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Maize, Kansas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Park Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67101. The Survey maps it on the Maize quadrangle. 5,735 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,348 feet above sea level.

Maize within Sedgwick County

Population over time

2 figures

Maize grew from 3,420 to 5,735 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
20103,420
20205,735+2,315 (+68%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

90 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Maize between 2015 and 2020, burning about 173 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined44
Debris and open burning29
Smoking5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
30 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSedgwick County50072
25 August 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSedgwick County6037
20 August 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service6343
10 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service86
27 July 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKansas Forest Service44772
25 July 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreSedgwick County5246
22 July 2017Debris and open burning5.0 acresSedgwick County5183
2 July 2020Fireworks3.0 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sedgwick County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Maize: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Miles Sand Inc. Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Vic's Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Sedgwick County

Storms near this place

60 of 165 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Maize in 165 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 78 thunderstorm wind, 70 hail, 7 flash flood, 6 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
September 2008Flash FloodMaize$3,040,000Nine to twelve inches of rainfall during the morning commute hours causing widespread street flooding of roadways up to 2 to 3 feet deep on the West side of the City of Wichita. Law enforcement officials reported 150 people were rescued from vehicles or evacuated because of the high water. 114 homes reported some type of surface flooding due to the heavy rainfall and sewers and sump pumps backed up into 141 more homes. This unprecedented amount of rainfall mainly fell during a five hour period, reminding some of the Halloween Flood of 1998. The large amount of rainfall caused the Cowskin/Calfskin Creek to once again come out of its banks, flooding homes in the Dells and Hidden Lakes Subdivision. 35 people were evacuated from the Park West Retirement home along the banks of the creek. Calls about stalled vehicles overwhelmed towing businesses across the city.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMaize$200,000Winds from 75-85 mph were reported on NW 21st St. between Maize and Tyler Roads. A tractor trailer was overturned on K-96 at mile marker 282. Downed power lines and power poles caused power outages to perhaps 50 residences in extreme Northwest Wichita. Westar Energy and KSN Channel 3 contributed greatly to this narrative.
September 2008Flash FloodMaize$138,000Almost 10 inches of rainfall closed roads in the town of Maize and just to the south of Maize. Numerous homes reported flooded basements. The high waters forced the Maize USD 266 school district to dismiss classes early due to the lack of open roads.
June 2010Flash FloodMaize$100,000Numerous streets in downtown Wichita were flooded, with numerous stalled or flooded cars. Flash flooding was also noted in and around Haysville and Eastborough.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindMaize$50,000Several large trees were uprooted and limbs were downed across town. Shingles were blown off several houses.
May 2011LightningMaize$45,000Lightning caused a house fire near 29th and Tyler. The fire was brought under control rather quickly, but still produced quite a bit of damage.
May 2010LightningMaize$20,000Lightning struck a house causing a small fire.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMaize$5,000Social media report of half a tree knocked down by damaging winds.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindMaize$5,000Minor roof damage inflicted at an elementary school.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindMaize$800Estimated 60 mph winds moved through the area knocking down some tree branches.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMaize$500Report on social media of large tree limbs down.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindMaize$500A four inch diameter tree limb was knocked down.
October 1993HailMaize$500no account filed
October 2018FloodMaize$400A school bus was washed off the road, into the ditch due to flooding along the Cowskin Creek, just west of 119th and Maple Road. No children were on board and the driver is unhurt.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMaize$250A three inch tree limb was broken off.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMaize$100A four inch diameter tree limb was reported down.
September 2016Flash FloodMaize$100Water was flowing over the road on west 13th street between 119th and 135th streets.
September 2016Flash FloodMaize$100A vehicle was stalled in high water near 13th and Firefly in Northwest Wichita.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindMaize-Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindMaize-Dime sized hail was also reported.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMaize-This wind gust was estimated.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMaize-This wind gust was estimated.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMaize-Emergency management reported a tree limb blown down on a car near Irma and 45th N in Maize.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindMaize-A portion of a roof panel on a gas station was blown off.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMaize-Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 to 70 mph winds near 34th N.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMaize-Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph with some tree limbs down.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindMaize-Wind gusts estimated between 70 and 75 mph were reported along with some paneling blown off of the roof of a gas station.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindMaize-This wind gust was estimated.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMaize-A David weather station near N 34th Street and Ridge Road measured a wind gust at 59 mph.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMaize-Public reported a tree blocking a road near 21st and Tyler Road. Other public reports in the same area indicated multiple trees were down via social media.
June 2024HailMaize-Broadcast media (KWCH TV) reported half dollar sized hail. The time is based on radar.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMaize-Reports of a 12 inch diameter tree down due to thunderstorm wind.
November 2022Heavy RainMaize-A Cocorahs observer reported 2.61 inches of rainfall.
June 2022Flash FloodMaize-There were at least 30 road closures and vehicle submersions with people trapped in cars in the Wichita area. One was described as floating near east 47th and Greenwood. KWCH reported a foot of water in their parking lot on the north side of town near Bel Aire with a couple exterior buildings engulfed by water.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMaize-An NWS employee reported the gust.
November 2021HailMaize-This was reported at the intersection of 21st and Tyler Rd.
June 2019HailMaize-Report came in via mPING.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMaize-An NWS employee reported the gust.
June 2019FloodMaize-The mPING report was of minor street flooding near Maize.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMaize-An RV was tipped over and a carport was knocked down at the KS International Dragway.
May 2019FloodMaize-W. 13th St. was flooded just west of W. 119th. The flooding was likely caused by overflow from the Cowskin Creek.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMaize-There were no reports of damage.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMaize-There were no reports of damage.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMaize-Damage to power lines occurred.
August 2019Flash FloodMaize-Cars were stalled at and around NW 21st and Ridge Rd.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindMaize-No damage was reported.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMaize-Large tree limbs were blown down on Zoo Blvd.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMaize-No damage was reported.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMaize-No damage was reported.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMaize-No damage was reported.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMaize-The off-duty NWS employee did not report any damage.
June 2018FloodMaize-Water was reported over the road.
June 2018HailMaize-Though not reported, it's likely damage did occur. The hail size was estimated from a Twitter photo.
June 2018HailMaize-This was a Twitter report of hail that was slightly larger than quarters.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMaize-Power poles were snapped by the wind at 151st street just north of K96.
May 2017FloodMaize-Flooding on 21st street just east of Maize road was reported. No thret to life or property.
April 2016HailMaize-The off-duty NWS employee measured the hail near the NW 21st/W 119th Intersection. No damage was reported.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindMaize-No damage was reported.
May 2016HailMaize-Reported at 21st street and Maize Road. The report came in via Twitter.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindMaize-An off duty NWS employee made the report near 29th street and 119th West.

Every storm recorded in Sedgwick 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
Berwet1.0 miles20
Childs Acres2.5 miles20
Colwich3.7 miles14
Westlink Village5.7 miles20
County Acres5.8 miles20
Saint Marks5.9 miles14
Coleman5.9 miles20
Riverview6.2 miles19

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 MaizeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q770579The 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 473821. 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.