BlockBooker, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Booker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79005. The Survey maps it on the Booker quadrangle. 1,437 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,831 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresBooker grew from 1,315 to 1,437 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,315 | |
| 2010 | 1,516 | +201 (+15%) |
| 2020 | 1,437 | -79 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Booker quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Booker between 2006 and 2017, burning about 166 acres in total. 2 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 August 2011 | Natural | 75 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 6 CR H |
| 6 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE 5 |
| 26 July 2012 | Smoking | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH FIRE |
| 1 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7/1/2012 |
| 9 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4 FIRE |
| 8 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6/18/2012 |
| 3 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BEAVER COUNTY FIRE |
| 22 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NORTH DITCH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 117 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Booker in 117 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 85 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | $500,000 | Cooperative observer estimated winds of 60 to 70 mph. Power lines just east of Lipscomb were blown down and the power was out for over three hours. Nine head of cattle were killed when they came in contact with downed power lines. In Booker damage was estimated at $250K. The Texas Motel had its roof ripped completely off and the press box at Kiowa football field was blown off the bleachers. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Booker | $63,000 | The Booker Fire Department reported lots of hail damage in Booker due to tennis ball size hail. Car windows and the windows of businesses were broken...most roofs of buildings sustained hail damage...and a large trampoline was reported to be in a tree. The time of the damage was estimated to be between 1645 and 1715 CST. |
| May 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Booker | $23,000 | The tornado developed just north of County Road Z and just east of State Highway 23 or about nineteen miles south of Booker at 2140 CST. The tornado traveled north northeast causing damage to trees...power poles...barns...and full oil drums. The tornado was confirmed by photographs. The tornado dissipated about twelve miles west of Lipscomb or north of Farm to Market Road 3260 and east of State Highway 23. No injuries were reported. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | $15,000 | Thunderstorms generated high winds and hail to one inch in size. Winds were estimated at 60 to 70 mph by sheriff's and weather service employees. Damage was in line with these speeds. In Lipscomb county the porch was blown off a mobile home and another mobile home was moved from it's foundation, along with several trees blown down. In Amarillo several large trees were blown down on the west side of town. In Parmer county cars had windows blown out and numerous trees were down. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Booker | $12,000 | The Booker Fire Department reported that tennis ball size hail was breaking windshields north of Booker. No injuries were reported. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | $4,000 | A line of thunderstorms developed over the northeastern Texas Panhandle during the afternoon hours of the 19th. One storm embedded within the line intensified sufficiently to produce a localized downburst 3 miles southeast of Booker (Lipscomb County). This downburst caused minor damage to outbuildings 1.5 miles south of Highway 15 on County Road 6. After producing this downburst the line of thunderstorms continued to move southward slowly, but did not produce any further severe weather. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | $3,000 | A trained spotter reported that some trees were blown down. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Booker | $2,000 | Storms in northwest Lipscomb County produced hail up to tennis ball-size causing damage to a storm chaser's vehicle. |
| September 2023 | Flood | Booker | - | Four inches of rain fell in two hours leading to street flooding which caused some road closures in Booker. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Booker | - | Multiple reports of several roads came in for having water over the road. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Booker | - | A picture with the hail measurement was sent to the NWS office over social media. Numerous reports of golf ball size hail in an around Booker were also received. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Booker | - | Nickel size hail fell at Booker. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Booker | - | One-inch hail fell in Booker. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | Power lines were down and debris was strewn across Texas Highway 23 and County Road C, blocking traffic. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | Sheriffs office reported from deputys in the field that winds estimated at least 60 mph with the storm. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Booker | - | Late report of quarter sized hail around midnight with second storm. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Booker | - | Picture received of golf ball sized hail. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Booker | - | Late report of nickel sized hail. |
| October 2017 | Hail | Booker | - | Social media post showed hail the size from nickels to half dollars. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Booker | - | On county road 4 north of highway 15...two cars went off the road in very heavy rainfall and into a pasture. Sheriffs office said it was weather related and due to alot of water on the road. The two cars hydroplaned and the deputy out there said it was raining really hard. Nobody was hurt and they were able to get the cars out of the pasture. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was estimated in Booker. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Booker | - | Nickel to Quarter size hail occurred in Booker. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Booker | - | Ping pong ball size hail occurred one mile east of Booker. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Booker | - | A brief tornado crossed Highway 23 just south of Kiowa Creek. Little to no damage was observed due to lack of structures in the rural location. The tornado was rated EF-0. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Booker | - | A discrete thunderstorm moved into Lipscomb County during the evening hours of the 28th. As the storm approached the town of Booker (Lipscomb County), the County Emergency Manager reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) in the town of Booker (Lipscomb County). After producing this hail the storm diminished as it crossed into the Oklahoma Panhandle. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Booker | - | A slow moving supercell moved out of the Oklahoma Panhandle and into the northeastern Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 22nd. As the supercell moved over the town of Booker (Lipscomb County), a trained storm spotter reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) two miles east of Booker (Lipscomb County). After producing this hail the supercell continue it's slow track southward across the eastern Texas Panhandle. