New Cambria, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Cambria Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67470. It stands on Saline River. The Survey maps it on the New Cambria quadrangle. 106 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,194 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresNew Cambria fell from 126 to 106 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 | 126 | |
| 2020 | 106 | -20 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Salina quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Salina quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS New Cambria quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Salina quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Salina quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of New Cambria between 2015 and 2018, burning about 204 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2228 |
| 2 September 2017 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Saline County | 72 |
| 15 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 64 |
| 4 July 2015 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 66 |
| 22 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Saline County | 1636 |
| 6 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Saline County | 49 |
| 7 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 33 |
| 4 April 2015 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 36 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
54 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Cambria in 54 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 25 hail, 11 heavy rain, 8 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | New Cambria | $70,000 | On the afternoon of April 6th, 2006 an F1 tornado touched down 5 miles northeast of New Cambria in Saline county. The tornado struck a homestead where it caused 70 thousand dollars in damage. The tornado was 75 yards wide and tracked for 200 yards. |
| September 2022 | Hail | New Cambria | $5,000 | The hail was reported by a driver on Interstate 70. Damage was noted to the vehicle. |
| April 2025 | Hail | New Cambria | - | KWCH report of golf ball sized hail. |
| April 2025 | Hail | New Cambria | - | KWCH relayed a picture sent in by a viewer of two inch hail. |
| July 2025 | Flood | New Cambria | - | Flooding from excess runoff in the smaller streams and creeks feeding into the Smoky Hill River inundated some roads in the vicinity of Old Highway 40 around New Cambria. This included water over Donmyer Road between Old Highway 40 and Country Club Road. |
| March 2024 | Hail | New Cambria | - | While hail was mostly small, a few hailstones were up to quarter size near New Cambria. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Cambria | - | This wind gusts was measured by a home weather station. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | A cocorahs observer reported 3.06 inches in 24 hours. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | A cocorahs observer reported 4.70 inches in 24 hours. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | A cocorahs observer reported 3.23 inches in 24 hours. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | A Cocorahs observer east of Salina reported 3.10 inches in 24 hours. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | Personal weather station reporting rainfall of 5.86 inches that had fallen since midnight. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | Rainfall of 4.21 inches since midnight. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | A personal weather station reported 4.09 inches since midnight. |
| May 2021 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | A personal weather station reported 5.45 inches since midnight. |
| September 2021 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | A Cocorahs station reported 3.00 inches of heavy rainfall. |
| May 2020 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | Observer measured 3.28 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | New Cambria | - | This is a 24 hour rainfall report of 3.69 inches. |
| May 2019 | Flood | New Cambria | - | A report was received, via Twitter, that Saline County ordered power to be shut down in the southwest corner of New Cambria due to flooding. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Cambria | - | No damage was reported. |
| May 2018 | Hail | New Cambria | - | A storm chaser reported quarter to golf ball sized hail. |
| April 2016 | Hail | New Cambria | - | No damage was reported. |
| April 2016 | Hail | New Cambria | - | No damage was reported. |
| April 2016 | Hail | New Cambria | - | A storm chaser also reported a wall cloud at the same location. |
| April 2016 | Hail | New Cambria | - | No damage was reported. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Cambria | - | Power poles were blown down near New Cambria. |
| December 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | New Cambria | - | A very brief tornado which was likely a gustnado on the leading edge of a squall line produced minimal damage to a barn roof and trees. |
| May 2015 | Hail | New Cambria | - | Winds estimated at 60 mph were also reported along I-70. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | New Cambria | - | Very brief touchdown in open country. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | New Cambria | - | All surrounding buildings destroyed with sheet metal debris lofted and tossed northeast into a wheat field. Hay baler rolled over on its side. The roof was lifted off the house with major structural cracks visible on interior walls and ceiling through out the house, siding was striped from home in a few areas along with several puncture holes from flying debris. A jagged piece of wood lodged into side of home. This tornado moved into Ottawa county which is Topeka's responsibility. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | New Cambria | - | Thin rope like tornado touched down in an open field just to the east of town and moved to the north. |
| April 2010 | Flood | New Cambria | - | Several secondary roads were impassable across western portions of Saline county due to flooding. Brookville in western portions of the county reported 3.50 inches of rain. Additionally, roads in the Solomon area were closed due to high water. Any potential property or crop damage that may have occurred is unknown. |
| July 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | New Cambria | - | A tornado briefly touched down in an open field. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | New Cambria | - | The tornado touched down briefly in an open field. |
| July 2003 | Hail | New Cambria | - | Co-op observer. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Cambria | - | Relayed by WFO Topeka. |
| April 2025 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| September 2022 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| February 2007 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | New Cambria | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Cambria | - | 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 New Cambria | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1941049 | 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 476643. 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.






