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La Grange, Kentucky

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the La Grange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40031. The Survey maps it on the La Grange quadrangle. 10,067 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 863 feet above sea level.

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La Grange within Oldham County

On record in La Grange

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 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

La Grange grew from 8,082 to 10,067 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
20108,082
202010,067+1,985 (+25%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of La Grange in 2000, burning about 1 acre 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
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2000Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Oldham County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of La Grange: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Joe Clark MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Oldham County

Storms near this place

58 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Grange in 58 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 32 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 9 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 2 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
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLa Grange2 hurt, $20,000no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindLa Grange$50,000Trees were blown on to vehicles.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindLa Grange$20,000The chimney of a house was blown off.
March 2007LightningLa Grange$5,000A storm spotter reported unspecified lightning damage to a home.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindLa Grange$4,000Trees were downed along the length of Highway 42 in Oldham County. Trees were also downed in the La Grange area.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindLa Grange$1,000A large tree limb broke a window out of a semi tractor on Interstate 71 southbound at the 24 mile marker.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-There were several trees down and a few uprooted in the Crystal Lake Subdivision.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-A tree split and fell on a residential shed.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-A tree fell over South 1st Avenue near Interstate 71.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-A tree was blown down by strong winds on the 100 block of East Main Street in La Grange.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-A tree was blown down, blocking two lanes of southbound Interstate 71.
April 2024Flash FloodLa Grange-A street was impassable due to flowing water. A vehicle attempted to pass and was pushed off the road.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-A tree and several large tree limbs were blown down near Maple Court in La Grange.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Several structures sustained siding and roof damage, with trees in the area blown down from west-southwest to east-northeast.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Strong winds resulted in down power lines in La Grange at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Sixth Avenue.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Trees and power lines were down along the Bluegrass Parkway.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-There was a report of power lines down just southwest of Sulpher.
March 2019HailLa Grange-Golf ball size hail was reported in La Grange.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-A tree was reported down near Main Street in La Grange, Kentucky.
February 2018Flash FloodLa Grange-Interstate 71 was closed in both directions in Oldham County due to high water and flash flooding.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Trees reported down at multiple locations along Interstate 71.
August 2017Flash FloodLa Grange-Law Enforcement reported flash flooding and high water over roadway.
May 2016HailLa Grange-A trained spotter reported hail 1 inch in diameter.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-A broadcast meteorologist relayed a report of large trees down along I-71 near La Grange.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Trees and power lines were reported down near Kentucky Avenue in La Grange.
October 2014HailLa Grange-Ping-pong sized hail accompanied a second supercell that traversed basically the same track of a previous supercell.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Local media reported that a severe line of storms downed multiple trees around the county. Several sources reported that dime sized hail fell near Buckner and La Grange.
April 2014Heavy RainLa Grange-The Kentucky Mesonet near La Grange measured over 4 and 1/2 inches of rain over a 36 hour period.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Local law enforcement reported two trees toppled by thunderstorm winds in the same neighborhood. One tree was downed near Dawkins Road. Another fell near the intersection of Westport Road and Highway 524.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Trees were blown down just north of the city of La Grange.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-An NWS storm survey confirmed straight line wind damage with winds estimated at 60-70 mph. There was mainly tree damage with some power lines down.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Trees and power lines were down in the city.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)La Grange-An NWS Storm Survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with winds estimated to be 90 mph. The path length was approximately a quarter of a mile with a width of 80 yards. A barn was destroyed and large hardwood trees were snapped 30 feet off the ground. It later damaged the roof of a house and another barn.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Several trees were blown down in La Grange and Buckner.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Trees and power lines were downed south of U.S. Highway 42.
September 2006Flash FloodLa Grange-Roads were closed and damaged by high water.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Trees were downed near Old Sligo Road and Highway 53. Penny size hail was also reported.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Numerous trees and power lines were downed.
May 2004Flash FloodLa Grange-Highway 53 near Interstate 71 was flooded and not passable.
May 2004Flash FloodLa Grange-Numerous roads were closed.
July 2004Flash FloodLa Grange-Two feet of water covered Old Sligo Road.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Trees were blown down and blocked Highway 146.
December 2002Flash FloodLa Grange-Moody Lane was closed due to high water. Highway 42 was closed in spots. Ash Avenue was closed.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-Trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.
April 2024HailLa Grange-no account filed
April 2024HailLa Grange-no account filed
April 2017HailLa Grange-no account filed
April 2017Heavy RainLa Grange-no account filed
August 2014HailLa Grange-no account filed
July 2010HailLa Grange-no account filed
April 2007HailLa Grange-no account filed
May 2005HailLa Grange-no account filed
May 2005HailLa Grange-no account filed
June 2002HailLa Grange-no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-no account filed
April 1999HailLa Grange-no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindLa Grange-no account filed
May 1996Flash FloodLa Grange-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oldham 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
Liro2.2 miles13
Elder Park (historical)3.1 miles12
Russell Corner3.5 miles12
Ballardsville3.6 miles10
Buckner3.6 miles12
Centerfield4.2 miles12
Greenhaven4.8 miles12
Cedar Point5.2 miles12

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 La GrangeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q990138The 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 495884. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.