Damon, Texas
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Brazoria-West Columbia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77430. It stands on Damon Mound. The Survey maps it on the Damon quadrangle. 436 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 79 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresDamon fell from 552 to 436 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 | 552 | |
| 2020 | 436 | -116 (-21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Damon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Houston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Angleton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Damon between 2006 and 2020, burning about 481 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BARAK ROAD |
| 23 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 8 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 210 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOLFGANG RD |
| 6 February 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1462 @ NORDT ROAD |
| 1 February 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2/1/2009 |
| 27 December 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGHWAY 36 12/27 |
| 14 January 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Damon: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Halite, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mound Mine | Sulfur, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Halite, Zinc | Past Producer | 1916, 1953, 1957 | |
| Dresser Minerals | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nash Dome Mine | Sulfur, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Halite | Past Producer | 1954, 1969 |
Storms near this place
8 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Damon in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damon | $35,000 | Numerous trees and power lines blown down. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damon | $7,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damon | $3,000 | Trees blown down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Damon | $2,000 | Penny size hail |
| March 2024 | Hail | Damon | - | Widespread ping pong sized hail was reported just north of Damon. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Damon | - | Numerous trees and power lines were downed along with damage to a metal shed in the Damon area. |
| April 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Damon | - | A funnel cloud was sighted in Damon. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Damon | - | Quarter sized hail reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orozimbo | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Danciger | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Otey | 10.0 miles | 11 | |
| West Columbia | 11.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lochridge | 11.6 miles | 11 | |
| East Columbia | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| English | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Holiday Lakes | 12.8 miles | 10 |
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 Damon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q973220 | 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 1355614. 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.




