Duncanville, Texas
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75116. It stands on Bentle Branch. The Survey maps it on the Duncanville quadrangle. 40,706 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 725 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresDuncanville grew from 38,524 to 40,706 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 | 38,524 | |
| 2020 | 40,706 | +2,182 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 21 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Duncanville quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1995 USGS Duncanville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
147 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 147 fires within 5 miles of Duncanville between 2006 and 2017, burning about 142 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 116 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6001-6099 MARVIN D LOVE |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | DUNCANVILLE RD |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | TRINIDAD |
| 4 September 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ALTOONA |
| 30 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | OLD GLORY DR |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | S WLATON WALKER |
| 3 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MEAGAN |
| 29 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W KIEST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
42 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Duncanville in 42 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 24 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1995 | Hail | Duncanville | $10,000,000 | Large hail broke windows and damaged homes, businesses, and automobiles. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Duncanville | $1,200,000 | Hen egg sized hail was reported in Duncanville. |
| June 2015 | Lightning | Duncanville | $500,000 | A house fire was reported on Windmill Hill Lane in DeSoto around 3 pm local time. According to the DeSoto Fire chief, lightning struck the home and caused about $500,000 in damage. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | $50,000 | Downburst winds from a thunderstorm blew down trees and damaged the Duncanville ISD Agricultural Center. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | $7,000 | A trained storm spotter estimated 65 MPH wind gusts along with trees down approximately 2 miles southwest of Duncanville, TX in the Mountain Creek area. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | $3,000 | Significant tree damage occurred along Sawsawi Trail in Desoto. Several large tree limbs were broken off and other large trees were snapped or uprooted. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Duncanville | $2,000 | Water was reported over the road at Interstate 20 and Highway 67. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | $2,000 | Peak winds of 60 mph were estimated in Duncanville. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Duncanville | $1,000 | Several streets were flooded and closed. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | $1,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Duncanville | - | Emergency management reported multiple water rescues were ongoing at both High Pointe Ln and Brookside Drive. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Duncanville | - | Report of 1 inch hail from mPING. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Duncanville | - | Report of 1 inch hail from mPING. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Duncanville | - | Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.). |
| March 2023 | Hail | Duncanville | - | Reported via mPing. |
| December 2022 | Hail | Duncanville | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail about 1 mile south of Duncanville, TX. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Duncanville | - | A social media report indicated that Dallas Fire and Rescue was on the scene of high water over the roadway and that the intersection was about to be closed. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | - | A few reports of 60 mph winds were called into the National Weather Service office. Damage in Duncanville was limited to a few tree limbs. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | - | Trained spotters reported wind gusts to near 60 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | - | Several large tree limbs were knocked down by a strong thunderstorm in Duncanville. Some of the limbs were six inches in diameter and several feet long. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Duncanville | - | Penny-size hail was covering the ground. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Duncanville | - | Water was about eight inches deep on roads in Duncanville. In Dallas, Love Freeway and South Hampton Street were closed due to flooding. Five children became stranded under a bridge in Cedar Creek and had to be rescued. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | - | Large tree limbs were blown down by high winds. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | - | Trees were blown onto power lines. |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Duncanville | - | Some streets were closed due to high water. |
| September 1999 | Hail | Duncanville | - | Hail fell in Southwest Duncanville, near Joe Pool Lake. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Duncanville | - | Downburst winds from a thunderstorm blew down trees and damaged the Duncanville ISD Agricultural Center. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| February 2000 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Duncanville | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Duncanville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bird Addition | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Woodland Hills | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| River Oaks | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Ledbetter Hills | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Cole | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Shamrock | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Westwood Park | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Pleasant Run | 3.9 miles | 21 |
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 Duncanville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981394 | 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 1334786. 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.






