Lebanon, Kansas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oak Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66952. The Survey maps it on the Lebanon quadrangle. 178 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,844 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLebanon fell from 218 to 178 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 | 218 | |
| 2020 | 178 | -40 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1893 USGS Smith Center quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Lebanon quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Smith Center quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Lebanon between 2015 and 2016, burning about 50 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1 |
| 2 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lebanon in 64 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 36 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 7 heavy rain, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2013 | Tornado (EF3) | Lebanon | 1 hurt, $1,400,000 | This tornado affected two counties in north central Kansas, touching down north of Lebanon in Smith County and lifting north of Esbon in Jewell County. The maximum wind speed was estimated to be near 140 MPH, with a maximum path width of 1580 yards. Along its path, this tornado caused minor to major tree damage, overturned irrigation pivots, snapped power poles and damaged or destroyed grain bins and outbuildings. Four homesteads suffered damage, with the hardest hit locations approximately 3 miles northeast of Lebanon in Smith County. Two homes in this area were heavily damaged or destroyed, with one losing its entire second level. This location also completely lost grain bins, a large outbuilding and newly constructed garage. One person suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from an area hospital. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Lebanon | $1,000,000 | Heavy rain in excess of 4 inches cause widespread flooding in southeast Smith County. The worst flood conditions were felt along the Oak Creek near Dispatch and its upstream tributaries. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Lebanon | $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $200,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be upwards of 80 MPH. Emergency management reported that 14 power poles and numerous tree limbs were downed. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $150,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be between 70 and 80 MPH and were accompanied by golf ball size hail. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Lebanon | $150,000 | Hail ranging in size from half dollars to golf balls was reported. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Lebanon | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Lebanon | $50,000 | Most of the hail was quarter size with a few near ping pong ball size. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Lebanon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $40,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in downed tree limbs in Lebanon, some of which were up to eight inches in diameter. Minor roof damage occurred at a local business, and a livestock shed was damaged at a farm located four miles southeast of town. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $25,000 | Wind gust was measured by a Kansas Department of Transportation mesonet site. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lebanon | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Lebanon | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lebanon | $20,000 | Pea to quarter size hail reported. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Lebanon | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Lebanon | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Lebanon | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $10,000 | A car port was blown on top of a house. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Lebanon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Lebanon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Lebanon | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Lebanon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Lebanon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Lebanon | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | $1,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 60 MPH resulted in tree damage in Lebanon, including a few downed limbs up to 6 to 10 inches in diameter. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | - | The NWS Cooperative Observer located in Lebanon estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 MPH, resulting in several downed tree limbs across town. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Lebanon | - | A storm total rainfall amount of 3.23 inches was reported. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Lebanon | - | The 24-hour rainfall amount was 3.24 inches. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Lebanon | - | The storm total rainfall amount was 3.30 inches. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Lebanon | - | The Cooperative Observer reported 3.38 of storm total rainfall. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Lebanon | - | Storm total rainfall of 3.10 inches was reported. |
| May 2011 | Heavy Rain | Lebanon | - | Storm total rainfall of 4.03 inches was reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | - | Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| October 2012 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| October 2012 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lebanon | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lebanon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellaire | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cora | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Smith Center | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Womer | 14.0 miles | 12 | |
| Dispatch | 15.0 miles | 13 | |
| Thornburg | 15.4 miles | 12 | |
| Harlan | 18.0 miles | 12 | |
| Reamsville | 18.5 miles | 12 |
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 Lebanon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1012298 | 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 471973. 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.




