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Lindsborg, Kansas

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Smoky Hill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67456. The Survey maps it on the Lindsborg quadrangle. 3,776 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,332 feet above sea level.

Lindsborg within McPherson County

On record in Lindsborg

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 14 shown

Every listing in McPherson County

Population over time

2 figures

Lindsborg grew from 3,458 to 3,776 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
20103,458
20203,776+318 (+9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 17 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

22 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Lindsborg between 2015 and 2018, burning about 55 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 burning10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural1
Fireworks1

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
4 July 2018Fireworksunder an acreKansas Forest Service68
16 June 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service60
11 June 2018Natural1.0 acresKansas Forest Service56
8 May 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMcPherson County46
23 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service53
12 April 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMcPherson County40
1 April 2015Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresKansas Forest Service30
9 March 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresKansas Forest Service22

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in McPherson County

Storms near this place

60 of 93 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lindsborg in 93 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 45 thunderstorm wind, 39 hail, 5 heavy rain, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLindsborg$400,000Sixty five to seventy mph winds tore part of the roof off the Smoky Valley High School gymnasium. With the roof open, a heavy deluge of rainfall damaged the gym floor beyond repair. A basketball practice was ongoing when the ceiling was torn off but no one was hurt. Numerous trees were also knocked down across town with some minor structural damage reported to some homes.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindLindsborg$150,000Fifteen power poles, of which nine were snapped, and their associated power lines downed. The resulting power outages affected most of Lindsborg including Lindsborg Community Hospital, a retirement home, the middle school, and Smoky Valley High School. Both schools were closed the next day. Most of Lindsborg was without power for nearly two days. Just south of Lindsborg, a machine storage shed was leveled. Area newspapers contributed greatly to this report.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLindsborg$125,000Widespread damage to roofs, trees, power lines and power poles. (Cooperative observer).
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLindsborg$20,000A trained spotter reported some minor damage to outbuildings.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLindsborg$15,000Winds estimated at 80 mph downed 8 to 10 inch diameter tree branches, and snapped some power poles in half.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLindsborg$1,650Numerous trees were knocked down across town. One tree in particular housed a bee hive that had thousands of bees inside. A bee sheriff had to be called to remove the bees from the fallen tree.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindLindsborg$1,000A power line was downed in Lindsborg.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindLindsborg$500Eight to ten-inch diameter tree limbs were downed in Lindsborg.
September 2018FloodLindsborg$100Local emergency manager reported flooding along the Saline and McPherson county lines near 13th Avenue and Winchester Road.
August 2015FloodLindsborg$100Minor street flooding was reported in town.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Report received via social media of a measured wind gust from a personal weather station.
April 2025HailLindsborg-Public report received via mPING.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Trained spotter estimated 60 mph winds.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-This was measured on a personal weather station.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Power lines were knocked down.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Public reported an estimated wind speed of 60 mph with four to five inch limbs down.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Public reported a measured wind gust of 69 mph.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Wind gust reported via social media. Time is estimated by radar.
June 2023Heavy RainLindsborg-Twenty four hour total from a Cocorahs observer of 1.44 inches.
August 2023Heavy RainLindsborg-Rainfall in the past 24hours of 2.46 inches.
November 2022Heavy RainLindsborg-A Coop observer reported 1.41 inches of rainfall.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-An estimated 60 mph gust was reported.
June 2019HailLindsborg-The hail ranged from nickel to golf ball-sized.
May 2019FloodLindsborg-Some minor street flooding was reported.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Relayed by the public.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Numerous trees were reported as being down in Lindsborg.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-A report was received, via social media, of a large tree blown down.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Several trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Lindsborg. In addition, a garage door was partially damaged.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-The wind measurement was recorded at Smoky Valley middle school.
June 2017HailLindsborg-Along the county line. Seventy mph winds were also reported.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Reported by a storm Chaser.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-One foot in diameter tree limbs were blown down.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Right near the county line. Golf ball hail was also reported.
April 2016HailLindsborg-The public sent, via Twitter, a picture of quarter to half dollar-sized hail.
April 2016HailLindsborg-The public reported, via Twitter, that the hail measured 2.18 inches in diameter and was found around 30 minutes after it fell. The time was approximated from radar. No damage was reported.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Kake Tv measured the wind gust at Smoky Valley Middle School.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Tree limbs of 4 inches in diameter were reported down.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Law enforcement reported 50 to 60 mph winds.
April 2015HailLindsborg-A wind gust of 50 mph was also reported.
September 2014Heavy RainLindsborg-The COOP observer reported 4.12 inches of rainfall.
April 2014HailLindsborg-The hail ranged in size from dime size to quarter size.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-A trained spotter reported 65 to 70 mph winds.
June 2013Heavy RainLindsborg-Heavy rains across the county caused minor issues on the county roads. No major flooding issues were noted.
July 2013FloodLindsborg-Numerous roads across town were flooded.
November 2012HailLindsborg-Strong wind gusts to 60 mph accompanied the hail.
November 2012Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Hail to nickel size was also reported.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Measured wind gust reported by a Cooperative Observer.
April 2010HailLindsborg-Estimated winds of 50 mph occurred with the hail.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-The wind was measured at the KSN-TV weatherlab.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-A trained spotter reported the gust on a home mesonet.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-A 68 Mph Wind gust was measured at the Lindsborg KSN-TV weather lab site.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Measured by a KSN WeatherLab site.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-KSN Weatherlab, Lindsborg Middle School.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-See 19:44 entry for damage details.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindLindsborg-Tree limbs downed.
April 2026HailLindsborg-no account filed
April 2026HailLindsborg-no account filed
April 2026HailLindsborg-no account filed
April 2026HailLindsborg-no account filed
April 2025HailLindsborg-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McPherson 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
Jenkins3.0 miles17
Johnstown5.6 miles16
Freemount5.8 miles16
Mackie7.1 miles16
Marquette8.5 miles16
Hilton9.1 miles16
New Gottland9.2 miles16
Roxbury13.0 miles17

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 LindsborgAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1012266The 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 477070. 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.