Garland, Texas

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Northeast Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75040. The Survey maps it on the Garland quadrangle. 246,018 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 551 feet above sea level.

Garland within Dallas County

On record in Garland

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 4 records

Garland Downtown Historic Districtlisted 2017
Garland Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 2017
Garland Bank & Trust Companylisted 2023
Travis College Hill Historic Districtlisted 2017

Population over time

2 figures

Garland grew from 226,876 to 246,018 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	226,876
2020	246,018	+19,142 (+8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 20 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.

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 Garland quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
1959 USGS Garland quadrangle1:62500
1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings

What the histories say of this town

1,492 words

1 chapter about Garland from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.

Chapter	From	Length
Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas ..	Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas .. (1892)	1,492 words

Fires near this place

57 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Garland between 2001 and 2018, burning about 290 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	45
Equipment and vehicle use	9
Power generation/transmission/distribution	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Debris and open burning	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
5 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	WATERCHASE
26 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	LA PRADA
19 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	EL CAPITAN
19 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	CACTUS
13 September 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	MCCREE
9 August 2016	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	9750 WALNUT
9 August 2001	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	250 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	NORTH BRANCH - 3
30 August 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	LBJ 57

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dallas County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Garland: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
	Pilliaro Pit & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Producer

Every working recorded in Dallas County

Storms near this place

60 of 106 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garland in 106 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 46 hail, 39 thunderstorm wind, 20 flash flood, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 deaths and 1 injury. 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 2021	Flash Flood	Garland	1 killed	A woman drowned after her car was surrounded by water while trying to cross Spring Creek on Holford Drive in Garland. Her car was swept downstream.
June 2007	Flash Flood	Garland	1 killed	Swift water rescues were required, and a boy drowned during a rescue attempt in Duck Creek in Garland.
December 1998	Flash Flood	Garland	1 killed	A woman was swept away and drowned as she fled her stalled car, in Duck Creek, to move to higher ground.
March 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	1 hurt, $10,000	Garland P.D. reported damage to buildings and vehicles at the 2600 block of Industrial lane in Garland, TX. One injury was also reported.
October 2019	Tornado (EF2)	Garland	$400,000,000	The tornado started on Kenmore Street just north of West Miller Road where part of a Sears Facility warehouse was heavily damaged. A wide section of the metal roof was peeled off and subsequently the adjacent metal walls were also torn away. Some of the interior support columns and beams were bent, causing another part of the roof to collapse. In addition, an empty 18 wheeler was tipped over and a van was also on its side. The tornado then struck a newly built warehouse to the east of this facility where nearly the entire building collapsed. The interior support columns were bent to the ground in this facility as the pre-case concrete tilt-up walls collapsed to the east. The damage to these two facilities indicated high end EF-2 damage with winds of 135 mph. Damage from the second warehouse was blown into the adjacent neighborhood to the east across Shiloh Road and damaged some homes. The tornado also snapped and uprooted many trees and damaged many roofs and homes along its path through the residential area from Shiloh Road to Garland Avenue. Roof damage consisted of a combination of loss of decking and shingles. Some roofs were also damaged by fallen trees and other debris. One house in particular on the corner of Westway Avenue and Patricia Lane sustained damage to the garage which partially collapsed. Damage in this neighborhood was consistent of EF-0 and EF-1 damage. The tornado then moved across Garland Ave towards Central Park damaging more roofs and trees near Degge Circle, and then damaging baseball fields and fences at the park. The tornado continued northeast from the park causing minor damage as it weakened, dissipating near Avenue D and Santa Fe Street.
March 1995	Hail	Garland	$10,000,000	Large hail broke windows and damaged homes, businesses, and automobiles.
April 2012	Hail	Garland	$600,000	Golf ball sized hail was reported near Williams Stadium in Garland.
September 2023	Hail	Garland	$150,000	Several reports of hail up to 2.5 hail was reported in northern Garland via mPing and the public.
September 2023	Hail	Garland	$50,000	Reports from mPing of 1-2 hail across northern Garland.
April 2011	Hail	Garland	$50,000	Golfball sized hail fell in Garland.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$50,000	Spotters estimated 80 mph winds in Garland along with golfball sized hail.
April 2011	Hail	Garland	$50,000	Golfball sized hail fell in Garland.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$50,000	Spotters measured a 64 mph wind gust along with nickel sized hail in Garland.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$50,000	Spotters measured a 74 mph wind gust in Garland.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$30,000	A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 69 mph in Garland.
