Hunnewell, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in South Haven Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67140. It stands on Meridian Creek. The Survey maps it on the South Haven quadrangle. 44 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,115 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHunnewell fell from 67 to 44 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 | 67 | |
| 2020 | 44 | -23 (-34%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1890 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS South Haven quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wellington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Hunnewell between 2015 and 2020, burning about 445 acres 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 21350 |
| 22 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 131 |
| 20 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 127 |
| 31 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 126 |
| 26 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 125 |
| 1 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sumner County | 21260 |
| 10 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 117 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hunnewell: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hunnewell in 13 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Hunnewell | $125,000 | Two semi tractor trailers were blown off of the Kansas Turnpike right at the state line as the tornado crossed the interstate. The overturned semi's temporarily closed Interstate 35 for a short time as they blocked traffic in both directions. The tornado also caused significant tree damage as it moved northeast into rural Sumner County, Kansas. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hunnewell | $2,000 | Ping pong ball sized hail fell on cars along the Kansas Turnpike just north of the state line. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunnewell | - | A public report of wind gusts near 60 mph and very heavy rainfall. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunnewell | - | This wind gust was measured on a handheld anemometer. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Hunnewell | - | Brief tornado touchdown in open country. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunnewell | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 55 to 60 mph. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunnewell | - | Winds estimated at 60 mph were reported by a trained spotter west of South Haven. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunnewell | - | A trained spotter reported the gusty winds. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Hunnewell | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunnewell | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunnewell | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hunnewell | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Hunnewell | - | 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 Hunnewell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q537860 | 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 470084. 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.




