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De Leon, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the De Leon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76444. The Survey maps it on the De Leon quadrangle. 2,258 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,280 feet above sea level.

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De Leon within Comanche County

Population over time

3 figures

De Leon fell from 2,433 to 2,258 between 2000 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
20002,433
20102,246-187 (-8%)
20202,258+12 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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

205 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 205 fires within 5 miles of De Leon between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,296 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined91
Debris and open burning70
Equipment and vehicle use24
Power generation/transmission/distribution14
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Other causes1

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
9 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceR WILKERSON
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service900 HWY 1496
7 September 2017Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service6971 HWY 6
7 September 2013Debris and open burning30 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHOPSON
6 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePAINTER1
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHIGHWAY
30 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDJ
3 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMEZA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Comanche County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of De Leon: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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
De Leon Brick PitClayProducer
Unnamed PitFire Clay (Refractory)ProducerSedimentary

Every working recorded in Comanche County

Storms near this place

60 of 71 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Leon in 71 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 41 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 6 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
April 1994HailDe Leon$50,000,000Most of De Leon had hail damage, with insurance damage estimates of over 6 million dollars.
April 2023HailDe Leon$1,000,000Baseball to softball sized hail was reported in De Leon.
September 1996Tornado (F1)De Leon$1,000,000no account filed
April 2019Thunderstorm WindDe Leon$300,000Emergency management reported significant roof damage to a mobile home and fiberglass stairs destroyed in DeLeon. A 20 by 20 metal shed with tie-downs was blown apart with pieces moved up to 100 feet.
June 1997Tornado (F0)De Leon$70,000A tornado removed the roof from a mobile home, destroyed 3 barns and downed trees.
April 2014HailDe Leon$60,000Comanche County Volunteer Fire Departments reported golf ball sized hail that was covering the ground near DeLeon.
June 2007Flash FloodDe Leon$40,000Numerous roads were closed across the county due to flooding. Also, portions of a railroad track washed out, causing a train derailment the next day. Four cars fell over and the line had to be shut down.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindDe Leon$15,000Strong thunderstorm winds blew down trees in and around De Leon. Winds were estimated at 70-80 mph.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindDe Leon$8,000Tree limbs of 3-6 inches were knocked down in DeLeon.
May 2011HailDe Leon$8,000no account filed
May 2011Thunderstorm WindDe Leon$5,000Several large trees were blown over around the city of De Leon.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindDe Leon$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off a storage shed and a barn.
October 1994Thunderstorm WindDe Leon$5,000Strong winds destroyed a barn.
May 2011HailDe Leon$5,000no account filed
May 2018HailDe Leon$2,000Baseball and softball size hail 4 miles north of De Leon.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindDe Leon$2,000Large trees in DeLeon were snapped at their bases or knocked down.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindDe Leon$2,000Utility poles were blown down.
May 2020HailDe Leon-Dime to quarter size hail was reported.
September 2020FloodDe Leon-A public report indicated street flooding 1 mile northwest of the city of De Leon, TX.
October 2019HailDe Leon-A public report indicated quarter size hail in the city of De Leon, TX.
May 2019HailDe Leon-A social media report indicated quarter size hail in the city of De Leon, TX.
July 2015Flash FloodDe Leon-Comanche County Sheriff's Department reported that State Highway 6 was impassable near the De Leon Fairgrounds.
March 2013HailDe Leon-Amateur radio operators reported golf ball sized hail approximately 5 miles south of Deleon.
April 2013HailDe Leon-Quarter sized hail was reported 10 miles west of DeLeon.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindDe Leon-Trees and tree limbs of various sizes were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
April 2011HailDe Leon-Nickel sized hail was reported west of DeLeon.
April 2011HailDe Leon-One and a quarter inch hail fell 4 miles west of DeLeon.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindDe Leon-A 60 MPH wind gust was reported northwest of De Leon.
January 2010Thunderstorm WindDe Leon-A wind gust was estimated to be 60 mph. Dime size hail was also reported.
May 2009HailDe Leon-Penny size hail fell in DeLeon.
June 2007FloodDe Leon-Flooding continued from previous rains on FM 587 west of town, FM 2318 south of town, and FM 679 north of town.
May 2004HailDe Leon-Occurred at Sipe Springs.
October 2004HailDe Leon-Occurred on the north shore of Lake Proctor.
June 2003HailDe Leon-Reported by Coop Observer.
May 2002HailDe Leon-Dime to golfball size hail lasted 12 minutes.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindDe Leon-Trees were blown down by high winds.
April 1994Tornado (F0)De Leon-A brief tornado touchdown was reported south of De Leon near Downing. 1 W Comanche,26,1611CST,Short,Narrow,0,0,0,0,Tornado (F0) A brief tornado touchdown was reported just west of Comanche.
April 1994HailDe Leon-Most of De Leon had hail damage, with insurance damage estimates of over 6 million dollars.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindDe Leon-Large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 1994HailDe Leon-Large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
April 1994HailDe Leon-Most of De Leon had hail damage, with insurance damage estimates of over 6 million dollars.
May 2011HailDe Leon-no account filed
May 2011HailDe Leon-no account filed
April 2008HailDe Leon-no account filed
April 2008HailDe Leon-no account filed
May 2004HailDe Leon-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindDe Leon-no account filed
June 2004HailDe Leon-no account filed
June 2004HailDe Leon-no account filed
October 2004Thunderstorm WindDe Leon-no account filed
November 2004Thunderstorm WindDe Leon-no account filed
November 2004HailDe Leon-no account filed
August 2003HailDe Leon-no account filed
March 2002HailDe Leon-no account filed
May 2002HailDe Leon-no account filed
May 2002HailDe Leon-no account filed
May 2002HailDe Leon-no account filed
March 2001HailDe Leon-no account filed
June 2001HailDe Leon-no account filed
May 1999HailDe Leon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Comanche 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
Comyn4.4 miles13
Rucker5.2 miles12
Downing6.0 miles12
Roch7.4 miles13
Duster7.5 miles12
Vandyke9.7 miles13
Beattie9.7 miles12
Proctor10.2 miles14

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 De LeonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q981458The 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 1334129. 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.