Louisburg, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Louisburg City. It lies in ZIP code area 66053. The Survey maps it on the Louisburg quadrangle. 4,969 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,093 feet above sea level.
On record in Louisburg
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 1 record
- Jake's Branch of Middle Creek Bridgelisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresLouisburg grew from 4,315 to 4,969 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 | 4,315 | |
| 2020 | 4,969 | +654 (+15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1887 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Louisburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Olathe quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Louisburg between 1992 and 2019, burning about 322 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 | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 185 |
| 2 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 172 |
| 14 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 158 |
| 11 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 156 |
| 29 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 148 |
| 24 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Miami County | 121 |
| 1 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 124 |
| 4 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 100 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Louisburg: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Line Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
47 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Louisburg in 47 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 24 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash 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 1995 | Hail | Louisburg | $750,000 | Severe thunderstorms dropped dime-size hail and knocked down large tree limbs in the Hillsdale area. The storm continued east to Louisburg where it dropped hail up to golf ball size. The hail punched fist-sized holes in vinyl siding and smashed windows on a few homes. Just north of town, the hail covered the ground several inches deep. A car dealership had damage to nearly every car on the lot, and five sheriff's department vehicles were damaged. Winds knocked down tree limbs and power lines, and nearly 1200 customers were without power. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Louisburg | $5,000 | At 0945CST a brief EF0 tornado touchdown was observed about a half mile west southwest of Louisburg. The tornado lifted at 0947CST. A truck was overturned and heavily damaged. Minor building damage also observed. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | $5,000 | A tree was blown down onto a car. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | $2,000 | Winds up to 65 mph occurred at Louisburg, and tree limbs were downed. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Louisburg | - | Quarter sized hail reported west of Louisburg. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Estimated 65 mph wind gusts in Louisburg. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Law enforcement reported straight-line wind damage east of US-69 on 311th Street. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | A resident near Louisburg, Kansas recorded a 70 mph wind gust from a Davis weather station. There were also some tree branches down in the area. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Numerous trees were down from Louisberg, east - northeast to the Missouri and Kansas state line. The exact number of trees damaged and/or destroyed is unknown. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | A tree of approximately 6 inches was down over the a road. This report was received via social media. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | An 18 inch tree blew down along with lots of limbs. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed power lines near 311th street and Highway 69. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Several telephone poles were snapped near their base along Metcalf Road between 303rd and 327th streets. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Trees and power lines were blown down in this area. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | The power went out and 5 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph, with tree damage reported. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Four to five inch tree limbs were reported down. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Louisburg | - | Numerous roads flooded in the eastern and central parts of the county. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Power lines and trees down. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Louisburg | - | Public reported hail one inch in diameter in a severe thunderstorm at 233rd St and Metcalf which is 4 miles north of Louisburg. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | Strong winds from the same severe thunderstorm that dropped the large hail near Paola produced damaging winds in the Louisburg area. Winds gusted to 70 MPH in downtown Louisburg and were also reported by a spotter at the intersection of Highways 169 and 58. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Flood | Louisburg | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Louisburg | - | 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.
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 Louisburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2587004 | 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 479419. 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.







