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Baytown, Texas

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Baytown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77520. It stands on East Fork Goose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morgans Point quadrangle. 83,701 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 338 feet above sea level.

Baytown within Harris County

On record in Baytown

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Baytown grew from 71,802 to 83,701 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
201071,802
202083,701+11,899 (+17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 17 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

6 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Baytown between 1992 and 2015, burning about 24 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined2
Debris and open burning2
Natural1
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
12 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas Point National Wildlife RefugeTPHATFIELD
27 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMcFaddin National Wildlife RefugeTPELDRIDGE
6 March 2007Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
10 March 2004Naturalunder an acreTexas Point National Wildlife RefugeNO TXP PARKING LOT
26 December 1997Debris and open burning15 acresTexas Point National Wildlife RefugeJOESHOUSE
19 January 2015Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harris County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Baytown: 1 plant, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur, Clay. 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
Gulf Coast Portland Cement CoClayPast Producer
(Facility) Exxon Baytown RefinerySulfurPlant
Baytown Sulfur PlantSulfurProducer

Every working recorded in Harris County

Storms near this place

27 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baytown in 27 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 6 tornado, 4 funnel cloud. The reports record 7 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
February 1998Tornado (F1)Baytown4 hurt, $3,000,000Tornado touched down on the Exxon refinery west of Decker Rd., then travelled NE for 3 miles. Damage to the Exxon cooling tower, major damage to the Days Inn on Decker Rd, numerous apartment complexes and residences in the Allen Brook Subdivision. This was one of three tornadoes that touched down in Baytown on this day, and was the most destructive. Fifty-six apartments destroyed, over 150 residences sustained damage varying from minor to major. Four minor injuries from flying glass, etc.
November 2003Tornado (F1)Baytown3 hurt, $225,000Tornado down in southeast Baytown with 54 apartment units in 4 buildings damaged and several homes receiving roof damage. A few minor injuries.
July 1997LightningBaytown$5,000,000Lightning struck Exxon plant causing electrical problems at the facility. Millions of dollars lost because they had to temporarly shut the plant down.
February 1998Tornado (F1)Baytown$750,000Second tornado touchdown just east of where the first one lifted. This tornado travelled NE for 4 miles before lifting at HWY 146 & Staples Rd. Structural damage to homes in Chapparal Village.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindBaytown$300,000Bow echo tracked across Baytown area. Roof damaged at Sterling H.S., with roof damage at apartments in Cloverleaf area and at parking garage on Texas Ave. Tractor-trailer blown over at I-10 and Thompson Road. Widespread reports of large trees, fences, and portable signs blown down and windows blown out in Baytown area.
February 1998Tornado (F1)Baytown$250,000Third tornado touchdown 1.5 miles south of HWY 146 in Baytown. Billboards snapped, and damage to mobile homes at a local dealership.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindBaytown$75,000Straight line wind damage at an apartment complex (3800 Baker Drive). Rear building's roof was ripped off with surrounding buildings receiving siding damage.
October 2006Flash FloodBaytown$50,000Flood waters entered five homes.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindBaytown$50,000At least 11 trees uprooted across town with damaged traffic light fixtures. Report of trees down on carports with vehicle damage.
November 2003Tornado (F0)Baytown$50,000Tornado touch down in Northern Baytown causing minor roof and tree damage near Lynchburg-Cedar Bayou Road at Barkuloo.
September 1997LightningBaytown$50,000Lightning induced fire at wastewater treatment facility at Exxon Refinery.
April 1997HailBaytown$50,000no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindBaytown$15,000Power lines down.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindBaytown$15,000Trees blown down (one onto a roof).
July 2005HailBaytown$15,000no account filed
May 2000HailBaytown$15,000no account filed
January 1997Tornado (F0)Baytown$15,000no account filed
September 1998Flash FloodBaytown$5,000High water on Desee Rd, Sterling Rd, and Main St.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindBaytown$5,00016 foot business sign blown down on Garth Rd. This sign was built to withstand 60 mph winds.
April 2003HailBaytown$5,000no account filed
April 1997HailBaytown$5,000no account filed
June 1996HailBaytown$5,000no account filed
February 2024Thunderstorm WindBaytown-Thunderstorm wind gust occurred along the Houston Ship Channel.
May 2006Funnel CloudBaytown-Several funnel clouds over the Houston Ship Channel.
June 2003Funnel CloudBaytown-Multiple funnel clouds sighted.
April 2000Funnel CloudBaytown-Funnel cloud near Exxon Plant in Baytown.
June 2007Funnel CloudBaytown-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Harris 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
Pelly0.9 miles17
Roseland Manor1.6 miles17
Allenbrook2.0 miles15
Country Club Estates2.3 miles15
Country Club Gardens2.5 miles15
Country Club Oaks2.5 miles15
Chaparral Village2.7 miles15
Quail Hollow2.9 miles15

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 BaytownAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q812646The 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 1380966. 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.