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Cleveland, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Cleveland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77327. The Survey maps it on the Cleveland quadrangle. 7,471 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 151 feet above sea level.

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Cleveland within Liberty County

Population over time

2 figures

Cleveland fell from 7,675 to 7,471 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
20107,675
20207,471-204 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

157 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Cleveland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,708 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 burning113
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Natural2
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1

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
5 September 2014Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceNA
5 September 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined75 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 392
3 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
29 September 2011Naturalunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOODS FIRE
28 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresNational Forests And Grasslands In Texasnot named
22 September 1999Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
21 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS & WOODS
20 September 2005Debris and open burning18 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 107

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Liberty County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cleveland: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Cleveland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand

Every working recorded in Liberty County

Storms near this place

47 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cleveland in 47 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 11 flash flood, 2 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
September 2019Flash FloodCleveland$100,000Flooding inundated Highway 59 in Cleveland. The highway was closed with numerous stranded cars within the floodwaters.
October 2006Flash FloodCleveland$100,000Four impassable roads in NW Cleveland; Joyce, Tony Tap, East Cherry Creek, and Meekins Roads were either closed or washed out due to flood waters. Two residential subdivisions were reported to be partially flooded.
March 2009Tornado (EF0)Cleveland$35,000There was a brief tornado in Cleveland in which witnesses observed a funnel cloud with swirling dust and debris at the surface. A loosely-attached roof was lifted from a business and carried 50 yards into a hospital parking lot. The windows of another business were blown out.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindCleveland$20,000Trees and power lines down.
October 2006Flash FloodCleveland$17,000Several roads in and around Cleveland remain closed due to flooding. FM 223 and Low Water Bridge Road near Cleveland, County Roads 2132 and 2212 along FM 787 remain closed due to high water.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindCleveland$15,000Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole onto the roof of a convenience store near the intersection of State Highway 105 and Travis Street.
March 2009HailCleveland$15,000There were numerous reports of golf ball-sized hail.
December 2007Thunderstorm WindCleveland$15,000Two to three trees were downed in Cleveland. One tree was reported down on a vehicle.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCleveland$15,000Several large trees down south of FM 2025 near US 59.
April 2000HailCleveland$15,000no account filed
October 2006Flash FloodCleveland$12,000Flash flooding was reported in and around Cleveland as secondary roads went under water.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindCleveland$10,000There was roof damage and power lines were downed.
May 2011HailCleveland$10,000Baseball to grapefruit size hail occurred in and around the Cleveland area.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCleveland$10,000Minor residential roof damage with a couple of trees down.
June 2004HailCleveland$10,000Hail on Hwy 105 and FM 321.
September 2002Flash FloodCleveland$10,000Many roads completely submerged just east of Cleveland.
March 2000HailCleveland$10,000no account filed
March 2009Thunderstorm WindCleveland$8,000Trees and power lines were downed in and around the Cleveland area.
February 2003HailCleveland$8,000Just larger than quarter sized hail.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindCleveland$7,000Power lines down across northern portions of the county.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindCleveland$6,000Trees were reported down in Cleveland.
October 2006Flash FloodCleveland$6,000FM 223 along with County Roads 2132 and 2212 were closed due to flooding.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindCleveland$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree that blocked FM 787 near the Annex Building.
February 2003HailCleveland$5,0003/4 inch hail.
February 2003HailCleveland$5,0003/4 inch hail.
December 1997Thunderstorm WindCleveland$5,000Large trees blown onto powerlines.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindCleveland$5,000no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindCleveland$4,000A severe thunderstorm downed trees at the intersection of FM 1725 and Highway 105.
January 1999HailCleveland$4,000no account filed
November 1998Flash FloodCleveland$3,000Street flooding.
February 1998HailCleveland$3,000no account filed
October 2006Flash FloodCleveland$2,000Heavy rain caused numerous roads to flood.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindCleveland$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed branches, trees and power lines. There was also a destroyed traffic signal within a few blocks of Cleveland High School.
March 2009HailCleveland$1,000Quarter-size hail was reported within the town of Cleveland.
October 2025Thunderstorm WindCleveland-Emergency manager reported that fallen trees knocked down power lines on CR 388 near FM 2025 in Cleveland, TX.
May 2015Flash FloodCleveland-There were numerous roads flooded in Cleveland. Several roads were closed and impassable in Liberty.
October 2014HailCleveland-Half dollar sized hail was observed in Cleveland.
September 2014Flash FloodCleveland-Various streets are flooded in and around the Cleveland area.
June 2014Tornado (EF0)Cleveland-The local law enforcement reported a tornado just east of the municipal airport.
December 2012Thunderstorm WindCleveland-Storm winds downed a large pine tree.
May 2011HailCleveland-Golf ball to tea cup size hail occurred just north of Cleveland near the intersection of FM 1725 and Tony Tap Road.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindCleveland-There were large tree branches downed as the result of thunderstorm winds.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindCleveland-Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at around 70 mph.
June 2008HailCleveland-Penny size hail was observed in Cleveland.
November 2004Flash FloodCleveland-Many impassable roads in and around Cleveland.
December 2007HailCleveland-no account filed
August 2001Funnel CloudCleveland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Liberty 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
Grady0.9 miles12
Bendetsen1.4 miles12
Nimrod2.2 miles12
North Cleveland3.0 miles13
Grace3.0 miles12
Seaman3.1 miles12
Snuff Ridge3.2 miles12
Pelican3.3 miles12

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 ClevelandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982045The 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 1381199. 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.