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | A thunderstorm that developed over western Beaver County during the evening hours of the 3rd took a southeast track into the northeastern Texas Panhandle. As the thunderstorm moved south of Booker (Lipscomb County) it produced a downburst. The Booker Fire Department (Lipscomb County) reported a 28 foot camper trailer had been rolled over by the wind. The camper broke apart as it rolled over. This thunderstorm would continue a southeastern track across the county. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | A thunderstorm that developed over western Beaver County during the evening hours of the 3rd took a southeast track into the northeastern Texas Panhandle. As the thunderstorm moved south of Booker (Lipscomb County) it produced a downburst. The Booker Fire Department (Lipscomb County) reported a 4 to 6 inch tree limb was broken off of an healthy tree 7 miles south of Booker (Lipscomb County). This thunderstorm would continue a southeastern track across the county. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Booker | - | A line of thunderstorms developed across the northeastern Texas Panhandle shortly after 11 PM CST on the 3rd. This line quickly strengthened as it moved to the east. While this line was over Booker (Lipscomb County) a trained storm spotter reported golfball (1.75 inches) on Farm-to-Market Road 1265. This line continued to move to the east across the Panhandle and entered western Oklahoma shortly after midnight on the 4th. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Booker | - | A line of thunderstorms developed across the northeastern Texas Panhandle shortly after 11 PM CST on the 3rd. This line quickly strengthened as it moved to the east. As this line moved east of Booker (Lipscomb County) the Booker Fire Chief reported penny (0.75 inches) and frequent lightning. The lightning caused power to flicker a couple times at the fire house. This line continued to move to the east across the Panhandle and entered western Oklahoma shortly after midnight on the 4th. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Booker | - | A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over the northeastern New Mexico Plains and moved across the northern portions of the northern Texas Panhandle counties. As this thunderstorm neared Booker (Lipscomb County), the Booker Fire Department reported nickel size hail (0.88 inch) in the town of Booker (Lipscomb County). After producing this hail the supercell continued moving to the east across the northern Texas Panhandle. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Booker | - | A line of thunderstorms developed along residual outflows across the northern Texas Panhandle. As this line moved over Lipscomb County, the Booker Fire Department reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) in the town of Booker (Lipscomb County). This line of storms quickly moved eastward into western Oklahoma. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | A thunderstorm that developed over western Beaver County during the evening hours of the 3rd took a southeast track into the northeastern Texas Panhandle. As the thunderstorm approached Booker (Lipscomb County) it produced a downburst. The Booker Fire Department reported a center pivot irrigation system on the northeast side of town had been blown over. This thunderstorm would continue a southeastern track across the county. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | A thunderstorm that developed over western Beaver County during the evening hours of the 3rd took a southeast track into the northeastern Texas Panhandle. As the thunderstorm approached Booker (Lipscomb County) it produced a downburst. A member of the public reported that an 18 inch diameter tree branch had been broken off a tree at their residence (Lipscomb County). This thunderstorm would continue a southeastern track across the county. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Booker | - | The Booker Texas Fire Department reported a rotating wall cloud with the severe storm and hail. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | The Booker Fire Department estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts to be between fifty-two and sixty-one knots. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Booker | - | The Lipscomb County Sheriff's Office reported that several main roads in Booker had curb to curb flowing water...and that traffic was not able to pass through the streets. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Booker | - | Local law enforcement officials reported that some public streets in Booker remain closed. Also...Texas State Highway 23 north of Booker is closed. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Booker | - | A trained spotter reported that the hail was covering the ground. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Booker | - | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail reported. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Booker | - | Reported at State Highway 15 and Viewpoint Road. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Booker | - | Reported on State Highway 15 west of Darrouzett. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | High winds knocked down a tree which was blocking State Highway 23. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Booker | - | The tornado originated five miles east of Booker or between Booker and Darrouzett...about six miles south of the Beaver County and Lipscomb County line at 1816 CST. The tornado remained over open country and no damage or injuries were reported in Lipscomb County. The tornado entered Beaver County at 1828 CST and then dissipated at 1854 CST seven miles east of Elmwood Oklahoma. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Booker | - | Reported from State Highway 23. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | The high winds downed tree limbs which were about seven to eight inches in diameter near the courthouse. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | Reported by SchoolNet observation. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Booker | - | Highway 23 north of Booker closed with one foot of water over roadway. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Booker | - | Storms in northwest Lipscomb County produced hail up to tennis ball-size causing damage to a storm chaser's vehicle. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Booker | - | Storms in northwest Lipscomb County produced hail up to tennis ball-size causing damage to a storm chaser's vehicle. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Booker | - | Storms in northwest Lipscomb County produced hail up to tennis ball-size causing damage to a storm chaser's vehicle. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Booker | - | Severe thunderstorm produced dime- to nickel-size hail. Reports came from the Lipscomb County Sheriff's Office. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Booker | - | Severe thunderstorm produced dime- to nickel-size hail. Reports came from the Lipscomb County Sheriff's Office. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Booker | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Booker | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Booker | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Booker | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Booker | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Booker | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord | 5.2 miles | 6 | |
| Twin Grove | 10.1 miles | 6 | |
| Darrouzett | 11.3 miles | 6 | |
| Sherlock | 16.6 miles | 6 | |
| Barton Corners | 17.8 miles | 6 | |
| Lipscomb | 20.7 miles | 6 | |
| Follett | 21.0 miles | 6 | |
| Locust Grove | 25.1 miles | 6 |
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 Booker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q974450 | 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 1352669. 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.
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.