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Moundridge, Kansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mound Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67107. The Survey maps it on the Moundridge quadrangle. 1,974 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,493 feet above sea level.

Moundridge within McPherson County

Population over time

2 figures

Moundridge grew from 1,737 to 1,974 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
20101,737
20201,974+237 (+14%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 15 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

10 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Moundridge between 2015 and 2018, burning about 14 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/undetermined5
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
20 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresKansas Forest Service015-100
18 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresKansas Forest Service015/098
17 June 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresKansas Forest Service18381
12 May 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKansas Forest Service018-069
5 March 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service18137
18 March 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMcPherson County017-045
17 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service018-035
10 March 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresKansas Forest Service18158

Every fire recorded in McPherson County

Storms near this place

60 of 86 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moundridge in 86 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 34 hail, 32 thunderstorm wind, 8 heavy rain, 6 tornado. The reports record 4 injuries. 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
May 2007Thunderstorm WindMoundridge3 hurt, $1,500,000Rather extensive damage occurred across the town of Moundridge due to extreme straight line winds estimated at 90 to 100 mph. Three businesses and one residence received major damage. Numerous trees were uprooted across the town. The damage path was relatively narrow, indicating an intense channel microburst. Three individuals received minor injuries.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindMoundridge1 hurt, $15,000Winds estimated around 75 mph blew over a semi tractor-trailer on Interstate 135, just east of Moundridge. The driver, a 40-year-old woman, was injured (direct). Information courtesy of the McPherson Sentinel.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindMoundridge$50,000Straight-line winds blew over a grain bin east of Moundridge, and also damaged some farm equipment. The Moundridge Ledger contributed to this report.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindMoundridge$25,000Major tree damage throughout city with downed power poles and power lines. Power out across town.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindMoundridge$25,000Around two-dozen utility poles were downed along Old Highway 81 a few miles northwest of Moundridge. Information courtesy of the Wichita Eagle.
February 2012Tornado (EF0)Moundridge$15,000Several power lines were downed south of Moundridge. As the storm moved to the northeast, it completely twisted highway signs at exit 48 on Interstate 135.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindMoundridge$15,000Downed power poles (14 total) severed power to much of Moundridge. (Mcpherson Sentinal contributed to this narrative.)
May 2014Thunderstorm WindMoundridge$7,500Roof damage to a barn was reported near 17th and Apache Road.
March 1993HailMoundridge$5,000no account filed
March 1993HailMoundridge$5,000no account filed
May 1993HailMoundridge$500no account filed
July 2016Flash FloodMoundridge$100Multiple streets were flooded across town.
August 2013FloodMoundridge$100Black Kettle Creek ran full or overflowed its banks on the east side of Moundridge.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Trained spotter estimated 65 mph winds along with pea sized hail.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Wind gusts were estimated to be at least 70 mph.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Wind gusts were estimated to be around 65 mph.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-This was a measured wind gust reported by an NWS employee.
April 2023HailMoundridge-This was reported via social media.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Picture on social media of a 3-inch tree snapped at the base.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Facebook reports of winds gusting at 60 to 70 mph. Multiple trees and limbs were reported down in town.
July 2022Heavy RainMoundridge-A Cocorahs observer reported 3.60 inches in 24 hours.
November 2022Heavy RainMoundridge-A Cocorahs observer reported 2.65 inches of rainfall.
May 2021Heavy RainMoundridge-This is a 24 hour rainfall total of 4.91 inches.
May 2021Heavy RainMoundridge-This is a 24 hour rainfall total of 3.92 inches.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-This was a measured wind gust.
May 2020Heavy RainMoundridge-This was a 24 hour rain amount ending at 7 am.
May 2020Heavy RainMoundridge-This was a 24 hour rainfall amount ending at 8 am.
May 2018Tornado (EF0)Moundridge-Weak tornado formed on the leading edge of a bow echo and moved across Interstate 135. No damage was noted as it moved across an open field.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Several 4 to 6 inch tree limbs were blown down in town.
May 2015Funnel CloudMoundridge-Off-duty National Weather Service staff reported a rotating wall cloud and a few funnels.
May 2015Funnel CloudMoundridge-The trained spotter reported a funnel cloud and possibly a brief touchdown.
December 2015FloodMoundridge-Nuisance flooding was causing standing water of 6 to 8 inches over the road. This was non-life threatening.
May 2014HailMoundridge-The large hail was reported to KWCH-TV via twitter.
April 2012Tornado (EF0)Moundridge-Brief touchdown in open country.
April 2012Tornado (EF1)Moundridge-The tornado moved through a farmstead and damaged all farm outbuildings. Many of the buildings were completely destroyed. The tornado continued on and caused more damage to a homes roof and a barn.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Tree limbs measuring two to four inches in diameter were downed.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Measured gust by wind equipment.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Estimated gust reported by a trained spotter.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-A report of a vehicle being blown off of the road was received from a law enforcement official.
July 2011Tornado (EF0)Moundridge-A very thin rope like tornado touched down briefly. The tornado may also be considered a landspout. This can be attributed to the length of time the tornado was on the ground versus the distance it traveled.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Winds were estimated around 70 mph.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Large tree branch was blown out of a tree.
July 2010Heavy RainMoundridge-Storm total was 4.00 inches.
July 2010Heavy RainMoundridge-Twenty four hour rainfall total was 5.0 inches.
July 2009HailMoundridge-Forty five mph winds accompanied the hail.
May 2005HailMoundridge-Unspecified number of cars damaged.
May 2002Tornado (F0)Moundridge-Reported by KSNW channel 3, the tornado remained in open country.
June 2002Flash FloodMoundridge-One vehicle plus it's driver stranded in the Arrowhead/30th Avenue intersection.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-One tree uprooted.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Several limbs blown down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-Reported by KSNW Channel 3.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindMoundridge-POWERLINES DOWNED.
March 2026HailMoundridge-no account filed
September 2025HailMoundridge-no account filed
May 2024HailMoundridge-no account filed
April 2023HailMoundridge-no account filed
April 2023HailMoundridge-no account filed
May 2022HailMoundridge-no account filed
March 2017HailMoundridge-no account filed
May 2016HailMoundridge-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McPherson 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
Elyria8.3 miles16
Galva12.4 miles16
Groveland12.8 miles16
Canton13.5 miles15
Inman13.6 miles14
McPherson13.9 miles16
New Gottland17.7 miles16
Conway18.2 miles16

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 MoundridgeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1907884The 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 477748. 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.