BlockAspermont, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Aspermont South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79502. The Survey maps it on the Aspermont quadrangle. 789 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,781 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresAspermont fell from 919 to 789 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 | 919 | |
| 2020 | 789 | -130 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1931 USGS Aspermont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Lubbock quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1968 USGS Aspermont quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Aspermont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Aspermont between 2006 and 2020, burning about 643 acres in total. 9 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WAMPLER FIRE |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARDITCH GRASS FIRE |
| 22 September 2011 | Natural | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRAD RIBELIN/BAR T FIRE |
| 12 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALICE KOLB FIRE |
| 9 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COMANCHE RIDGE RANCH(REKINDLE) |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR411 FIRE |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GIN ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Aspermont: 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martindale-1 | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Maury-1 | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Wilde-1 | Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
60 of 111 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aspermont in 111 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 65 hail, 34 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | 1 hurt, $250,000 | A massive high precipitation supercell storm tracked southeastward over Stonewall County during the 17:00 CST hour on the 13th. The storm produced a large swath of damaging winds as it impacted areas near Aspermont. A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site northeast of the city sustained a direct hit from a weak tornado which was embedded within the parent mesocyclone.||Skywarn storm spotters and storm chasers initially reported thunderstorm winds estimated between 70 mph and 80 mph along U.S. Highway 83 north of Aspermont at 17:22 CST. At approximately the same time, the onset of severe 60 mph gusts occurred at the Aspermont mesonet station. Severe gusts persisted for thirty minutes at the mesonet site, and local law enforcement officials reported that a tractor-trailer was blown over near the intersection of U.S. Highways 83 and 380 northeast of Aspermont at 17:34 CST. The driver of the truck was treated for minor injuries and released. The passage of a tornado at the site was well-corroborated by detailed pressure analyses, storm chaser accounts, and post-storm surveys at 17:30 CST. Although the highest wind speeds measured by the mesonet station during the event were tornadic in nature, a peak non-tornadic wind gust of 76 mph was recorded at 17:45 CST, ten minutes after the tornado had passed.||A post-storm survey by Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologists revealed that utility poles were snapped along a three mile swath northeast of Aspermont. Minor damages to light weight structures and trailers was additionally common, along with wind damage to native mesquite trees and one center irrigation pivot system was destroyed. The most significant structural damage occurred three miles east of Aspermont just south of U.S. Highway 380, where a the roof was blown off of a well-constructed farm house and a large horse bard was substantially damaged. This damage was deemed to have most likely resulted from outflow winds given that all debris from the structures was blown downwind toward the southeast. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $250,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced damaging winds in the Aspermont vicinity shortly after 21:30 CST on the 16th. This was the second storm to cause damage in and around Aspermont in as many weeks, following a previously damaging storm which struck on the 5th.||The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site just northeast of the city recorded gusts of 63 mph and 66 mph between 21:35 CST and 21:45 CST. Reports from local newspapers and the Aspermont Fire Department indicated that several structures, including at least one home, received significant roof damage. Several additional light weight structures were destroyed, and damage to utility poles and trees was widespread. The magnitude of structural damage within the city suggest that winds may have approached 80 mph. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $150,000 | Damaging thunderstorm winds impacted the Aspermont vicinity around 19:30 CST on the 5th. The winds caused widespread tree damage and tore tin off of several lightweight structures. Some large trees that were more than thirty years old were reportedly split and uprooted from the storm. A brick store-front was blown off of a Main Street building that dated back to the 1920s. The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site northeast of Aspermont recorded a peak gust of 70 mph at 19:40 CST. A local utility company reported the loss of more than fifty wooden power poles across portions of Stonewall County and neighboring King County during the storms. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Aspermont | $100,000 | A tornado tracked southeast through rural areas near Aspermont between 17:25 CST and 17:35 CST. This tornado was obscured by precipitation and blowing dust within a massive high precipitation supercell. Although storm chasers observed suspicious storm features and small debris fallout that led them to believe a tornado was lurking within the bear's cage, visual observations of the tornado were virtually non-existent. The tornado, however, struck a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site three miles northeast of Aspermont at 17:30 CST. Both meteorological data from the mesonet and a post-storm survey confirmed the occurrence of this tornado.