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Azle, Texas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 76020. The Survey maps it on the Azle quadrangle. 13,369 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 712 feet above sea level.

Azle within Tarrant County

Population over time

2 figures

Azle grew from 10,947 to 13,369 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
201010,947
202013,369+2,422 (+22%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 20 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

92 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 92 fires within 5 miles of Azle between 2005 and 2020, burning about 614 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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/undetermined61
Debris and open burning20
Equipment and vehicle use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism1
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

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
28 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1100 OLD RENO RD
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service7633 VEAL STATION RD
2 September 2009Arson/incendiarism10 acresTexas A & M Forest Service261 EDWARDS FARRIS ROAD
15 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service1490 REESE LN
14 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service1811 HIGHLAND CIR
1 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2195 FLAT ROCK RD
7 August 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFOSSIL RIDGE
30 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceVEAL STATION AND FM 730

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tarrant County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Azle: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
A-One Refuse Service OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Williams Sand and Gravel OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Tarrant County

Storms near this place

45 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Azle in 45 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 20 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2001LightningAzle1 hurtA man was struck by lightning at the Cross Timbers golf course and was in serious condition with burns on his head and shoulders.
April 2026HailAzle$50,000A social media post relayed a 3 inch hailstone, measured near Azle.
November 1996Flash FloodAzle$50,000no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindAzle$35,000Trees were blown down across roads. Roof damage was reported. Large tree limbs fell across power lines and caused power outages for much of the city. The phone service serving city hall suffered a power surge and was not operational for a couple days.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindAzle$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind created a damage path 100 feet wide and 3 miles long from Knob Hill Road east to near Eagle Mountain Lake. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, a tree was blown onto a van, and another tree was blown onto a house.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindAzle$25,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across town. Many homes were without power for 24 hours.
April 2007HailAzle$15,000Damage to cars and trees reported.
June 2011HailAzle$10,000Egg sized hail fell 3 miles north of Azle. The window of a car was cracked and the car was dented.
June 2011HailAzle$10,000Egg sized hail fell 5 miles north of Azle.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAzle$7,000A Ham radio operator measured 75 mph winds in Azle. Large tree limbs were knocked down around Azle.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindAzle$6,000A trained spotter measured 60 mph winds 2 miles south of Azle.
June 2023HailAzle$5,000Golf ball size hail was reported in Azle via social media.
October 2009Flash FloodAzle$5,000The Azle Police Department closed the intersection of HWY 199 and Boyd Rd/FM 730 due to high water. High water rescues were also taking place at this intersection.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindAzle$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew trees down onto an apartment complex.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindAzle$2,000A tree was uprooted, falling on a fence and blocking a street in Pelican Bay.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindAzle$1,000A public report indicated tree limbs and power poles snapped approximately 4 miles southwest of the city of Azle, TX.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindAzle$500The Azle News stated that downburst winds dropped a few trees, one of them being near the corner of W. Main St. and Speer St.
March 2022HailAzle-A public report indicated nickel sized hail in Azle, TX.
August 2022Flash FloodAzle-A public report indicated notable flash flooding along Harbor Drive in the city of Azle.
April 2021HailAzle-Multiple reports of quarter sized hail were received from Azle to Saginaw.
April 2020HailAzle-Hail of 1.00 - 1.25 inches was reported in several locations around Azle.
October 2019HailAzle-A police officer reported quarter sized hail approximately 5 miles west-southwest of the city of Azle, TX.
October 2019HailAzle-A social media report indicated nickel sized hail immediately south of the city of Azle, TX.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindAzle-The local police department reported a wind gust of 65 MPH immediately west of the city of Azle, TX.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindAzle-Amateur radio reported a 70 MPH wind gust in the city of Azle, TX. Pea sized hail was also reported.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAzle-Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH associated with the outflow of the thunderstorm.
September 2010FloodAzle-Residual flooding of area roadways and creeks occurred after 7 to 8 inches of rain fell across the county.
June 2007Flash FloodAzle-Several streets in town were flooded.
June 2007Flash FloodAzle-Roads were flooded.
June 2004Flash FloodAzle-Water was rising into homes aound Eagle Mountain Lake. By 1033 AM, flooding was occurring in Pelican Bay.
February 2001Flash FloodAzle-Several homes were flooded, streets were closed, and one high water rescue was necessary due to high water.
March 1999Flash FloodAzle-Highway 199 was flooded by thunderstorm rains.
October 1993HailAzle-Trees were uprooted, and signs were blown down. Fences and a brick wall were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 2021HailAzle-no account filed
May 2011HailAzle-no account filed
May 2011HailAzle-no account filed
April 2004HailAzle-no account filed
June 2004HailAzle-no account filed
October 1998HailAzle-no account filed
April 1997HailAzle-no account filed
November 1996Flash FloodAzle-no account filed
August 1996Flash FloodAzle-no account filed
April 1996HailAzle-no account filed
November 1996Flash FloodAzle-no account filed
October 1994HailAzle-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Tarrant 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
Pelican Bay2.3 miles20
Castle Hill Estate2.5 miles15
Center Point2.8 miles20
Peden4.0 miles20
Lake Forest4.1 miles20
Lakeview4.4 miles16
Eagle Mountain5.4 miles16
Lakeside5.7 miles17

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 AzleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q793929The 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 1329893. 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.