F0 for damage, but F2 for intensity based on observation. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Hanston | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Hanston | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Bosse | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Orwell | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Dungans Crossing | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Jetmore | 9.9 miles | 15 |
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 Hanston | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2673274 | 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 475828. 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.






