Gladewater, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gladewater census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75647. The Survey maps it on the Gladewater quadrangle. 6,134 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 364 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGladewater fell from 6,441 to 6,134 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 | 6,441 | |
| 2020 | 6,134 | -307 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Gladewater quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
577 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 577 fires within 5 miles of Gladewater between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,565 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 247 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 600 S. LOOP 485 |
| 9 September 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BINGHAM |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6178 |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | PINE 15-318 |
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STEWART ST |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2685 BEFORE GLADEWATER CITY LIMITS |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LOCUST RD. |
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
57 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gladewater in 57 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 27 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 9 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $20,000 | A large tree fell on top of an SUV in Gladewater, Texas killing one of the two occupants in the vehicle and severely injuring the other. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | $100,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed in the area. Several of these trees fell on homes. The roof was removed from a business on Hwy. 80. A portion of the roof landed on an automobile. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | $50,000 | Powerlines down. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | $30,000 | Trees and powerlines were downed in the town of Gladewater. One tree fell on top of a brick home. There were no report of any injuries. |
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Gladewater | $30,000 | Several roads washed out including Commerce, West Lake, and East Lake. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | $1,000 | Storm Spotter reported thunderstorm winds blew an awning off a house while trees and powerlines were toppled across the area resulting in over 1000 customers without power. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Gladewater | - | Quarter size hail fell near Gladewater. Report from m-PING. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Tree down in the southbound lanes on Loop 485 near the Highway 80 intersection. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Large limbs were blown down near the Loop and Highway 80 on the east side of Gladewater. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | A downburst, followed by damaging straight line winds, uprooted multiple hardwood and softwood trees in a north-northeasterly direction in various portions of Warren City. Multiple other hardwood and softwood tree trunks were snapped in a similar north-northeasterly direction near Texas Street and George Richey Road. A swath of this damage extended across George Richey Road, including a hardwood tree uproot that fell onto a metal farm shed. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | A mobile home was destroyed by fallen trees on Primrose Street. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | One inch tree limbs were broken. Shingles were blown off of a home. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Gladewater | - | Quarter size hail fell in Gladewater. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Several trees were blown down between Kilgore and Gladewater. |
| February 2020 | Flash Flood | Gladewater | - | Highway 271 at Highway 80 in Gladewater was flooded and closed. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Gladewater | - | Shell Camp Road was flooded. |
| February 2018 | Hail | Gladewater | - | Dime size hail fell on the south side of Gladewater. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | A tree fell onto power lines on West Sheppard Drive in Gladewater. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Small limbs and power lines were blown down in Gladewater. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | A tree snapped and fell on a barn in Gladewater. |
| December 2017 | Flash Flood | Gladewater | - | The intersection of Highway 80 and Highway 271 in Gladewater was flooded. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Gladewater | - | Two periods of pea to penny size hail along Highway 80 between Gladewater, Clarksville City, and White Oak. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Gladewater | - | Streets and highways were closed on the southwest side of Gladewater as a result of excessive heavy rainfall. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Trees were downed on Old Hwy. 135 in Gladewater. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Several trees were downed with debris across Hwy. 80 in Gladewater, Texas. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Trees were downed in Gladewater. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Powerlines were downed in the Lake Gladewater community. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Gladewater | - | Hwy. 80 at Cotton Street was closed due to high water. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Trees were downed in Gladewater, Texas. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | A measured 60 mph wind gust was reported in Gladewater, Texas by the local media. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Gladewater | - | Water over US 271...McComic Road and multiple secondary roads in the northwest portion of the county. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Gladewater | - | TX 135 near FM 2207 was closed due to high water. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Powerlines were blown down on Hwy 271 at Hwy 135. Numerous powerlines were blown down elsewhere across the county. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Gladewater | - | Hail fell between Gladewater and White Oak. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Trees downed. |
| May 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Gladewater | - | Reported by Police Department. |
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Gladewater | - | Hwy 135 and the Old Gladewater Hwy were closed between Gladewater and I-20 due to flooding. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | Wind gusts were recorded from a trained spotter. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | A tree was blown down by high winds. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| November 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Gladewater | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Gladewater | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville City | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Gladewater Park | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Warren City | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| White Oak | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Shiloh | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty City | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Teneryville | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Pines | 7.6 miles | 13 |
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 Gladewater | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q785408 | 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 1336557. 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.