September 2007	Flash Flood	Garland	$25,000	The following intersections were barricaded due to flooding: Wynn-Joyce Road and Country Club Road and 1st Street and Avenue D. Several cars were flooded.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Garland	$20,000	A social media report relayed a message from Garland PD stating that cars had been swept from driveways near Duck Creek at the intersection of Glenbrook and Carroll Drives.
August 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$20,000	A tree was blown onto a car in an apartment complex.
September 2023	Hail	Garland	$15,000	Reported via mPing.
March 2008	Flash Flood	Garland	$15,000	A high water rescue was required in north Garland after an SUV drove into high water.
September 2011	Hail	Garland	$15,000	no account filed
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$10,000	A trained spotter reported numerous trees down across northern Dallas County including the Garland and Buckner areas. One tree was reported to be blown onto a house.
May 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$10,000	A sustained wind of 58 mph was measured at a home in Garland. Report came in through e-spotter.
October 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$10,000	A 70 MPH wind gust was reported in Garland by a trained spotter. Limbs up to 5 inches in diameter were knocked down and hail covered the ground. In addition, the strong winds knocked a Chick-Fil-A cow off a billboard along LBJ Freeway in Garland. One accident occurred due to the debris on the highway.
October 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$10,000	Tree branches were covering the road along Douglas Street in Garland. At least two tree branches fell on cars, damaging two cars.
August 2025	Flash Flood	Garland	$5,000	Garland PD closed Northwest Hwy at LBJ due to 2-3 feet of water on the roadway, and South 1st St at Centerville Rd and Duck Creek Dr was flooded.
October 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$5,000	Broadcast media reported downed power lines in the city of Garland, TX.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$5,000	Emergency management reported that a shed was destroyed, and wind damage to both the roof and the outer wall of a home occurred in the city of Garland, TX.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$5,000	Emergency management reported several mature trees and numerous power outages throughout south and central portions of Garland, TX.
July 2009	Hail	Garland	$5,000	Quarter to Golfball size hail fell in the city of Garland.
April 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$5,000	Thunderstorms winds blew down several trees. A tree was blown onto the roof of a house and chimneys were blown off several roofs.
November 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$5,000	Power lines were blown down by high winds.
October 2011	Hail	Garland	$4,000	Hail up to the size of quarters fell for several minutes in Garland. In some places, the hail completely covered the ground. A skylight was damaged by the hail.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$3,000	Emergency management reported trees down, and a steeple and air conditioning unit blown off a church.
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$2,000	Fence damage and large tree limbs broken in Garland.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$2,000	Power lines were blown down in South Garland.
June 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$2,000	no account filed
April 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$2,000	no account filed
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	$1,000	Emergency management reported shingles removed from a home in Garland, TX.
January 2025	Flash Flood	Garland	-	Law enforcement reported several roads flooded and closed in Garland including Campbell Rd at Water Oak Dr, E. Campbell Rd at Kinnertone Ln, Naaman Rd at E. Brand Rd, Naaman at E. Kingsbridge Dr, Castle Dr at Lost Pines Ln, and Castle Dr at Hickox Rd.
May 2025	Hail	Garland	-	Spotter reported 1 inch hail in Garland.
May 2025	Hail	Garland	-	Social media picture of half dollar sized hail in North Garland.
May 2025	Hail	Garland	-	Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
March 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Garland	-	A 68 mph wind gust was reported by an emergency manager in Garland.
April 2023	Hail	Garland	-	A public report indicated nickel sized hail in Garland.
September 2023	Hail	Garland	-	Reported via mPing.
September 2023	Hail	Garland	-	Reported via mPing.
March 2022	Hail	Garland	-	A public report indicated nickel to quarter sized hail near Belt Line Rd and Crist Rd in Garland.
March 2022	Hail	Garland	-	A public report indicated nickel sized hail in Garland, TX.
June 2021	Flash Flood	Garland	-	Flood gates were closed along Naaman School Road between Brand Road and Miles Road, and between Pleasant Valley Road and Castle Road. Part of the road was inundated by the rising of Spring Creek that crosses the road.
June 2019	Hail	Garland	-	Garland Police Department reported ping pong ball size hail in the city of Garland, TX.
July 2017	Hail	Garland	-	A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail in the city of Garland, TX.
April 2016	Hail	Garland	-	A trained spotter reported nickel-sized hail near the intersection of Interstate 30 and Bobtown Road in Garland, TX.
March 2016	Hail	Garland	-	Quarter sized hail was reported in the northern portions of Garland.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Garland	-	A social media report indicated that water was approaching the doors of one home on Resistol Rd in Garland, TX.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Garland	-	Emergency management reported that Duck Creek in Garland, TX was out of its banks and rising.
June 2012	Hail	Garland	-	Penny sized hail was reported at the Firewheel Town Center in Sachse.
April 2012	Hail	Garland	-	Quarter to half dollar sized hail was reported in Garland.
October 2011	Hail	Garland	-	Quarter sized hail was reported by a trained spotter at the intersection of North Shiloh Road and West Buckingham Road in Garland.
October 2011	Hail	Garland	-	Nickel sized hail was reported along Douglas Street in Garland.

Every storm recorded in Dallas 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Embree (historical)	1.0 miles	20
Centerville	2.6 miles	22
Bethard	2.8 miles	20
Naaman	2.9 miles	20
Shiloh	3.0 miles	20
White Rock	3.4 miles	20
Zacha Junction	3.7 miles	21
Rowlett	4.0 miles	22

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 Garland	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q49274	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 1388185. 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.