Electra, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Electra census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76360. The Survey maps it on the Electra quadrangle. 2,292 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,220 feet above sea level.
On record in Electra
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
Beaver Creek Bridgelisted 1996
Population over time
2 figuresElectra fell from 2,791 to 2,292 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 | 2,791 | |
| 2020 | 2,292 | -499 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1916 USGS Electra quadrangle1:24000
- 1918 USGS Electra quadrangle1:31680
- 1955 USGS Lawton quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Electra quadrangle1:62500
- 1972 USGS Electra quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Burkburnett quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Electra quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
116 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Electra between 2006 and 2020, burning about 15,183 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 3 MILES S ON 25 |
| 5 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WG GAS PLANT |
| 8 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROOT PLOW |
| 8 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 70 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2384/BYRD RD |
| 6 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 287 #6 |
| 6 August 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 287 #5 |
| 5 August 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROOSEVELT/DOUGLAS |
| 5 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MIDWAY CHURCH ROAD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 116 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Electra in 116 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 88 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $60,000 | A grain bin was damaged. The new Ag barn at Electra High School was damaged. A three car garage was destroyed. The roof of one home and signs across town were also damaged. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $25,000 | Part of Electra High School's FFA barn was blown down, and a garage was damaged. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $12,000 | Tree limbs and power lines were blown down and lying across Highway 287. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $5,000 | Several power poles snapped. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $4,000 | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $2,000 | A few powerlines were downed. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $1,000 | Downed power lines in Electra. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Electra | $1,000 | Also reported broken house windows. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $500 | A truck trailer was blown off US Highway 287. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | $500 | Numerous trees were damaged or uprooted throughout Electra. Wind damage was also reported to roofs, outbuildings, and fences across town. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Electra | - | Reported by a broadcast media storm chaser. The location is approximate. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Electra | - | Relayed by amateur radio. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Electra | - | MPing report. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Electra | - | MPing report. |
| November 2023 | Hail | Electra | - | Social media image showing nickel to quarter size hail. Time is radar estimated. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Electra | - | Mping report. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Electra | - | EM reports nickel size hail at Highway 25 and 287. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Electra | - | One foot of water flowing over some city streets. Report by city official. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | - | Measured near County Line Rd and Highway 287. No damage reported. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | - | Spotter reports wind damage to silo and trees between Harrold and Electra. Winds estimated 80 to 90 mph. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Electra | - | No damage was reported. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Electra | - | A brief tornado was observed by spotters near US highway 287 and County Line Road. No damage was reported. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | - | The wind gust was measured at HWY 287 and FM 2384. |
| October 2006 | Flood | Electra | - | Moderate flooding occurred along Beaver Creek in southern Wilbarger and southwestern Wichita counties on October 15-17. Storm total precipitation amounts of 3 to 6 inches kept Beaver Creek in flood for over 2 days. Beaver Creek crested at 27.4 feet, 3.4 feet above flood stage, at 8:30 am CST on October 16, and remained above flood stage from 2:00 pm CST on October 15 until 11:45 pm CST on October 17. Some secondary roads and agricultural lands near the creek were inundated during this period. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Electra | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 25 and 287. |
| December 1999 | Hail | Electra | - | Hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 287 and Highway 25. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | - | Thunderstorms in the western part of north Texas during the morning hours on the 9th produced damaging winds and damaging lightning. Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree and a power pole in Electra, blew down a civil defense siren and fences, and broke off large tree limbs in Burkburnett, destroyed a storage building on the south side of Burkburnett, and knocked down several power poles, utility lines, and trees in Wichita Falls. Lightning hit an automobile just south of Burkburnett, injuring both occupants. Several chunks of pavement were broke loose and damage to the automobile was estimated at $1,000. |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | - | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2021 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| October 2017 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Electra | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Electra | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Electra | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haynesville | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Fowlkes | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Clara | 12.5 miles | 12 | |
| Kadane Corner | 12.6 miles | 7 | |
| Kamay | 13.2 miles | 7 | |
| Valley View | 13.6 miles | 7 | |
| Iowa Park | 14.3 miles | 11 | |
| Thrift | 17.1 miles | 9 |
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 Electra | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982042 | 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 1356894. 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.