||The tornado developed near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 3431 and 1263 two and a half miles north of Aspermont. Texas Department of Transportation signs were blown in multiple directions near the intersection, and a 200 yard path in broken utility poles displayed distinctly different fall patterns than the many additional downed poles along the broader swath of ambient thunderstorm winds. ||Two homes along Farm to Market Road 3431 were damaged east of the intersection. The most significant damage included a partially removed roof and the destruction of two barns. Multiple stock trailers were rolled, with one apparently displaced some distance and unaccounted for. A resident witnessed the event and described strong northwesterly winds, then a period of relatively light winds. During the calm, three white funnels were seen approaching the property; followed by the onset of a loud roar and an intense wind that caused the structure's roof to lift.||The damage path remained visible in native mesquite tree damage and damage to fences and utilities southeastward to the mesonet site located three miles northeast of Aspermont. At 17:30 CST the automated station recorded a peak gust of 100 mph and a corresponding brief surface pressure drop of 32 millibars. A guy wire to the station was broken, but significant operational damage did not occur. ||The end of the tornado's path was difficult to discern, but it is believed the tornado dissipated before it reached U.S. Highway 380 east of Aspermont. Although evidence of additional tornadoes was not found in Stonewall County, the supercell cycled again and produced a significant tornado in adjacent parts of Haskell County.||Tornado related damages are estimated at $100,000, with approximately $350,000 in total losses attributed to both wind and tornado activity in the Aspermont vicinity on the 13th. No injuries were reported. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $50,000 | The Stonewall County Sheriff's Office reported downburst winds to 80 miles an hour in Aspermont. The wind downed power poles and damaged the roofs of several buildings in the city. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $25,000 | The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet recorded a peak thunderstorm wind gust of 77 mph at 21:20 CST. The Stonewall County Judge reported that the winds downed several utility poles just east of Aspermont, and that electrical power was lost at several residences through the night. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Aspermont | $25,000 | The Stonewall County Sheriff's Office reported golfball size hail. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $20,000 | Local law enforcement officials reported that severe thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to a number of structures in Aspermont. A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site three miles northeast of the city recorded a peak wind gust of 53 mph. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Aspermont | $15,000 | Large hail damaged trees, vehicles and the roof of at least one house. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $10,000 | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station. A short while later, the Aspermont Sheriff's Office estimated 70 to 80 mph wind gusts and noted that a nearby carport roof was blown off and power lines were down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds removed siding from a building. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Aspermont | $10,000 | An amateur radio storm spotter reported baseball size hail. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $5,000 | Law enforcement reported some roof damage to the high school's gym. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Aspermont | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Aspermont | $2,500 | Golf ball size hail was reported at the Texas State Highway Department in Aspermont. The Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station in Aspermont sustained damage from wind-blown hail. At the mesonet station, all of the radiation shields were smashed, a 4 inch plastic rain gauge was broken, and the rim of a metal rain gauge was bent. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a storage shed and blew the debris onto the road. |
| August 2013 | Lightning | Aspermont | $500 | Law enforcement and local media reported the destruction of two salt water tanks caused by lightning strikes about five miles south of Aspermont. No injuries occurred. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Aspermont | $500 | Dime- to golf ball-size hail was reported in northern Stonewall County. No significant damage was observed. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont measured severe wind gusts from 1902 CST through 1903 CST. A peak gust of 66 mph was measured at 1902 CST. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | Law enforcement in Stonewall County reported a couple of power lines were blown over in the city of Aspermont. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont measured severe wind gusts from 1658 CST through 1704 CST. A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured at 1704 CST. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Aspermont | - | A storm chaser reported golf ball size hail east of Aspermont along US Highway 380. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont measured a severe wind gust of 61 mph. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Aspermont | - | Multiple mPing reports were received of a swath of hail from northwest of Aspermont to west of Old Glory along US Highway 380. Hail ranged in size from quarters to ping pong ball size. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont measured severe wind gusts from 2036 CST through 2053 CST. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured at 2037 CST. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Aspermont | - | A public report was received of quarter size hail in Aspermont. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Aspermont | - | Beginning around 1700 CST to 1800 CST, severe thunderstorms began to train over eastern Stonewall County. These thunderstorms continued to back build for several hours not ending until approximately 2200 CST. Periodic rainfall rates of one to two inches per hour were estimated within this activity with a total of three to four inches of rainfall. Late in the evening, the Stonewall County sheriff's office stated that water was nearly flowing over US Highway 380 between Aspermont and Old Glory. Downstream of the reported flooding, the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Rule in Haskell County, Texas saw its fourth highest flow in the past four years of 2740 cubic feet per second. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont measured severe wind gusts from 1924 CST through 1927 CST. A peak wind gust of 80 mph was measured at 1924 CST. Several car ports were damaged in Aspermont and a truck transporting a manufactured home was blown off the road. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Aspermont | - | Both law enforcement and a storm chaser reported very jagged shaped hail up to baseball size along US Highway 83 to the north of Aspermont. No damage was reported. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Aspermont | - | A NWS cooperative weather observer reported golf ball size hail in the town of Aspermont. No damage was reported. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Aspermont | - | Reports were received from both law enforcement and a storm chaser in Stonewall County of hail ranging from half dollar to golf ball size. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Aspermont | - | Damage was not known. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont measured a wind gust to 58 mph. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Aspermont | - | Repeated rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain lead to minor flooding in Stonewall County on the north side of Aspermont. It was reported that about eight inches of water was flowing over US Highway 83. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont measured a wind gust to 60 mph. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Aspermont | - | Law enforcement in Stonewall County reported hail up to golf ball size. No damage was reported. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | The second severe storm within 20 minutes in Aspermont produced a round of more widespread damaging winds. Several small tree limbs were downed in the area. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Aspermont recorded a wind gust to 61 mph. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Aspermont | - | A rapid two to three inches of rain fell near and around Aspermont on the 18th causing localized nuisance flooding of parking lots and poor drainage areas. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Aspermont | - | A trained spotter and cooperative observer reported quarter size hail in Aspermont, which accumulated in a manner representing snow. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station located three miles northeast of Aspermont. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station near Aspermont recorded a 64 mph wind gust. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | Law enforcement officials reported their car being blown around by winds estimated to be as high as 70 mph during a severe thunderstorm. No damage or injuries were sustained. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Aspermont | - | Law enforcement in Aspermont estimated golfball size hail. No damage was reported. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station at Aspermont measured a gust to 60 mph. The winds were at times accompanied by large hail. No wind damage was reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Aspermont recorded thunderstorm wind gusts up to 64 mph. No damage was reported. |
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Aspermont | - | Heavy rainfall resulted in shallow ponding of water over several city streets. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Aspermont | - | The public reported that penny size hail damaged a number of pecan trees at an orchard southeast of Aspermont. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | The Stonewall County Sheriff's Office estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 65 mph at 19:50 CST in Aspermont. These estimates were confirmed when a Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site northeast of Aspermont recorded a 66 mph wind gust at 19:55 CST. Intermittent severe wind gusts persisted at the mesonet site until 20:20 CST. No damage was reported. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site just northeast of Aspermont measured a severe thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph. No damage was reported. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Aspermont | - | Local fire department and law enforcement officials reported penny to quarter size hail in Aspermont. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aspermont | - | The West Texas Mesonet site located near Aspermont recorded a severe thunderstorm wind gust up to 64 MPH. No damage was reported. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Aspermont | - | Highway 380 was flooded between Aspermont and Old Glory. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Aspermont | - | The Stonewall County Sheriff reported a tornado over open country south of Double Mountain. An NWS storm survey was not conducted as the tornado caused no damage. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Aspermont | - | The Stonewall County Sheriff reported golfball size hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swenson | 6.8 miles | 6 | |
| Sandlin | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Old Glory | 9.1 miles | 9 | |
| Double Mountain | 9.7 miles | 6 | |
| Peacock | 9.7 miles | 6 | |
| Flat Top | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Oriana (historical) | 12.0 miles | 6 | |
| Red Bluff Crossing | 12.1 miles | 15 |
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 Aspermont | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q736624 | 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 1372350. 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.