Dalhart, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1973. It stands in the Dalhart census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79022. The Survey maps it on the Dalhart West quadrangle. 8,447 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,983 feet above sea level.
On record in Dalhart
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 1 record
Dallam County Courthouselisted 1992
Population over time
2 figuresDalhart grew from 7,930 to 8,447 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 | 7,930 | |
| 2020 | 8,447 | +517 (+7%) |
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 Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Dalhart West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
117 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Dalhart between 2006 and 2019, burning about 6,546 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 1727 |
| 24 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANDY LENZ |
| 23 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LAKE @ BOAT DOCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 93 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dalhart in 93 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 73 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Hail | Dalhart | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | $80,000 | The high winds blew over a one hundred plus foot radio tower onto a building and fence of the Cow Feed Company in Dalhart. Also damaged was the Junior High School in Dalhart when a one hundred and ten foot communication tower fell on the roof. The high winds took a roof off of a building in Dalhart. Two trees were uprooted and several tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | $30,000 | Wind damage caused numerous tree limbs down with roof damage and five to six power poles broken off at ground level. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Dalhart | $20,000 | Hail up to two inches in diameter fell across Dalhart. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Dalhart | $5,000 | Hail fell to the east of Dalhart. The sizes were mostly nickel-sized but there were some hailstones the size of golf balls mixed in as well. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | $5,000 | Local law enforcement officials estimated the thunderstorm wind gust and also reported that there were several power lines blown down around the city of Dalhart Texas. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Dalhart | $2,000 | A thunderstorm moved across Dalhart during the afternoon of April 10, 2026. It produced penny to quarter size hail on the north side of town, including along highway 54. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Dalhart | - | A swath of small hail occurred across portions of Dallam County. Hail covered the ground to the northeast of Dalhart, with stones that ranged from pea to penny size. |
| July 2021 | Flood | Dalhart | - | Street flooding was reported in and around the city of Dalhart. Roads did remain passible. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Report received of 1 to 1.5 inch hail falling for around 2 minutes. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Storm chaser reported 1-2 inch diameter hail in and around Dalhart to around 5 miles north of town. Some minor accumulating hail was reported on highway 385, about 4 miles north of the city as well. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Dalhart | - | Water reported over curb with a few inches of water covering all the lanes of HWY 87. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | Delayed report. A few tree limbs down in downtown Dalhart. Time estimated based on KDHT wind observation. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Hail covering the roadways at the intersection of FM 1727 and HWY 87 north. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | A few tree limbs 9 to 16 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | Five power poles down in a row. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | A significant downburst wind event occurred west and southwest of Dalhart, TX on Sunday evening. The downburst was associated with an RFD of a supercell thunderstorm. Damage from the downburst was initially observed at the Twisted Elms Golf Course were several trees were uprooted and many large branches were downed, including some onto power lines. Damage at the golf course was estimated at 75-85 MPH. The damage continued to the southeast were several power poles were blown down. Severe straight line damaged peaked at the airport where a 74 MPH wind was observed with even some of NWS ASOS equipment was damaged afterwards by flying debris from airport hangers up to half a mile away. Several small planes and a pop-up camper were flipped and thrown up to 50 yards. Damage at the airport was estimated to be from 100 to 110 MPH winds, which is equivalent of a high end EF-1 tornado. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Quarter size hail increased to golf ball size at 6th and Keeler in Dalhart. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Golf ball size hail was reported one mile north of Dalhart. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Hail up to half dollar size fell fell 4 miles east of Dalhart. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Golf ball size hail was reported one mile north of Dalhart. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Tennis ball size hail was reported one mile west of Dalhart. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Hail to the size of half dollars was reported one mile northeast of Dalhart. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars 3 miles northwest of Dalhart on us 87. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | Tree limbs 10 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Hail between one half inch and three quarters of an inch in diameter was reported 4 miles east of Dalhart. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars fell 4 miles east of Dalhart. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | An embedded thunderstorm with a line of storms collapsed east of the town of Dalhart (Dallam County). A member of the public reported 4 miles east of Dalhart (Dallam County) estimated a 60 mph downburst. The line of thunderstorms continued moving to the east-southeast after producing this downburst. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | An embedded thunderstorm with a line of storms collapsed east of the town of Dalhart (Dallam County). A member of the public reported 4 miles east of Dalhart (Dallam County) blew tree limbs between one and three inches of a Chinese Elm down. The line of thunderstorms continued moving to the east-southeast after producing this downburst. |
| October 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | Local law enforcement officials estimated the thunderstorm wind gust about one mile north of Dalhart Texas. There were no reports of damages or injuries. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Hail was reportedly covering the ground. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Reported near Dunn Road and State Highway 102. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Dalhart | - | The small tornado was on the ground for less than a minute and remained over open country. No damage and no injuries were reported. The path length and path width were estimated. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Dalhart | - | Six to eight inches of water with some twelve inches over Farm to Market road 1727 west-northwest of Dalhart as Carrizo Creek flooded. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | Six inch diameter tree limbs were reported down. |
| June 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Dalhart | - | Brief touchdown and tornado remained over open country. Tornado track was estimated. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Dime- to golfball-size hail was reported by the Dallam County Sheriff's Office. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Thunderstorms moved out of New Mexico and into the Texas panhandle produced hail of which one report was golf ball-size. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Dalhart | - | Thunderstorms moved out of New Mexico and into the Texas panhandle produced hail of which one report was golf ball-size. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Dalhart | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Dalhart | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitt | 5.5 miles | 6 | |
| Bolin | 8.5 miles | 6 | |
| Chamberlin | 9.2 miles | 6 | |
| Ware | 13.6 miles | 6 | |
| Irwin | 14.0 miles | 6 | |
| Conlen | 19.0 miles | 6 | |
| Bunker Hill | 19.7 miles | 6 | |
| Perico | 23.9 miles | 7 |
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 Dalhart | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982372 | 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 1355552. 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.



