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Cedar Hill, Texas

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75104. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Hill quadrangle. 49,148 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 830 feet above sea level.

Cedar Hill within Dallas County

On record in Cedar Hill

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 5 records

Population over time

2 figures

Cedar Hill grew from 45,028 to 49,148 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
201045,028
202049,148+4,120 (+9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 21 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.

What the histories say of this town

522 words

1 chapter about Cedar Hill from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.

ChapterFrom Length
Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas ... ContainiMemorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas ... Containing a History of This Important Section of the Great State of Texas, from the Earliest Period of Its Occupancy to the Present Time ... and Biographical Mention of Many of Its Pioneers, and Also of Prominent Citizens of To-day (1892)522 words

Fires near this place

58 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Hill between 2005 and 2020, burning about 358 acres in total. None 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/undetermined45
Debris and open burning10
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
26 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service67 SB FIRE
23 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service67 NB BIRE
21 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service7319 CHINABERRY
2 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServicePLUME CT
6 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 1382
4 August 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service4881 MONTGOMERY RD
23 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 67 @ WINTERGREEN
22 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 1382/SHENANDOAH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallas County

Storms near this place

46 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Hill in 46 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 31 hail, 6 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2023HailCedar Hill$1,000,000A social media photo indicated 4-inch diameter hail near Cedar Hill.
June 2023HailCedar Hill$250,000A social media photo indicated baseball sized hail near Cedar Hill State Park.
June 2023HailCedar Hill$200,000Tennis ball sized hail was measured about 2 miles west of Cedar Hill.
April 2017HailCedar Hill$100,000A trained spotter reported hen-egg sized hail in Cedar Hill.
June 2023HailCedar Hill$100,000no account filed
June 2023HailCedar Hill$100,000no account filed
June 2007Tornado (EF0)Cedar Hill$60,000Fencing, backyard furniture, and roofing was damaged as a brief tornado touched down near the recreation center. One person reported seeing a funnel cloud. One house had roof damage.
December 2015Flash FloodCedar Hill$50,000Numerous reports of flash flooding were ongoing in Dallas County. Most notably was along Mockingbird Lane near Dallas Love Field, Lemmon Ave and University Blvd, Keist Blvd at Hampton Rd and Westmoreland Road, Cockrell Hill Road at Illinois Ave, I-35 at Colorado Blvd, Good Latimer at Canton Road, and Hillcrest and Royal Lane.
April 1994Tornado (F0)Cedar Hill$50,000A brief tornado touchdown was reported at Joe Pool Lake at the Cedar Hill State Park. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines being blown down.
March 1995Thunderstorm WindCedar Hill$35,000Seven houses were damaged by high winds.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindCedar Hill$10,000Sixty mph winds were estimated approximately 1 mile south of Cedar Hill.
March 2026Flash FloodCedar Hill-Emergency manager reported that a water rescue was ongoing in Cedar Hill near the Joe Wilson Rd and Belt Line Rd area.
March 2026Flash FloodCedar Hill-Emergency management reported multiple cars stranded in water in Cedar Hill near Hillside Village and Uptown.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindCedar Hill-Several trees were reported down around Belt Line and Uptown Blvd in Cedar Hill.
September 2022HailCedar Hill-A public report indicated quarter sized hail about 2 miles southwest of Duncanville, TX.
April 2020HailCedar Hill-A National Weather Service employee reported half-dollar sized hail along Lake Ridge Parkway near Joe Pool Lake.
April 2020HailCedar Hill-Hail report received via mPing.
April 2017HailCedar Hill-A media report indicated a few golf-ball sized hail stones within dozens of smaller stones.
April 2017HailCedar Hill-A social media report indicated golf-ball sized hail in Cedar Hill.
May 2015FloodCedar Hill-Significant flooding of parts of Dallas County continued after nearly 3-8 inches of rain fell across the county. Some of the hardest hit areas were along Duck Creek in Garland which overflowed it banks affecting properties along the creek, and Loop 12 at Interstate 30. Loop 12 between Irving Blvd and I-30 was closed for nearly 4 days until the water could be removed from the low-lying area.
May 2015Flash FloodCedar Hill-Dallas Police Department reported widespread flooding from Grand Prairie North to Cockrell Hill and Irving, with numerous road closures in place.
March 2013HailCedar Hill-Pea to nickel sized hail was reported via broadcast media.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindCedar Hill-An NWS meteorologist estimated 60 MPH winds on the north side of Joe Pool Lake.
April 2005Tornado (F0)Cedar Hill-Tornado touched down briefly. No damage reported.
May 2003HailCedar Hill-Occurred at Joe Pool Lake.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindCedar Hill-Large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2001Flash FloodCedar Hill-Some streets were closed due to high water.
May 1999HailCedar Hill-Hail fell near Joe Pool Lake.
April 1994HailCedar Hill-A brief tornado touchdown was reported at Joe Pool Lake at the Cedar Hill State Park. There were numerous reports of trees and power lines being blown down.
May 1994HailCedar Hill-Dime-size hail fell in downtown Dallas.
April 1994HailCedar Hill-A brief tornado touchdown was reported.
April 2021HailCedar Hill-no account filed
March 2019HailCedar Hill-no account filed
April 2008HailCedar Hill-no account filed
May 2003HailCedar Hill-no account filed
May 2001HailCedar Hill-no account filed
May 2000HailCedar Hill-no account filed
June 1997HailCedar Hill-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindCedar Hill-no account filed
October 1996HailCedar Hill-no account filed
April 1996HailCedar Hill-no account filed
April 1995HailCedar Hill-no account filed
April 1995HailCedar Hill-no account filed
January 1995HailCedar Hill-no account filed
March 1995HailCedar Hill-no account filed
October 1993HailCedar Hill-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dallas 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
Cedarview0.8 miles21
Kingswood1.5 miles21
River Oaks3.5 miles21
Shamrock3.7 miles21
Pleasant Run4.2 miles21
Woodland Hills4.7 miles21
Duncanville5.1 miles21
DeSoto5.3 miles19

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 Cedar HillAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q976904The 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 1332440. 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.