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Goliad, Texas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Goliad North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77963. The Survey maps it on the Goliad quadrangle. 1,620 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 164 feet above sea level.

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Goliad within Goliad County

On record in Goliad

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 8 records

Population over time

3 figures

Goliad grew from 885 to 1,620 between 1880 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
1880885
20101,908
20201,620-288 (-15%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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

63 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Goliad between 2006 and 2018, burning about 2,048 acres in total. 2 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
Debris and open burning26
Equipment and vehicle use16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Smoking4
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined500 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
4 September 2016Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service16-17
10 September 2014Debris and open burning8.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service033-14
9 August 2013Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceOAK ST.
22 August 2016Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service16-14
21 August 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service030-14
20 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresTexas A & M Forest Service17-33
29 July 2017Debris and open burning15 acresTexas A & M Forest Service17-32

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Goliad County

Storms near this place

60 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goliad in 65 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 29 hail, 16 flash flood, 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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
June 1997Flash FloodGoliad1 killedA nearly stationary area of showers and thunderstorms developed across the county. At 3pm CST...numerous roadways became flooded. The resulting torrential downpours forced a nearby creek to become dangerously rapid as 5 to 6 inches of rainfall fell in approximately 3 hours. Between 4 and 5 pm CST...a 21-year old man drowned as a result after an attempt to cross the swollen creek on horseback.
June 2017HailGoliad$250,000Baseball sized hail occurred in the city of Goliad.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindGoliad$50,000Significant structural damage occurred to the side of the building at the Grace Temple Church in Goliad.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindGoliad$10,000A tin shed was blown over on a farm near Goliad.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindGoliad$10,000Many large trees were snapped at Goliad State Park.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindGoliad$10,000Power lines were blown across the city of Goliad.
April 2012HailGoliad$10,000Golf ball sized hail was reported in Goliad.
May 2019HailGoliad$5,000Quarter sized hail occurred in Goliad.
June 2017HailGoliad$5,000Quarter sized hail occurred on the north side of Goliad.
April 2015Flash FloodGoliad$5,000Flooding occurred at Goliad State Park with water into the mission church building.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindGoliad$1,000Power lines were blown down near Highway 183 and San Fernando Road in Goliad.
April 2024HailGoliad-Cocorahs station TX-GD-8 reported ping pong size hail. Time estimated by radar.
April 2024HailGoliad-Law enforcement reported large hail, time estimated by radar.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindGoliad-Public estimated winds gusted up to 60 mph in Goliad.
June 2017HailGoliad-Public reported quarter sized hail in Goliad.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindGoliad-Public estimated 60 mph winds in Goliad.
April 2015HailGoliad-Goliad Sheriffs Office reported quarter sized hail in Goliad.
April 2015HailGoliad-Quarter sized hail occurred in Goliad.
April 2013Flash FloodGoliad-Goliad Sheriff's Office reported water over the road at several intersections within the city of Goliad.
April 2013Heavy RainGoliad-Observer measured 5.15 inches of rainfall.
April 2013Heavy RainGoliad-Observer measured 4.51 inches of rainfall in Goliad.
April 2012HailGoliad-Ping pong ball sized hail was reported on Farm to Market road 1726 northwest of Goliad.
May 2009Flash FloodGoliad-Two to three inches of rainfall fell in a short time period over the city of Goliad, producing flash flooding of low lying areas and streets.
May 2009HailGoliad-Generally penny sized hail fell i nthe city of Goliad, with a few golfball sized hail stones reported.
March 2007Flash FloodGoliad-Flash flooding of a low water crossing along U.S. 59 was reported roughly 10 miles southwest of Goliad. U.S. 59 was reduced to one lane. Law enforcement reported one vehicle was swept off the road, but the driver was able to escape unharmed.|
March 2007Flash FloodGoliad-Water reported over U.S. 59 west in Goliad.
September 2007Tornado (EF0)Goliad-A picture was taken of a tornado that formed just briefly off of Highway 183 and F.M. 622, 3 miles north of Goliad. The tornado remained over open country and produced no damage. The time of the picture and tornado was not exactly known.|
December 2002Thunderstorm WindGoliad-Large tree reported down.
May 2002HailGoliad-Tree limbs and fences damaged.
September 2002Tornado (F0)Goliad-Tornado was associated with Tropical Depression Fay. No damage reported.
May 2001Flash FloodGoliad-Flooding reported on highway 59 and 183 with numerous county roads closed.
November 2001Tornado (F1)Goliad-5 NW Goliad - On highway 239 halfway to Charco.
November 2001Tornado (F0)Goliad-Sheriff reported Tornado along west side of Highway 183
November 2001HailGoliad-HAIL REPORTED 5 MILES NW OF GOLIAD.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindGoliad-Thunderstorm wind gust downed a utility pole along FM 239.
April 1999Flash FloodGoliad-Sheriff reports of numerous roads covered by water throughout the city.
January 1998Thunderstorm WindGoliad-Park Ranger reported several large trees downed by thunderstorm wind resulting in road closures.
February 1998HailGoliad-Public report of quarter sized hail on highway 183.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindGoliad-Sheriff report of thunderstorm wind gust.
May 1997HailGoliad-Spotter report of quarter sized hail.
June 1997HailGoliad-Sheriff report of dime sized hail.
December 1997HailGoliad-NWS Spotter of dime sized hail.
December 1997HailGoliad-NWS Spotter report of golfball sized hail.
December 1997Thunderstorm WindGoliad-NWS Spotter report of structural damage to a chimney due to strong thunderstorm wind gust.
September 1997Flash FloodGoliad-Numerous roadways flooded.
April 1993Thunderstorm WindGoliad-Several trees were uprooted south of Goliad near the Refugio County line.
October 1993HailGoliad-The Goliad Sheriff's Office reported several trees damaged in Schroder. Approximately five minutes later the Department of Public safety reported baseball-size hail at the intersection of Highway 183 and FM 119.
November 2004HailGoliad-no account filed
April 2002HailGoliad-no account filed
May 2002HailGoliad-no account filed
September 2002Flash FloodGoliad-no account filed
September 2002Flash FloodGoliad-no account filed
November 2001HailGoliad-no account filed
November 2001HailGoliad-no account filed
July 2000HailGoliad-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindGoliad-no account filed
October 1998Flash FloodGoliad-no account filed
February 1998HailGoliad-no account filed
March 1997Flash FloodGoliad-no account filed
March 1997Flash FloodGoliad-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Goliad 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
Melo3.5 miles8
Scurlock4.1 miles7
Riverdale8.2 miles7
Fannin8.3 miles7
Kilgore8.5 miles7
Angel City8.8 miles7
Sarco10.8 miles8
Cologne11.3 miles7

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 GoliadAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982494The 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 1358133. 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.