Tescott, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Morton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67484. The Survey maps it on the Tescott quadrangle. 265 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,296 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresTescott fell from 319 to 265 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 | 319 | |
| 2020 | 265 | -54 (-17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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 Minneapolis quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Manhattan quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tescott quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Clay Center quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Tescott between 2015 and 2018, burning about 140 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 62018 |
| 10 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 72018 |
| 8 February 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 22018 |
| 21 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Ottawa County | 42017 |
| 17 February 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 120 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 76 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tescott in 76 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 38 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Flood | Tescott | $3,590,000 | Widespread flooding in Tescott. Water up to porch level on several houses. One to two feet of water in many locations. 3.5 million dollars in damage in the town, plus 90000 dollars in damage to the local school. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | $2,000 | Strong winds blew down power lines east of Tescott. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | $2,000 | Strong winds knocked down power lines. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Reported by personal weather station. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Estimated 60 mph gust in Tescott. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Tescott | - | K-18 closed due to flooding. |
| September 2025 | Flood | Tescott | - | Water reported to be three to four feet over Kansas Ave. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Report of 60 mph winds at Tescott. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Tescott | - | Golf ball sized hail reported. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Wind gust of 70 mph reported. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Tescott | - | Half dollar sized hail reported. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Several tree limbs about six inches in diameter blown down. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Tescott | - | Quarter sized hail reported. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Wind gust of 60 mph, no damage observed. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Tescott | - | Hail covering the ground, up to the size of ping pong balls. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Tescott | - | Half dollar sized hail reported. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Tescott | - | Quarter sized hail reported. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Trained spotter reported 8 inch tree limb down. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Tescott | - | Quarter size hail reported. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Tree damage around Buffalo Road with a possible funnel cloud reported. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Several windows blown out in homes. Numerous trees and power lines were snapped. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Tescott | - | Public report relayed by Sheriff of a brief tornado in open field did no damage. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Wind gust was estimated by a trained spotter. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF3) | Tescott | - | A strong tornado developed in far northwestern Saline county Kansas around 744pm CDT and moved northeast into Ottawa County doing damage to several structures including a single family home. The tornado was well documented by numerous chasers and become wide with multiple vortices noted on video. The lack of DIs in this part of Kansas can be a challenge when it comes to rating tornadoes and using the traditional methodology of DIs yielded a EF3 rating. The tornado dissipated just to the southwest of Minneapolis, KS around 810 pm CDT. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Estimated wind speeds of 60 MPH. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Tree limbs 2-3 inches in diameter were reported down. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Estimated wind gust. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Tescott | - | Mostly dime sized hail. |
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Tescott | - | Off duty NWS employee reported a brief tornado that lasted around 90 seconds in an open field. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Large tree was split in half. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | Numerous tree limbs up to 6 inches in diameter down across town. |
| November 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | A trained spotter near Tescott reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | A trained spotter near Tescott reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | A 6 inch tree limb broke at a residence near Tescott. a 4 foot Cottonwood tree was blown down by the strong winds. Time was estimated by the spotter. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | The first report from this storm as it entered Ottawa county was received at 1010 am CST from law enforcement officers. The strongest part of the storm passed to the south of Ottawa County; however; the northern extent of the bow echo feature moved through the southern half of the county. Aside from trees being reported down across the southern part of the County, namely in Tescott, damage was mostly negligible. The county reported no cost in damages from the storm as it moved through. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Tescott | - | Nickel size hail covering the ground. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| February 2004 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tescott | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culver | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Brewer | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Ada | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Alfmil | 11.8 miles | 14 | |
| Minneapolis | 11.9 miles | 15 | |
| Lindsey | 12.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bennington | 15.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sumnerville | 15.0 miles | 14 |
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 Tescott | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2185333 | 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 476454. 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.





