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Lenexa, Kansas

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Lenexa City. It lies in ZIP code area 66215. The Survey maps it on the Lenexa quadrangle. 57,434 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,033 feet above sea level.

Lenexa within Johnson County

Population over time

2 figures

Lenexa grew from 48,190 to 57,434 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
201048,190
202057,434+9,244 (+19%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 24 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

231 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 231 fires within 5 miles of Lenexa between 2003 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 17 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/undetermined137
Debris and open burning33
Smoking23
Arson/incendiarism17
Equipment and vehicle use8
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Fireworks5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural1

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
9 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKansas Forest Service2520092
9 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJohnson County2520115
8 September 2017Smokingunder an acreJohnson County2510188
5 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreJohnson County2480067
4 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2470128
25 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreJohnson County2680087
24 September 2018Arson/incendiarismunder an acreKansas Forest Service2670110
22 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service2650077

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Johnson County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lenexa: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Monahan MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Johnson County

Storms near this place

60 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lenexa in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 31 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2000LightningLenexa$325,000Lightning sparked a house fire which caused $325,000 in damage to the house and its contents.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLenexa$50,000Emergency managers estimated winds at 70 mph. Several cars were blown off the road at Interstate 435 and 87th Street. Billboard signs were blown down and a parked semi trailer was overturned near 119th Street and Renner Road.
June 2003HailLenexa$50,000no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLenexa$5,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindLenexa$3,000Trees and powerlines down.
May 2025HailLenexa-Golf ball sized hail reported in Lenexa West.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindLenexa-Several social media reports of mostly small tree limbs down in Lenexa. Time estimated from radar.
May 2024HailLenexa-Half dollar sized hail was reported in Lenexa.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLenexa-Estimated 60 to 70 mph wind gusts with large tree limbs downed in Lenexa.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLenexa-Mesonet measured a gust to 84 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLenexa-Large tree limbs and trees downed across Lenexa. Power is out.
June 2018HailLenexa-One inch hail fell at 87th St and Quivira.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLenexa-Two trees over 1 foot in diameter were snapped at the base.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLenexa-A street light and a fence were both blown down by strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLenexa-A trained spotter reported 70 mph winds.
May 2016HailLenexa-This report was gathered via social media.
May 2016HailLenexa-This report was gathered via social media.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLenexa-Several large branches of unknown size or condition were down on powerlines near Lake Quivira.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindLenexa-A 6 foot diameter tree was uprooted as a result of strong winds that moved through the area.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Lenexa-At 1038CST an EF0 tornado made a brief touchdown, 0.9 miles south of Lenexa. The tornado touched down and then went right back up. No damage was observed.
June 2010Flash FloodLenexa-Six to eight inches of water was reported near State Line Road on I-435. Torrential rains were reported in the area.
March 2007Flash FloodLenexa-Thunderstorms with heavy rains caused flash flooding on Interstate 35, between 87th and 75th Streets.
July 2007Flash FloodLenexa-Water was at bumper high in parking lot at 10800 Pflumm Road.
February 2007Flash FloodLenexa-Heavy rains flooded portions of Interstate 35, from 87th Street to 75th Street.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindLenexa-Several large tree limbs down.
August 2005Flash FloodLenexa-Several roads closed due to high water.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLenexa-Several tree limbs down.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindLenexa-An off duty NWS employee estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLenexa-A light pole was blown down into the intersection of 98th and Marshall.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLenexa-The media reported 70 mph wind gusts near the intersection of K-7 and K-10 west of Lenexa.
April 1993HailLenexa-Large hail reported at the intersection of Interstates 35 and 435.
April 1993HailLenexa-Large hail reported at Interstate 35 and 87th Street.
June 2019HailLenexa-no account filed
March 2017HailLenexa-no account filed
May 2016HailLenexa-no account filed
May 2016HailLenexa-no account filed
April 2014HailLenexa-no account filed
June 2011HailLenexa-no account filed
February 2009Thunderstorm WindLenexa-no account filed
June 2009HailLenexa-no account filed
April 2008HailLenexa-no account filed
July 2007HailLenexa-no account filed
July 2007HailLenexa-no account filed
February 2007HailLenexa-no account filed
February 2007HailLenexa-no account filed
February 2007HailLenexa-no account filed
June 2006HailLenexa-no account filed
March 2003HailLenexa-no account filed
March 2003HailLenexa-no account filed
May 2003HailLenexa-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindLenexa-no account filed
June 2003HailLenexa-no account filed
April 2002HailLenexa-no account filed
May 2001HailLenexa-no account filed
April 2001HailLenexa-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLenexa-no account filed
August 2001HailLenexa-no account filed
September 2001Thunderstorm WindLenexa-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindLenexa-no account filed
June 1996HailLenexa-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Johnson 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
Lackmans2.6 miles26
Elmhurst3.0 miles24
Overland Park3.9 miles24
Craig4.5 miles26
Merriam5.3 miles37
Prairie Village5.9 miles24
Countryside6.0 miles37
Zarah6.0 miles38

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 LenexaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q992536The 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 479208. 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.