Wright, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Grandview Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67882. The Survey maps it on the Wright quadrangle. 145 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,533 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWright fell from 163 to 145 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 | 163 | |
| 2020 | 145 | -18 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Spearville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Spearville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Wright quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Kinsley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Wright between 2015 and 2020, burning about 29 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/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Ford County | 1170285 |
| 7 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 13 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ford County | 1170242 |
| 21 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1180138 |
| 9 April 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Ford County | 628 |
| 9 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1150066 |
| 5 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 25 December 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 1438 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
59 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wright in 59 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 27 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 6 heavy rain, 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Wright | $10,000 | This weak tornado traveled quickly east/northeast and damaged a roof, trees, grain bin, feed bunk and flipped an implement. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | $10,000 | Part of a roof was blown off and several fences were blown down. Shingles were blown off roofs and a pretty good sized tree was uprooted. Four power poles were blown over also. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | $10,000 | Ten power poles were blown down near Jewell Rd and 119 Rd. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Wright | - | Water reported over the road at jewel road and jewel place. just outside of wright. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | Strong winds. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | Power poles were blown down at US Highway 50 and Road 121. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | An irrigation pipe trailer was overturned and 2 to 3 inch diameter tree branches were broken by the high wind. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | There was tree damage from the high winds. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Wright | - | Water crossed county roads in several locations. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Wright | - | The road was closed at Jewell Road with water rushing over the surface. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | Winds were estimated to be 80 MPH. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | Winds were estimated to be 65 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | Several one inch diameter tree limbs were broken by the high wind. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Wright | - | The hail ranged from pea to quarter size. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Wright | - | Rainfall of 1.75 was observed. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | A railroad crossing arm was blown down by the high wind. |
| August 2007 | Flood | Wright | - | Water was covering road at 118 and highway 50. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wright | - | Rainfall of 4.10 inches was reported overnight. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wright | - | Six inches of rain fell overnight. Fences were washed out. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wright | - | Three and one half inches of rain fell overnight. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wright | - | Five inches of rain fell overnight. Fences and terraces were taken out all around this area. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Wright | - | Six inches of rain fell overnight. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | A semi was blown off the road and 68 cars of a 95 car train pulling empty grain cars derailed. The trained had slowed to about 10 mph before the wind hit. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | Also had 3.20 inches of rain in a short time. |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Wright | - | Water reported over the road. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | no account filed |
| November 2020 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Wright | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Wright | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wright | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Wright | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Dodge | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wilroads Gardens | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Happy Homes Park | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wilroads | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dodge City | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| South Dodge | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Spearville | 8.6 miles | 14 | |
| Sears | 11.4 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 Wright | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8038158 | 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 473733. 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.





