Caldwell, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Caldwell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77836. The Survey maps it on the Caldwell quadrangle. 3,993 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 384 feet above sea level.
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On record in Caldwell
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 2 records
Kraitchar, Thomas, Jr. and Mary, Houselisted 2002
Reeves-Womack Houselisted 1993
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Polasek House, 200 East Fawn Street, Caldwellfederal building survey, 9 photographs
Population over time
3 figuresCaldwell grew from 301 to 3,993 between 1880 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 301 | |
| 2010 | 4,104 | |
| 2020 | 3,993 | -111 (-3%) |
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.
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Caldwell quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Caldwell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Bryan quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
4 photographs, 2014Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Highsmith, Carol M, 2014. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
198 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 198 fires within 5 miles of Caldwell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 547 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR244 |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CORROLL GRASS FIRE CYRD327 |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PROBATION DEPARTMENT |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 327 PASTURE FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 364 |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 0019291 - BNSF RR ROW |
| 26 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR307 ELECTRIC POLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
52 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caldwell in 52 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 22 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2000 | Tornado (F3) | Caldwell | 2 hurt, $1,000,000 | Tornado touched down near Harmony at 1955 CST with significant tree damage including an 18 inch diameter tree blown down. A trailer was also significantly damaged. Tornado then tracked to just south of Center Line with mostly F0 tree damage along its path. Tornado then reached the Pin Oak subdivision at about 2022 CST. Several trailers, including a double-wide, were destroyed. A total of 7 homes were destroyed and another 10 severely damaged in this area, with damage reaching F2 status. Tornado then struck a ranch on the south side of FM 1361 with large trees uprooted or cut in half and windows blown out and portion of roof torn off large frame house. Several rural outbuildings at the ranch which had been bolted down were destroyed. Damage in this area was rated F3 with damage swath up to a half mile wide. Tornado then tracked to just north of Clay by 2051 CST with a narrow swath of F0 to F1 tree damage along the path. When tornado passed north of Clay before dissipating, car was blown off road and damage swath reached 200 yards wide. |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Caldwell | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Caldwell | $500,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Caldwell | $500,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Caldwell | $200,000 | At least 50 reports of damage to cars and homes. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $100,000 | Trees and power lines down in Caldwell with portion of roof blown off Caldwell Middle School. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Caldwell | $95,000 | Baseball size hail in Caldwell. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $50,000 | Sheriff reported heavy roof damage to the Caldwell Elementary and Intermediate schools located on CR 307, also two trailers and a barn were destroyed and trees blown down just north of Caldwell. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Caldwell | $20,000 | Numerous county roads closed due to flooding. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $15,000 | Trees down and blocking roads. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $15,000 | Tree down. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Caldwell | $15,000 | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Caldwell | $10,000 | Hail covered the ground along FM 908. |
| December 2002 | Hail | Caldwell | $10,000 | 1.75 inch hail. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Caldwell | $10,000 | Dime sized hail in Harmony. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Caldwell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Caldwell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Caldwell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $8,000 | Trees blown over in the town of Caldwell. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Caldwell | $8,000 | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Caldwell | $7,000 | no account filed |
| November 2007 | Lightning | Caldwell | $5,000 | A mobile home was damaged in a lightning strike. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $5,000 | Trees down on County Road 415. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $5,000 | Trees blown down. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $5,000 | Sheriffs reported 60 mph winds at Caldwell. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $5,000 | Sheriff reported 60 mph winds at Caldwell. |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Caldwell | $4,000 | Damage to shutters and a pickup. |
| January 1999 | Hail | Caldwell | $4,000 | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $3,000 | Trees down along FM 976 one mile off of Hwy 36. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $3,000 | Trees down along FM 166. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | $1,000 | Large trees blown down on FM 305. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Caldwell | $1,000 | Sheriff reported golf ball-size hail in Caldwell. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Caldwell | $1,000 | Sheriffs reported golfball hail in Caldwell. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Caldwell | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Caldwell | $1,000 | no account filed |
| October 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | - | Medium to large tree branches were downed by strong thunderstorm winds in Caldwell. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | - | A tree was downed near the intersection of Highway 21 and FM 2000. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Caldwell | - | Baseball to softball sized hail occurred in and around the Sheriff's office. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | - | Trees were reported downed around the county. |
| October 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Caldwell | - | A funnel cloud was reported near FM 908 and FM 316. |
| October 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Caldwell | - | The funnel cloud was sighted near FM 316 and FM 908. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Caldwell | - | Quarter size hail was reported in the town of Caldwell. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Caldwell | - | Hail reported on Road 21 East near Cooks Point. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Caldwell | - | Portions of SR 21 were temporarily closed due to high water. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | - | Reported trees down across a couple of county roads; CR 318 and CR 377. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Caldwell | - | High water over County Road 3058. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | - | 60 mph wind gust. |
| November 2004 | Hail | Caldwell | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Caldwell | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Caldwell | - | no account filed |
| January 1995 | Hail | Caldwell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Harmony | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Cooks Point | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Chriesman | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| San Antonio Prairie | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Deanville | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Goodwill | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Hogg | 8.7 miles | 9 |
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 Caldwell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982603 | 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 1353534. 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.



