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Republic, Kansas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Big Bend Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66964. It stands on Otter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Republic quadrangle. 82 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,499 feet above sea level.

Republic within Republic County

On record in Republic

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

Republic fell from 116 to 82 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
2010116
202082-34 (-29%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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

3 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Republic between 2015 and 2017, burning about 53 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
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
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
6 July 2017Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresRepublic County1700014
17 March 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service1500016
16 March 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution50 acresKansas Forest Service1500015

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Republic County

Storms near this place

60 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Republic in 75 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 41 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 9 tornado, 5 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2003Flash FloodRepublic$3,400,000Thunderstorms persisted over north and west parts of Republic county the night of the 22nd. Rainfall amounts in excess of 12 inches were reported in some areas. The resulting runoff caused flash flooding. Water was 3 to 4 feet deep on some roadways and vehicles were washed off roadways and rescue efforts made of the vehicles occupants. Several roads were completely washed out. Two homes were destroyed by the floodwaters. Deer and cattle were reported swimming. Some people were stranded in homes and in need of rescue. Fields were flooded and there was severe crop damage. The runoff caused the Republican River to rise quickly and overflow. It was reported to be 1 mile wide in places. The river crested at 15 feet at Scandia early in the morning of the 23rd. Flood stage is 10 feet.
May 2004Tornado (F2)Republic$90,000A tornado touched down at the Pawnee Indian Museum and damaged a roof to the museum building before moving 2 miles and lifting at the edge of Republic. Along the tornado's path a windmill was destroyed, power lines were downed, and 3 center pivoting irrigation systems were damaged. A one ton granite memorial at the Pawnee Indian Museum was moved 8 feet off the foundation.
June 2003Tornado (F2)Republic$80,000A tornado struck 3 miles northeast of Republic and moved northeast 4 miles and destroyed a house in its path before it dissipated near the Nebraska border.
June 2003Tornado (F1)Republic$60,000A fourth tornado touched down near Republic and moved northeast for 2 miles and damaged a home before dissipating.
May 2007Flash FloodRepublic$50,000Water flowing over Fir road one-half mile east of the city of Republic...as well as 2 miles west of highway 81 on Fir road.
August 2005Flash FloodRepublic$50,000Fast flowing water over secondary roads.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic$9,000A tornado touched down briefly at a farm and damaged a barn.
May 2006Flash FloodRepublic$5,000Up to 4.5 inches of rain produced fast flowing water over a road on the west side of town, and the highway department was barricading the road.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindRepublic$5,000High winds caused significant tree damage.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Measured 59 mph gust at personal weather station.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Measured on a personal weather station.
July 2023HailRepublic-Half dollar sized hail reported.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Pea size hail also reported.
June 2018Flash FloodRepublic-Several inches of water reported over the highway.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Tree limbs were reported down, size unknown. Estimated wind gust of 60 MPH.
May 2016HailRepublic-Up to quarter size hail at the post office, covering the ground.
December 2016Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Trained spotter estimated wind speeds of 60 mph.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Tree limbs up to 2 inches in diameter down.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindRepublic-A trained spotter near Republic reported a 60 mph wind gust.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Measured 60 mph gust on home weather station.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Wind gust of at least 60mph reported by Law Enforcement. Tree limbs broken off. Very heavy rain and small hail also reported.
May 2007HailRepublic-A measured 48mph wind gust was also reported.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindRepublic-The top of a 4 inch diameter tree was blown off.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Spotter reports gusts up to 60 mph.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindRepublic-Trees reported down
April 2005HailRepublic-10 minute duration
April 2005HailRepublic-hail covered ground
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A tornado touched down briefly in rural areas.
May 2004Funnel CloudRepublic-A funnel cloud was sighted over Republic.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A tornado briefly touched down in rural country near Republic.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A tornado briefly touched down in a rural area northeast of Republic.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A second tornado touched down a few minutes later in the same area as the first tornado.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Republic-A tornado touched down briefly in open country.
April 2026HailRepublic-no account filed
May 2015HailRepublic-no account filed
September 2015HailRepublic-no account filed
September 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
September 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
September 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2010HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2009HailRepublic-no account filed
August 2009HailRepublic-no account filed
August 2009HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2008HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2008HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2008HailRepublic-no account filed
June 2007HailRepublic-no account filed
August 2007HailRepublic-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
April 2005HailRepublic-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindRepublic-no account filed
June 2004HailRepublic-no account filed
May 2004HailRepublic-no account filed
May 2004HailRepublic-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Republic 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
Sherdahl4.7 miles13
Harbine5.9 miles13
White Rock6.4 miles13
Warwick6.9 miles13
Scandia9.1 miles13
Rydal9.6 miles13
Courtland10.5 miles13
Belleville12.1 miles13

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 RepublicAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2673389The 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 472586. 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.