Moran, Kansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Marmaton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66755. The Survey maps it on the Moran quadrangle. 466 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,106 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMoran fell from 558 to 466 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 | 558 | |
| 2020 | 466 | -92 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1886 USGS Iola quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Iola quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Iola quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Joplin quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Moran quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Chanute quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Chanute quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Moran between 2012 and 2020, burning about 3,580 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,200 acres | Kansas Counties | MINNESOTA ROAD |
| 11 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | MF18-25 |
| 6 June 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 156 |
| 10 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | MF18-20 |
| 6 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | MF16-05 |
| 6 March 2016 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | MF16-04 |
| 5 March 2016 | Smoking | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | MF16-03 |
| 31 March 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | MF15-11 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
53 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moran in 53 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 25 thunderstorm wind, 17 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | $200,000 | Windows blown out and roofs damaged. Numerous trees uprooted inflicting further roof damage and knocking down power lines that left much of Allen County without power for 8 hours. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | $30,000 | The high winds destroyed a chicken house, a cattle barn, and a machine shop. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | $10,000 | Winds estimated from 60-70 mph caused a fireworks tent to collapse. One person was inside the tent but was unharmed. This was a delayed report. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | $10,000 | The high winds blew a 100 foot maple tree onto a porch destoying it. |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Moran | $10,000 | Lightning struck one home, setting it on fire and causing moderate damage. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | $5,000 | Winds estimated to at least 60 mph rolled a large travel trailer pulled by a pickup along US highway 54. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Moran | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | $1,000 | Large tree limbs were knocked down. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Moran | $100 | Several roads were closed due to water over the road. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Moran | $100 | Several county roads were reported closed due to high water. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Moran | - | Public report of golf ball size hail in Moran. |
| April 2024 | Heavy Rain | Moran | - | Observer measured a total of 7.28 inches in the last 24 hours. Additional rainfall reports across the county ranged from 5.47 inches in Iola to 6 inches in Humboldt. Some of the typical roadways flooded in the county. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | There was a report of rain blowing sideways with visibility less than 300 feet. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | There was a delayed report of trees down and the power was out in Moran. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | There are 12 inch diameter tree limbs reported down in town. Time is estimated from radar. |
| November 2022 | Heavy Rain | Moran | - | A Coop observer reported 2.13 inches of rainfall. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Moran | - | A Coop observer near Moran reported 3.15 inches of rainfall in 24 hours. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | Sections of roofs were blown off of barns. Some of the older barns damaged were completely flattened. This damage was noted along Nebraska road east and west of 4200th street. This is generally to the east of Moran. |
| September 2021 | Heavy Rain | Moran | - | A Coop observer reported 4.09 inches. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | This was reported as an estimated gust. The observer also reports visibility of 0 miles. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | A large tree was knocked down along with two power poles. This was a delayed report. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Moran | - | The hail was reported to be dime to quarter size. The hail lasted 5 minutes. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Moran | - | Some minor low land flooding was reported in and around Moran. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | Numerous tree branches were reported down. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | A few tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | No damage was reported. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | A pole barn was destroyed. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | Several power poles were snapped off along highway 59 two to three miles south of Moran. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | Reported by law enforcement. |
| September 2017 | Heavy Rain | Moran | - | Rain fall amount over the previous 24 hours. |
| August 2016 | Flood | Moran | - | Minor street flooding occurred in Moran. The report was relayed through Allen County Emergency Management. Various flood-prone areas, such as low-water crossings, were flooded across Allen County. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Moran | - | A storm chaser reported dime to quarter sized hail. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Moran | - | The tornado briefly touched down in an open field. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Moran | - | The golfball sized hail fell for almost 10 minutes causing 3 foot drifts of hail along US highway 54. The hail also shreaded the leaves off of several trees. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | AGTAP AL203. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | Limbs downed. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | Tree damage. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Moran | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moran | - | 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 Moran | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q600237 | 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 474519. 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.










