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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.

Moran within Allen County

Population over time

2 figures

Moran 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.

YearPeople Change
2010558
2020466-92 (-16%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 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

28 since 2012

Regional 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/undetermined8
Debris and open burning8
Smoking5
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony2
Equipment and vehicle use1
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
23 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined3,200 acresKansas CountiesMINNESOTA ROAD
11 July 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKansas Forest ServiceMF18-25
6 June 2018Smokingunder an acreKansas Forest Service156
10 April 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest ServiceMF18-20
6 March 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresKansas Forest ServiceMF16-05
6 March 2016Smoking5.0 acresKansas Forest ServiceMF16-04
5 March 2016Smoking20 acresKansas Forest ServiceMF16-03
31 March 2015Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresKansas Forest ServiceMF15-11

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Allen County

Storms near this place

53 since 1993

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMoran$200,000Windows 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 2000Thunderstorm WindMoran$30,000The high winds destroyed a chicken house, a cattle barn, and a machine shop.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindMoran$10,000Winds 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 2000Thunderstorm WindMoran$10,000The high winds blew a 100 foot maple tree onto a porch destoying it.
June 1998LightningMoran$10,000Lightning struck one home, setting it on fire and causing moderate damage.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMoran$5,000Winds estimated to at least 60 mph rolled a large travel trailer pulled by a pickup along US highway 54.
April 1993HailMoran$5,000no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMoran$1,000Large tree limbs were knocked down.
May 2019FloodMoran$100Several roads were closed due to water over the road.
October 2018FloodMoran$100Several county roads were reported closed due to high water.
April 2026HailMoran-Public report of golf ball size hail in Moran.
April 2024Heavy RainMoran-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 2024Thunderstorm WindMoran-There was a report of rain blowing sideways with visibility less than 300 feet.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMoran-There was a delayed report of trees down and the power was out in Moran.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindMoran-There are 12 inch diameter tree limbs reported down in town. Time is estimated from radar.
November 2022Heavy RainMoran-A Coop observer reported 2.13 inches of rainfall.
June 2022Heavy RainMoran-A Coop observer near Moran reported 3.15 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMoran-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 2021Heavy RainMoran-A Coop observer reported 4.09 inches.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindMoran-This was reported as an estimated gust. The observer also reports visibility of 0 miles.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindMoran-A large tree was knocked down along with two power poles. This was a delayed report.
May 2020HailMoran-The hail was reported to be dime to quarter size. The hail lasted 5 minutes.
May 2020FloodMoran-Some minor low land flooding was reported in and around Moran.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMoran-Numerous tree branches were reported down.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindMoran-A few tree limbs were blown down.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindMoran-No damage was reported.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMoran-A pole barn was destroyed.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMoran-Several power poles were snapped off along highway 59 two to three miles south of Moran.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMoran-Reported by law enforcement.
September 2017Heavy RainMoran-Rain fall amount over the previous 24 hours.
August 2016FloodMoran-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 2016HailMoran-A storm chaser reported dime to quarter sized hail.
June 2009Tornado (EF0)Moran-The tornado briefly touched down in an open field.
July 2009HailMoran-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 2005Thunderstorm WindMoran-AGTAP AL203.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindMoran-Limbs downed.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindMoran-Tree damage.
May 2020HailMoran-no account filed
May 2020HailMoran-no account filed
May 2018HailMoran-no account filed
March 2017HailMoran-no account filed
May 2009HailMoran-no account filed
May 2009HailMoran-no account filed
June 2009HailMoran-no account filed
May 2008HailMoran-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMoran-no account filed
April 2006HailMoran-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMoran-no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMoran-no account filed
June 2004HailMoran-no account filed
July 2003HailMoran-no account filed
April 2001HailMoran-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindMoran-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Allen 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
Bayard5.4 miles17
La Harpe6.8 miles18
Mildred7.4 miles17
Elsmore8.5 miles17
Gas9.3 miles18
Savonburg11.6 miles21
Iola12.2 miles18
Bassett12.4 miles18

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 MoranAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q600237The 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.