Hugoton, Kansas

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67951. The Survey maps it on the Hugoton quadrangle. 3,747 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,110 feet above sea level.

Hugoton within Stevens County

Population over time

2 figures

Hugoton fell from 3,904 to 3,747 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	3,904
2020	3,747	-157 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 7 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.

1955 USGS Dodge City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1958 USGS Dodge City quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Dodge City quadrangle1:250000
1974 USGS Hugoton quadrangle1:24000
1983 USGS Hugoton quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

29 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Hugoton between 2015 and 2020, burning about 186 acres in total. 5 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	8
Equipment and vehicle use	6
Natural	5
Fireworks	3
Debris and open burning	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	2
Smoking	1
Arson/incendiarism	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
21 September 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	100 acres	Kansas Forest Service	92115
8 July 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	70815
7 July 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	70715
4 July 2017	Fireworks	under an acre	Stevens County	704173
4 July 2017	Fireworks	under an acre	Stevens County	70417
4 July 2017	Misuse of fire by a minor	under an acre	Stevens County	704172
4 July 2015	Fireworks	under an acre	Kansas Forest Service	704152
4 July 2015	Natural	7.0 acres	Kansas Forest Service	704153

Every fire recorded in Stevens County

Storms near this place

60 of 193 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hugoton in 193 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 116 hail, 48 thunderstorm wind, 13 tornado, 11 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
May 1993	Tornado (F4)	Hugoton	$5,000,000	A 1/2 mile wide F4 tornado quickly developed near the area where the previous tornado roped out. The tornado developed six miles southeast of Hugoton. At the beginning, a multiple vortex tornado was observed. The tornado moved to the north and gradually turned and moved to the northeast. The tornado roped out two miles north of the Stevens/Grant County line. The tornado passed 4 1/2 miles to the east of Hugoton and 2 1/2 miles to the west of Moscow. A farmstead 4 1/2 miles southwest of Moscow was completely destroyed. At least 30 irrigation systems were also destroyed. A female teenager in bare feet received a cut on the foot when she stepped on broken glass at the farmstead.
June 1999	Tornado (F1)	Hugoton	$750,000	Large trees uprooted...at least 5 roofs heavily damaged...trailer blown off foundation...grain bin destroyed and power poles blown down. At least two folks witnessed the touched down...described as two swirling white funnels. Probably brief multiple suction vortices beneath the rotating updraft.
May 1993	Tornado (F3)	Hugoton	$500,000	A 1/2 mile wide F3 tornado move into south-central Stevens County from the Oklahoma Panhandle area. The tornado crossed the Kansas state line at 1908 CST (2008 CDT) 13 miles south southeast of Hugoton. The tornado moved to the north and gradually turned to the northeast prior to roping out. A metal beam garage ten miles south southeast of Hugoton was pushed down on to a tractor and a pickup truck. Four irrigation systems were also destroyed.
April 2001	Tornado (F1)	Hugoton	$100,000	Tornado destroyed two pivot irrigation sprinklers and crossed into Grant county at 1647.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	$40,000	Damage to barn and pivot sprinkler.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	$20,000	A two mile stretch of power poles were blown down along KS Hwy 25.
May 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	$15,000	Roof heavily damaged and light poles down.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	$1,500	Power poles knocked down.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	$1,000	Several power poles were blown down across the road.
August 2004	Tornado (F0)	Hugoton	$500	This landspout did not move far but it did cause slight damage to two granaries at a farm 3 miles east of Hugoton.
May 2024	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	Total Rainfall of 1.1 inches over the last 12 hours.
February 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Seen on social media.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Tree limbs 2 to 3 inches in diameter were blown down by the high wind.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Shingles were damaged and tree limbs were blown down.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	An unoccupied mobile home was destroyed by the high wind.
June 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH.
April 2015	Tornado (EF0)	Hugoton	-	This was a brief tornado and most likely a landspout.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Winds were estimated to be at least 60 MPH.
June 2015	Flood	Hugoton	-	Heavy rainfall from 3 to 4 1/2 inches in and around Hugoton caused stree flooding. In addition, water retention ponds on the east side of town were over-topped and a trench had to be cut into a county road to drain the ponds. There was one vehicle flooded when one of the ponds filled quickly.
June 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Five power poles were broken by high wind and RVs were flipped over by the high wind. No injuries were reported.
August 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
June 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Power lines were down all over town but wind gusts estimated to be well over 50 MPH.
August 2013	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	Rainfall of 3.0 inches was reported.
June 2007	Tornado (EF0)	Hugoton	-	This brief tornado did not strike anything to cause damage.
June 2007	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	Rainfall of 3.60 inches fell overnight at a location 8 miles souhteast of Hugoton.
August 2006	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	3.00 inches of rain fell overnight and it was still raining.
August 2006	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	3.40 inches of rainfall
August 2006	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	4.00 inches of rain fell overnight.
September 2006	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	3.80" of rain fell overnight.
September 2006	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	2.50" of rain fell overnight.
September 2006	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	3.50" of rain fell overnight.
September 2006	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	2.10" of rain fell overnight.
September 2006	Heavy Rain	Hugoton	-	3.24" of rain fell overnight.
June 2004	Hail	Hugoton	-	The hail covered the ground
August 2004	Tornado (F0)	Hugoton	-	This short lived landspout did not hit anything.
August 2003	Flash Flood	Hugoton	-	Many roads in the Hugoton and Moscow areas were flooded.
August 2003	Flash Flood	Hugoton	-	Water was over the highway and above the curbs and onto sidewalks in Hugoton. Four and one half inches of rain fell.
May 2001	Hail	Hugoton	-	On the county line.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Trees knocked down.
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Eight to ten inch diameter limbs blown down
July 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	EIght to ten inch diameter tree limbs blown down. Small building and cattle trailer blown over.
June 1999	Hail	Hugoton	-	Stripped the trees of leaves.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Three to four inch branches blown down.
June 1999	Flash Flood	Hugoton	-	Water over highway 25.
May 1998	Hail	Hugoton	-	Completely covered the ground.
September 1997	Hail	Hugoton	-	Hail covered the ground.
September 1997	Hail	Hugoton	-	Hail covered the ground.
May 1995	Tornado (F0)	Hugoton	-	This was a second tornado that developed in the same vicinity as the 1825 entry.
May 1995	Tornado (F0)	Hugoton	-	This was a second tornado that developed in the same vicinity as the 1825 entry.
May 1995	Hail	Hugoton	-	Tornado heavily damaged two farms and destroyed five pivot irrigation sprinklers.
May 1995	Hail	Hugoton	-	This was a second tornado that developed in the same vicinity as the 1825 entry.
May 1995	Tornado (F0)	Hugoton	-	This was a second tornado that developed in the same vicinity as the 1825 entry.
May 1995	Hail	Hugoton	-	This was a second tornado that developed in the same vicinity as the 1825 entry.
August 1993	Hail	Hugoton	-	Large trees and tree limbs were knocked down.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Hugoton	-	Large trees and tree limbs were knocked down.
June 2024	Hail	Hugoton	-	no account filed
June 2024	Hail	Hugoton	-	no account filed
April 2022	Hail	Hugoton	-	no account filed
April 2022	Hail	Hugoton	-	no account filed
May 2020	Hail	Hugoton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Stevens 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Moscow	12.8 miles	9
Woods	12.9 miles	7
Cave	16.8 miles	9

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 Hugoton	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1004784	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 470626. 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.