Cedar Park, Texas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Cedar Park-Liberty Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78613. It stands on Cluck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leander quadrangle. 77,595 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 906 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCedar Park grew from 48,937 to 77,595 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 48,937 | |
| 2020 | 77,595 | +28,658 (+59%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 17 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.
- 1893 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Leander quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Leander quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Cedar Park between 2005 and 2020, burning about 273 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 | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 84 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOONGLOW FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BLOCKHOUSE |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWELL DR & HORSESHOE DR |
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 15 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HORSESHOE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Park: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherlite Corp | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Allen Pit & Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
36 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Park in 36 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 21 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Tornado (F3) | Cedar Park | 15 hurt, $70,000,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Park | $80,000 | A very brief but intense microburst stuck Cedar Park early on the morning of October 19. The winds, estimated at between 80 and 90 mph blew down trees and power poles over a two-block area of the city. |
| May 2017 | Lightning | Cedar Park | $50,000 | A thunderstorm produced lightning that caused a house fire in northwestern Austin. The fire caused the roof of the house to collapse. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Park | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Park | $25,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph which caused the roof of the Lifetime Fitness Center to partially collapse. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Park | $10,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 50 mph that knocked down several trees and power lines. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Cedar Park | $10,000 | Widespread light showers and thunderstorms formed over Williamson County in the late morning. Between 11 am CST and noon CST, very heavy rain fell across extreme southern Williamson County between Cedar Park and Round Rock. Both locations reported between 4 and 5 inches of rain in the one hour period. The Williamson County Sheriff's Department reported flash flooding across numerous roads and low water crossings in the two cities as well as along Brushy Creek which runs between the cities. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Park | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Park | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Park | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that snapped a four inch tree limb near Meadow Lark Dr. and Little Elm Trl. in Cedar Park. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Cedar Park. We received a picture of the hail stone against a ruler. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at Park St. and Hwy 183 in Cedar Park. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Cedar Park. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel to chicken egg size hail for 20 minutes in Cedar Park. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Cedar Park. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Park | - | A line of thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that uprooted a large tree and blew down fencing near Buttercup Creek Blvd. and Twin Oak Trl. in Cedar Creek. |
| March 2018 | Flash Flood | Cedar Park | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing Lakeline Blvd. between Little Elm Tr. and Old Mill Rd. in Cedar Park. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Cedar Park | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing the Walsh Dr. crossing at Brushy Creek near Brushy Creek Rd. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | One of the broadcast media relayed a report of nickel size hail at Avery Ranch. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | A thunderstorm produced hail ranging from quarter to golf ball size. The largest hail fell along Highway 183 in Anderson Mill. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Cedar Park | - | From 3 to 4 inches of rain fell between Cedar Park and Round Rock, causing widespread flash flooding along Upper Brushy Creek. FM620 and FM1325 were closed due to high water. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cedar Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Stone | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Walkerton | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Anderson Mill | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Pond Springs | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Brushy Creek | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Turkey Hollow | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Jollyville | 4.9 miles | 23 | |
| Leander | 5.4 miles | 17 |
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 Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q980040 | 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 1354140. 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.




