Latham, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67072. The Survey maps it on the Latham quadrangle. 96 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,473 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLatham fell from 139 to 96 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 | 139 | |
| 2020 | 96 | -43 (-31%) |
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.
- 1888 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wichita quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Latham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Latham between 2009 and 2019, burning about 3,326 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Butler County | 20 |
| 7 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Butler County | 14 |
| 30 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 16 |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 15 |
| 12 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,500 acres | Butler County | KS_BUX_0019 |
| 10 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 12 |
| 7 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Butler County | 5 |
| 28 March 2016 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 21 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
44 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Latham in 44 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 19 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Latham | $1,000,000 | Heavy rainfall from numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon, evening and overnight hours on the 26th produced widespread urban and rural flooding across the county. Many locations received 3 to 5 inches of rainfall, with areas around Benton and Andover receiving over 6 inches of rainfall. Several rural and city roads were closed countywide due to high water. Nearly two dozen evacuations took place along Dry Creek near Santa Fe Lake about 3 miles northwest of Augusta, and also across portions of El Dorado. Several of those homes sustained flood damage, some of which was major, and several businesses in downtown El Dorado sustained water damage. The Wichita Eagle and Andover Journal-Advocate contributed to this report. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | $4,000 | A large tree was knocked down by the damaging winds. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Latham | $100 | Volunteer fire reported some low land flooding in and around Latham. Two inches of rainfall was reported. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Latham | $100 | Water was reported over a roadway south of town. |
| October 2016 | Flash Flood | Latham | $100 | Latham fire department reported a foot of water running over the road just south of town. |
| May 2014 | Flood | Latham | $100 | Flooding was reported on several township roads near Beaumont, Kansas. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | $100 | Patio furniture was blown around a deck. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | Latham | - | Rainfall amount since early morning. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | Latham | - | This is a 24 hour total. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Latham | - | Reported at Butler State Fishing Lake. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Latham | - | The hail ranged in size from nickel to quarter size. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | The report was relayed by a trained spotter. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | Wind speed was estimated. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Latham | - | Winds up to 60 mph were also reported. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | Estimated gust reported by a trained spotter. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | Also accompanied by pea sized hail. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | A power pole was blown down. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Latham | - | Nuisance flooding was reported across the county. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Latham | - | Rope tornado that produced no damage. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Latham | - | Highway 400 flooded at Latham turnoff. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Latham | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Latham | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Clay Center | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Keighley | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Beaumont | 10.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bloomington | 12.6 miles | 14 | |
| Smileyville | 12.7 miles | 15 | |
| Leon | 13.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pickrell Corner | 14.6 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 Latham | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2901469 | 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 485486. 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.





