Morland, Kansas
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Solomon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67650. It stands on Antelope Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morland quadrangle. 115 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,303 feet above sea level.
On record in Morland
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
- Antelope Lake Parklisted 2008
Population over time
2 figuresMorland fell from 154 to 115 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 | 154 | |
| 2020 | 115 | -39 (-25%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Goodland quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Morland quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Oakley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Morland between 2016 and 2018, burning about 6 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180033 |
| 3 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 180011 |
| 25 February 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 016-004 |
Storms near this place
60 of 72 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morland in 72 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 42 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | $150,000 | An NWS storm survey confirms wind damage consistent with winds of 90 to 105 mph. Several farmsteads lost buildings, trees, power poles, pivots, fences, and roofing material. A few grain bins were blown over. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | $126,000 | Strong thunderstorm outflow winds produced a swath of damage across northern Graham County. Winds estimated at 90 mph broke approximately 55 utility poles from Roads 130 and V, northeast to Roads 250 and CC. In addition, six irrigation pivots were overturned, two outbuildings were damaged or destroyed and numerous tree limbs broken. Time of events is estimated from radar and local residents. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | $30,000 | An empty grain bin was blown off its foundation and into the middle of the road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | $20,000 | Two power poles were blown down causing Morland to lose power. A window in a house was broken in town from the combined effects of hail and very strong winds. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | $15,000 | Straight-line winds snapped a number of power poles and damaged a small barn. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | $15,000 | Several trees blown over, roof damage and several trailer homes damaged in town. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | $10,000 | Estimated 80 mph wind downed seven power poles west of Morland. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | $1,000 | A large cottonwood tree limb approximately a foot in diameter was snapped off a tree and two small tents were damaged as a strong thunderstorm moved over the location. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Morland | $1,000 | The hail was mostly the size of golf balls, but the largest was baseball sized. The hail lasted for about ten minutes. Windows were broken due to the combination of large hail and strong wind. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | $500 | Large, live tree limbs down on property of an unknown size. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Morland | - | A public report of quarter sized hail. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | Spotter estimated 50-60 mph winds. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Morland | - | Hail ranged from the size of peas to nickels over the location. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | Estimated 60 mph winds occurred with blowing dust creating visibility reductions as low as 30 feet at times. Some trees were stripped of leaves. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Morland | - | Accumulating pea to nickel sized hail observed. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Morland | - | Report of quarter sized hail reported at location. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Morland | - | Report received of hail up to ping pong ball size reported at location covering the ground. |
| October 2021 | Hail | Morland | - | Pea to nickel sized hail reported. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | Mesonet station KKSMORLA2 recorded a 85 mph wind gust. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Morland | - | The hail ranged from quarter to half dollar in size for most of the duration. However, toward the end of the timeframe golf ball size hail occurred. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | Caller reported estimated 50-60 mph wind gusts associated with the core of a thunderstorm. |
| October 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Morland | - | Based on radar rotation, the tornado tracked east and remained north of Highway 36. No damage was reported. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Morland | - | Very strong winds accompanied the hail. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Morland | - | Water up to six inches deep in Morland. Approximately three feet of water covering the road between Morland and Highway 24. Later in the evening, a CoCoRaHS observer just southwest of Morland reported 3.15 inches of rain fell in about a two hour period. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | Observer estimated peak wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Morland | - | This report was relayed via the NSSL SHAVE project. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | Two inch tree limbs downed. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Morland | - | Via NSSL. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Morland | - | Via NSSL. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Morland | - | Hail covered the ground with small drifts observed. Some trees had leaves stripped off. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | Gusted to at least 60 mph for 10 minutes. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | 1-2 inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Morland | - | Brief tornado. |
| September 1997 | Flash Flood | Morland | - | 4 to 5 inches of rainfall flooded roads with 1 to 2 feet of water. Water entered basement of at least one home. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | Wind accompanied by 3/4 inch hail. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morland | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Morland | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penokee | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Peter | 11.0 miles | 7 | |
| Hill City | 12.4 miles | 14 | |
| Togo | 16.0 miles | 13 | |
| Smithfield | 16.0 miles | 13 | |
| Roscoe | 18.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bogue | 20.6 miles | 13 | |
| Nicodemus | 24.5 miles | 13 |
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 Morland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2386972 | 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 471296. 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.




