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Leon, Kansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Little Walnut Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67074. The Survey maps it on the Leon quadrangle. 669 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,352 feet above sea level.

Leon within Butler County

Population over time

2 figures

Leon fell from 704 to 669 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
2010704
2020669-35 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 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

54 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Leon between 2007 and 2020, burning about 828 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined37
Debris and open burning9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural1
Smoking1
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
6 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresButler County129
20 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresButler County139
16 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresButler County137
1 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
6 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKansas Forest Service166
2 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresButler County114
7 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined18 acresButler County104
3 July 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresKansas Forest Service1504

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butler County

Storms near this place

60 of 83 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leon in 83 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 47 hail, 29 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2025Flash FloodLeon$2,000,000Numerous reports of significant flash flooding were reported across portions of Butler County. These reports included, but not limited to, the following road closures: Kansas Highway 77 at McCollum, Highway 254 in El Dorado and Prairie Creek Road near Benton. Many other side streets and roads across Butler County were also impassible especially in El Dorado. In addition to the road closures, numerous reports of stalled vehicles due to high water were reported across many areas of the county. Homes were evacuated on the north and southwest side of El Dorado due to rapidly rising flood waters. Flooding on area roadways and into homes impacted the Wagon Wheel neighborhood near Santa Fe Lake. A total of 240 homes and businesses were impacted in the county with damage to county roadways as well resulting in $4 million infrastructure damages.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindLeon$75,000Thunderstorm winds, estimated to be between 60 and 70 mph knocked power lines and power poles down for three quarters of a mile along southwest 170th and Cole Creek Road.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindLeon$60,000Winds estimated around 90 mph produced extensive damage to a farmstead 7 miles east of Leon. A barn was destroyed, half of the home's roof was blown off, and extensive tree damage occurred. Additionally, several power poles were downed. Property damage amounts are rough estimates.
March 1993HailLeon$50,000no account filed
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLeon$40,000Tree damage was reported across the city. An eighteen inch diameter tree was snapped.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLeon$30,000A double wide mobile home lost half its roof that caused the walls to collapse. The damage left a 100 foot long debris field along Pawnee Road.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLeon$25,000Leon Fire Department reports a 12 inch tree limb down on a house. Siding damage is also reported. Time is estimated based on radar.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindLeon$10,000There was significant damage to a large building caused by strong storm inflow.
August 2000Thunderstorm WindLeon$10,000Power lines downed.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindLeon$5,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLeon-A few three inch diameter tree limbs were down in Leon.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLeon-A 10-inch diameter tree was uprooted.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindLeon-There were a few 8-inch diameter tree limbs snapped along with some metal dumpsters blown several yards in the town of Leon.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLeon-This was an estimated wind gust.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindLeon-A trained spotter estimated winds of 60 to 65 mph.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLeon-A total of four power poles were snapped in half about 3 miles east of Leon on KS 400.
September 2021Heavy RainLeon-A public observer reported 5.00 inches.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindLeon-One inch diameter tree limbs were broken off and some shingles were missing. Report received via MPing.
May 2019Flash FloodLeon-Very heavy rains that reduced visibilities to as low as 1/8 mile caused flash flooding of county roads in these areas.
May 2019HailLeon-Nickel to quarter-sized hail was reported 1.3 miles west/northwest of Leon on Highway 400.
March 2017Tornado (EF0)Leon-A very brief tornado touchdown that slightly damaged an outbuilding.
March 2016HailLeon-The report was received via Twitter.
March 2016HailLeon-The report was received via Twitter.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLeon-Nickel size hail was also reported.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLeon-Wind gust was estimated.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLeon-Reported by a trained spotter.
May 2014HailLeon-The report was relayed via twitter on Teter Road.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindLeon-No damage reported.
May 2012HailLeon-Occurred 1 mile north of Leon on Bluestem Rd.
June 2011HailLeon-Winds up to 70 mph were also reported.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLeon-Estimated gust reported by a trained spotter.
June 2011HailLeon-Fifty mph winds were also reported.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLeon-Minor damage to trees.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLeon-Estimated by a trained spotter.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLeon-Winds were estimated around 65 mph.
June 2010Heavy RainLeon-A trained spotter measured 3.7 inches.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindLeon-Measured wind gust by a KSN TV weather lab mesonet.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindLeon-Measured by KSN Weather Lab Equipment at Bluestem Elementary School.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindLeon-Reported by the KSN Weather Lab site in Leon.
June 2005HailLeon-Occurred at intersection of Highway 400 & Gray Road.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindLeon-Large limbs blown down.
June 2000Flash FloodLeon-Intersection of Highway 400 and Chelsea flooded.
June 2000Flash FloodLeon-Highway K-96 flooded.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindLeon-Speeds ranged from 61-70kts.
April 2026HailLeon-no account filed
May 2025HailLeon-no account filed
May 2024HailLeon-no account filed
August 2024HailLeon-no account filed
April 2019HailLeon-no account filed
April 2019HailLeon-no account filed
June 2019HailLeon-no account filed
June 2019HailLeon-no account filed
June 2019HailLeon-no account filed
August 2018HailLeon-no account filed
June 2017HailLeon-no account filed
March 2017HailLeon-no account filed
March 2016HailLeon-no account filed
May 2016HailLeon-no account filed
May 2016HailLeon-no account filed
May 2014HailLeon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Butler 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
Pickrell Corner3.4 miles15
Haverhill5.4 miles15
Keighley7.5 miles14
Vanora7.7 miles14
Prospect8.1 miles14
Bloomington9.1 miles14
East El Dorado9.4 miles14
Pontiac9.5 miles13

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 LeonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2026182The 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 474831. 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.