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Hoisington, Kansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hoisington City. It lies in ZIP code area 67544. The Survey maps it on the Hoisington quadrangle. 2,699 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,847 feet above sea level.

Hoisington within Barton County

On record in Hoisington

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 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Hoisington fell from 2,706 to 2,699 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
20102,706
20202,699-7 (-0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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

15 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Hoisington between 2015 and 2020, burning about 170 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined9
Debris and open burning2
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism2

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
8 August 2015Natural1.0 acresKansas Forest Service2
3 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBarton County2017055
1 July 2017Debris and open burning155 acresBarton County2017041
16 May 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBarton County2017030
9 April 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreBarton County2017023
5 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBarton County2017016
11 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
22 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBarton County2017013

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Barton County

Storms near this place

60 of 119 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoisington in 119 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 69 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 5 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 28 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 2001Tornado (F4)Hoisington1 killed, 28 hurt, $43,000,000Initial touchdown occurred 1 mile southwest of Hoisington. The tornado rapidly achieved F3 intensity as it entered the west side of town. Moving northeast around 20 mph, the tornado intensified to F4 within 2-3 minutes. While crossing northwest Hoisington, the tornado inflicted a path about 2 miles long and about 2 blocks wide of almost complete destruction. Damage summary: 182 homes destroyed, 52 homes with major damage, 180 homes with minor to moderate damage, 12 businesses destroyed, tore the roof off the hospital, and severed power to most (if not all) areas on the northwest and north sides of town. As the tornado exited through the north side of town it weakened rapidly, inflicting F1-F2 damage as it approached Deception Creek which runs in a southeast to northwest manner 3 miles northeast of town. Once the tornado crossed the creek, it suddenly turned toward the northwest where it damaged two farmsteads shortly before dissipating.One man, 69 years of age, was killed when a minivan fell on him. There were 28 injuries of which 3 were critical.
June 2006Flash FloodHoisington$100,000An isolated but intense slow moving thunderstorm dumped 4 to 6 inches of rain between roughly 1700 and 1900 CST across the southern two-thirds of Barton County. Widespread flooding occurred from Hoisington to Great Bend to near the Stafford County line. High water forced the closure of Highway 281 four miles south of Hoisington for two hours. Numerous rural and city roads and intersections, especially those in and around Hoisington and Great Bend, were barricaded due to high water. Several businesses and homes received water damage, a handful of which was rather extensive. Unofficially, Lake Barton Golf Course received nearly 6.50 inches of rain. Fortunately, no one was injured.
August 2023Flash FloodHoisington$20,000Multiple roads flooded in Hoisington. Fast moving water noted.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindHoisington$15,000Seven utility poles were downed near the intersection of NW 50 Avenue and NW 100 Road. Courtesy The Great Bend Tribune.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindHoisington$10,000Winds were estimated around 70 mph. Some roof damage was reported in Hoisington.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindHoisington$10,000Power lines downed.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHoisington$8,000Strong winds peeled off portions of roof covering from the Beers Hardware building. Additionally, power lines and tree limbs were downed across the city. The storm dumped 1.30 inches of rain on Hoisington.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindHoisington$5,000Some homes received minor damage on the west side of Hoisington. Large tree limbs were downed throughout the city, and the city's ballpark fence was blown down.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindHoisington$1,000The trained spotter reported tree limb damage and a few scattered trampolines.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindHoisington$1,000A shed was blown down.
July 2002LightningHoisington$1,000Tree struck, with wooden fence alongside having three boards blown out. In addition, cable converter in nearby house was damaged.
May 1999HailHoisington$1,000All windows broken on west side of house.
July 1994HailHoisington$500no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindHoisington-Estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHoisington-Winds were estimated to be sustained around 45 to 50 mph with gusts around 55 to 60 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHoisington-There were numerous power poles completely snapped.
August 2023HailHoisington-One inch hail report.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHoisington-Measured gust of 52kts.
October 2023HailHoisington-Nickel sized hail and 50 mph winds were reported in the county.
September 2021HailHoisington-High winds with no reported speeds was also relayed.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindHoisington-Estimated by the spotter to be around 60 mph.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHoisington-The public reported the gust.
May 2019FloodHoisington-US-281 was closed at this time just south of Hoisington.
May 2019FloodHoisington-Low lying ares south of Hoisington flooded and some roads were closed.
July 2019Heavy RainHoisington-The spotter measured 2.80 inches in 45 minutes.
July 2019FloodHoisington-The Hoisington Police Department reported street flooding in town. Some streets were impassable. This was a delayed report.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindHoisington-The spotter estimated gusts from 50 to 60 mph. The time of the event was estimated from radar.
August 2019FloodHoisington-Reports of flooding in the 200 block of South Vine Street in Hoisington.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHoisington-No damage was reported.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindHoisington-A trained spotter reported the gust.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindHoisington-Power lines were reported down and roofs were damaged in town.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindHoisington-Very heavy rains that reduced visibilities to 1/4 mile were also reported.
November 2012HailHoisington-Wind gusts to 60 mph accompanied the large hail.
November 2012Thunderstorm WindHoisington-Golfball sized hail accompanied the strong wind gusts.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindHoisington-No damage reported.
May 2012HailHoisington-Occurred near Redwing via KWCH storm chaser.
May 2011HailHoisington-Additionally, storm-total rainfall was measured at 1.08 inches.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Hoisington-The tornado touched down briefly in open country.
September 2010HailHoisington-The hail was penny to quarter size.
September 2010HailHoisington-The local broadcast media Kake-TV relayed the report from the public.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindHoisington-A few trees and several tree limbs were downed across town. Courtesy The Hoisington Dispatch newspaper.
August 2005Tornado (F0)Hoisington-Remained in the country.
March 2004Tornado (F0)Hoisington-Brief event.
July 2004Tornado (F0)Hoisington-Brief touchdown in open country.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHoisington-Several small limbs downed.
May 2002Tornado (F0)Hoisington-Remained in open country.
April 2001Flash FloodHoisington-Runoff from the torrential rains of the previous night's severe convection resulted in the flash flooding of Blood Creek 1 mile south of Hoisington. Highway 281 was barricaded throughout this period with flood waters reaching depths of 2 feet.
April 2001Flash FloodHoisington-Several streets across hoisington and Highway 281 were inundated with water.
September 1998Tornado (F0)Hoisington-Occurred just south of Hoisington.
June 1997Flash FloodHoisington-BLOOD CREEK FLOODED MANY ROADS IN HOISINGTON.
April 2023HailHoisington-no account filed
May 2021HailHoisington-no account filed
May 2021HailHoisington-no account filed
June 2017HailHoisington-no account filed
August 2017HailHoisington-no account filed
August 2017HailHoisington-no account filed
August 2017HailHoisington-no account filed
April 2016HailHoisington-no account filed
April 2016HailHoisington-no account filed
July 2016HailHoisington-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Barton 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
South Hoisington0.9 miles13
Kanbrick3.1 miles17
Boyd3.7 miles13
Redwing6.0 miles13
Olmitz8.4 miles13
Susank8.5 miles13
Stickney8.7 miles13
Heizer8.9 miles15

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 HoisingtonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2288655The 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 475512. 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.