Aledo, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Weatherford Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76008. It stands on Town Creek. The Survey maps it on the Aledo quadrangle. 4,858 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 883 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresAledo grew from 2,716 to 4,858 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 | 2,716 | |
| 2020 | 4,858 | +2,142 (+79%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Weatherford quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Aledo quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cresson quadrangle1:62500
- 1985 USGS Fort Worth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
61 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Aledo between 2005 and 2019, burning about 5,782 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 | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 12000 ALEDO/IONA |
| 24 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 13558 OLD WEATHERFORD RD |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH 20 SR |
| 6 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODLAND HILLS |
| 4 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W IH 30 |
| 4 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2000 UNDERWOOD RD |
| 23 August 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 20 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | IH-20 NSR & FM 3325 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Aledo: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aledo Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 65 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aledo in 65 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 42 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | 1 hurt, $75,000 | RVs were overturned due to high winds near the 14500 block of White Settlement Rd in Parker County. One woman was injured and taken to the hospital. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Aledo | $4,000,000 | Large hail damaged automobiles, businesses and at least 380 homes resulting in an estimated $4 million in damages. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Aledo | $30,000 | Trained spotter emailed a photo of 2.5 inch hail northeast of Aledo. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Aledo | $20,000 | Trained spotters observed a brief tornado well south of Annetta South, in Parker County. |
| October 1996 | Hail | Aledo | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | $5,000 | Fire and rescue reported trees and power lines down near the intersection of I-20 and Farmer Road, approximately 2 miles north of the city of Aledo, TX. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Aledo | $5,000 | An storm spotter reported quarter size hail near Aledo. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Aledo | $5,000 | Golfball size hail fell 3 miles north of Aledo. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Aledo | $5,000 | Golfball size hail fell 6 miles southeast of Aledo. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | $3,000 | Bedroom windows were blown into a house. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | $2,000 | A building was damaged south of Aledo by high winds. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Aledo | $1,000 | A large quantity of quarter sized hail fell 3 miles northeast of Aledo. |
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Aledo | $1,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey crew found evidence of a tornado in a much wider swath of straight line wind damage. The tornado occurred in a one mile path approximately 4 miles southeast of Aledo, between River Ranch Road and Farm to Market Road 1187 in Parker County. The tornado did minimal damage to trees and power lines. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Aledo | $1,000 | Quarter sized hail was reported in Aledo. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | $100 | A large tree was blown down onto Farm Market 1187. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Aledo | - | Amateur radio operator reported 1 inch hail south of Aledo on Kelly Rd at the Trinity River crossing. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Aledo | - | An mPING report indicated quarter sized hail 1 mile southeast of Annetta South. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Aledo | - | Reported via mPing. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Aledo | - | A public report indicated quarter sized hail in the far west portions of Fort Worth. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | A ham radio operator measured a 68 mph wind gust on I-30 at the Tarrant and Parker County line. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Aledo | - | A social media report indicated quarter sized hail 2 miles north of Aledo, TX. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Aledo | - | A National Weather Service Employee reported quarter sized hail near the city of Aledo, TX. |
| April 2019 | Hail | Aledo | - | Amateur radio reported quarter size hail in the city of Aledo, TX. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | Broadcast media reported a wind gust between 60 and 65 MPH near the intersection of Interstate 20 and Farmer Road just north of the city of Aledo, TX. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Aledo | - | Amateur radio reported quarter-sized hail approximately 2 miles northwest of Cresson, TX. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Aledo | - | One-inch diameter hail was reported 9 miles south of Aledo. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | Winds of 50 to 60 MPH and nickel sized hail was reported near Bear Creek Community Church. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Aledo | - | Winds of 50 to 60 MPH winds and nickel sized hail was reported near Bear Creek Community Church. |
| September 2009 | Hail | Aledo | - | Quarter size hail was reported 9 miles southwest of Benbrook. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Aledo | - | Quarter size hail fell 3 miles east-southeast of Willow Park. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Aledo | - | Quarter size hail fell 2 miles north of Aledo. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | Spotter measured a 70 MPH wind gust in town near Interstate 20. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Aledo | - | Three homes were flooded, and at least 50 county and farm to market roads closed due to flooding. At 315 AM there was a high water rescue just south of Aledo. The Horseshoe Bend housing community had to be evacuated at 954 AM. Many roads remained closed at 635 PM. |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | Wind gusts to 70 mph were estimated along and south of Interstate 30 from the Aledo area eastward. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Aledo | - | Golfball to larger than baseball size hail was reported with a spotter reporting a broken windshield. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | Thunderstorm winds reported at the intersection of IH 20 and IH 30. |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | Power lines were blown down by high winds. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Flash Flood | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Flash Flood | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Hail | Aledo | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Aledo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iona | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Annetta South | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Annetta | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Annetta North | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Willow Park | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Hudson Oaks | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Center Point | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Earls | 8.0 miles | 17 |
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 Aledo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q978699 | 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 1329342. 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.






