Hardtner, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Elwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67057. The Survey maps it on the Hardtner quadrangle. 167 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,424 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHardtner fell from 172 to 167 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 | 172 | |
| 2020 | 167 | -5 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1891 USGS Medicine Lodge quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Medicine Lodge quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Hardtner quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Medicine Lodge quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Hardtner in 2017, burning under an acre in total. None 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Barber County | 62417 |
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 Hardtner: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Terrace Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 77 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hardtner in 77 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 40 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 8 heavy rain, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | $360,000 | Trees were reported in town. The school gym was torn off and there was also damage to the local COOP. Damage extended out into the county. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | $500 | Power pole blown down. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | A KZLF Transmitter Site recorded a wind gust of 64 mph. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | The KZLF Transmitter Site recorded a 64 mph wind gust. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | The radio KZLF Transmitter Site recorded a 60 mph wind gust. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | The KZLF Transmitter Site recorded a wind gust of 58 mph. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Mesonet site (KZLF transmitter) recorded a wind gust of 62 MPH. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Hardtner | - | Rainfall of 3.90 inches was observed. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Hardtner | - | Rainfall of 3.80 inches was observed and 3.30 inches of that total fell in less than 3 hours. |
| October 2018 | Heavy Rain | Hardtner | - | Rainfall for the period was 5.30 inches. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Numerous tree limbs up to 3 inches in diameter were broken. Hail of unknown size stripped leaves from nearby corn. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Tree branches were broken by the high wind. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | There was also a blowout and fire at a crude oil tank. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Hardtner | - | Rainfall of 2.50 inches was observed. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Hardtner | - | Most of the hail was pea sized. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Two to three inch tree limbs were broken by high wind. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Hardtner | - | Pea to quarter sized hail covered the ground. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Three inch diameter tree limbs were blown down and wind driven hail broke out a window on a pickup topper. The size of the hail was unknown. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | A couple of two foot diameter trees were uprooted. |
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | Hardtner | - | Rainfall of 3.25 was observed. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | One inch diameter tree limbs were broken. |
| May 2010 | Heavy Rain | Hardtner | - | Rainfall of 2.40 was reported during the early morning hours at a location 8 miles WNW of Hardtner. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Hardtner | - | Quarter sized hail covered the ground. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Three to four inch tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Three to four inch diameter tree branches broken by the high wind. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Hardtner | - | This rain wrapped tornado was over open range land. It may have damaged trees but the area was not accessible to a survey. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | Two inch tree limbs were blown down. |
| March 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Hardtner | - | This was a brief tornado with multiple dust swirls at times. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Hardtner | - | Trees and power lines down, some damage to homes. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Heavy Rain | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hardtner | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Hardtner | - | 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 Hardtner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2345413 | 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 470530. 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.





