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Mullinville, Kansas

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Kiowa Rural Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67109. The Survey maps it on the Mullinville quadrangle. 197 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,323 feet above sea level.

Mullinville within Kiowa County

On record in Mullinville

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

Population over time

2 figures

Mullinville fell from 255 to 197 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
2010255
2020197-58 (-23%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 18 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

1 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Mullinville in 2018, burning about 450 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/undetermined1

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
15 March 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined450 acresKiowa CountyCOTTON BALE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kiowa County

Storms near this place

60 of 159 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mullinville in 159 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 107 hail, 29 thunderstorm wind, 12 tornado, 7 heavy rain. The reports record 11 deaths and 64 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 2007Tornado (EF5)Mullinville11 killed, 63 hurt, $250,000,000This killer tornado started in Comanche county and crossed into Kiowa county at 2003 CST / 2103 CDT. It curved north then northwest before making a complete loop northwest of Greensburg. Thus, the path was 25.8 miles.||This tornado destroyed nearly 95 percent of the town of Greensburg and despite adequate warning, unfortunately took the life of 11 people, some that were in basements. First responders arriving on the scene requested three refrigerated refer trucks thinking there would be hundreds of fatalities. It also destroyed a dozen homes and a church south of Greensburg but did not cause injury. In all, 961 homes and businesses were destroyed, 216 received major damage and 307 received minor damage. ||As the tornado was dissipating it turned northwest, west, south and then back east making a loop. This was documented on both high resolution doppler radar and through the ground survey. Also as the tornado was dissipating a new circulation quickly grew northeast of town.||Several oil storage tanks were destroyed causing an environmental concern. In the town of Greensburg, hazardous material was strewn everywhere. As of July 26th, the debris was still not fully cleaned up. Two landfills were filled with debris from the town and this was even as most was burned. Hundreds of thousands of dump truck loads were taken out. It was estimated that approximately 400,000 cubic yards of debris was removed. The major highway running through town was closed for 1 full month.||At one time there were over 150 law enforcement officers (from all over the country) present. Military was called in for debris removal and rebuilding. ||Damage of insured losses exceeded $150 million, but including un-insured losses, was roughly 250 million dollars.||**** NOTE **** The 11th victim passed away on September 19th, 2007 after a long battle with a head injury sustained during the tornado.
May 2002Tornado (F3)Mullinville1 hurt, $800,000This tornado moved slowly east/northeast at first and then turned south/southeast striking two farms. One person was thrown from the house and into the yard.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindMullinville$1,500,000no account filed
March 2021Thunderstorm WindMullinville$20,000Roof damage and broken windows resulted from the high wind. A nearby weather station reported a gust to 105 MPH.
June 2013Tornado (EF1)Mullinville$18,000A detached garage was destroyed and thrown northwest by a small tornado that developed on the leading edge of the squall line.
July 2025Flash FloodMullinville$5,000The Emergency management reported roads washed out in southwest Kiowa County. Time estimated.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindMullinville$500Heavy farm machinery was moved by the high wind.
March 2000Thunderstorm WindMullinville$200Trampoline was thrown into trees.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMullinville-The Mesonet station UP372 2.3 W Mullinville reported a 66 mph wind gust.
June 2024Flash FloodMullinville-Road over highway.
May 2024Heavy RainMullinville-Rainfall report of 2.54 inches.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Numerous windows were blown out by the high wind.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Winds were estimated to be gusting to 70 MPH.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindMullinville-An implement shed was damaged by high wind.
July 2018Heavy RainMullinville-Rainfall of 2.00 inches was observed.
September 2018Heavy RainMullinville-Rainfall of 4.51 inches was observed.
September 2018FloodMullinville-Was was about 1 foot deep across the streets.
June 2018Heavy RainMullinville-Rainfall of 2.62 inches was observed.
December 2016Tornado (EF0)Mullinville-This QLCS tornado moved out of Ford County at 10:31 AM. As it moved across Kiowa county at a rapid rate, it struck an outbuilding. This large cattle barn or quonset was damaged. Several feed bunks were lifted and carried west and others rolled out of the pens. Large round hay bales were blown off a stack and rolled 50 yards in several different directions. A 30 yard stretch of fencing was broken with dried vegetation removed from that area.
April 2015HailMullinville-Most of the hail was pea sized and it covered the ground.
July 2014Heavy RainMullinville-Rainfall of 3.10 fell during the 24 hour period.
July 2014Heavy RainMullinville-Rainfall of 4.25 fell during the 24 hour period.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Windows were blown out of a home.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Minor roof damage was reported at the Methodist church in Mullinville. Several windows were cracked or broken.
June 2010FloodMullinville-Water washed over highway 54 east of Mullinville. Traffic was re-routed through town to highway 400.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Tree branches 1 to 2 inches in diameter were blown down.
April 2009HailMullinville-Dime to nickel sized hail covered the ground.
June 2009Tornado (EF0)Mullinville-This was a small and brief tornado that moved across pasture land where nothing could be damaged.
May 2008Tornado (EF2)Mullinville-This tornado moved out of Comanche county and did EF2 damage to trees and power poles. It crossed the path of the tornado that occurred on May 4, 2007.
May 2008Tornado (EF2)Mullinville-This large tornado moved out of Clark county where it had done EF3 damage. In Kiowa county, EF2 damage was done to a concrete walled house. Trees also received EF2 damage. A power pole with transmission wire attached was deposited from an unknown location. The tornado turned sharply west towards the end of it's life.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Six inch diameter tree branches were broken by the high wind.
May 2007HailMullinville-The hail took the siding off the house.
May 2007Tornado (EF1)Mullinville-This was a satellite tornado that moved into Kiowa county from Comanche county at 2009 CST. The tornado caused EF1 damage to some trees and was documented by both video from storm chasers and from a ground survey.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Mullinville-This was a brief satellite tornado that made contact for perhaps 30 seconds.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Three to four inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.
May 2005Heavy RainMullinville-Three inches of rain fell since 1 pm CST.
May 2002Tornado (F1)Mullinville-This tornado moved into the county from Edwards county and eventually merged with another larger tornado that forms at 1751 CST.
May 2002Tornado (F0)Mullinville-This tornado moved in from Ford county.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Two inch diameter branches broken.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMullinville-Damage was done to a hay shed.
May 1995HailMullinville-Damage to siding from 90 mph wind and dime-size hail.
May 2024HailMullinville-no account filed
May 2024HailMullinville-no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMullinville-no account filed
October 2023HailMullinville-no account filed
October 2023HailMullinville-no account filed
October 2023HailMullinville-no account filed
August 2021HailMullinville-no account filed
June 2020HailMullinville-no account filed
May 2018HailMullinville-no account filed
June 2018HailMullinville-no account filed
May 2017HailMullinville-no account filed
June 2017HailMullinville-no account filed
May 2016HailMullinville-no account filed
September 2016HailMullinville-no account filed
May 2015HailMullinville-no account filed
May 2015HailMullinville-no account filed
April 2015HailMullinville-no account filed
June 2015HailMullinville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kiowa 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
Joy4.3 miles18
Greensburg9.8 miles18
Brenham14.3 miles18
Haviland19.7 miles18
Belvidere23.0 miles13
Wellsford23.8 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 MullinvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1921539The 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 474252. 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.