Gregory, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Portland-Gregory census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78359. The Survey maps it on the Gregory quadrangle. 1,740 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 30 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresGregory fell from 2,318 to 1,740 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,318 | |
| 2010 | 1,907 | -411 (-18%) |
| 2020 | 1,740 | -167 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1925 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Corpus Christi quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
24 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Gregory between 2009 and 2020, burning about 38 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 | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BILLBOARD |
| 18 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | INGLESIDE BRUSH |
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS GIRE |
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
| 18 July 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GARZA |
| 4 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 181 AT CITY LIMIT |
| 3 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS/BRUSH FIRE |
| 28 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gregory: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Salt, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haas Trucking Company Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Texas Brine Plant | Salt | Producer | ||
| (Facility) Sherwin Alumina Refinery | Aluminum | Plant | 1952 | |
| Reynolds Metals San Patricio Plant | Aluminum | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gregory in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 10 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Gregory | 3 hurt, $100,000 | NWS storm survey, photos, and video shared by media confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down near the Vostalpine plant near Highway 361 and private road 87A.|The tornado crossed Highway 361 and struck the TPCO plant where it flipped a commercial trailer. Three people were injured inside the trailer. The winds were estimated to be from 75 to 85 mph. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Gregory | $5,000,000 | Spur 202 and Farm to Market Road 3284 were flooded in Gregory. Water depth reached 3 feet in some portions of Gregory. There were 8 families that were rescued from the high water. There were 28 people that were placed in a local shelter due to the flooding. ||The flood devastated the city of Gregory and the Tradewinds Subdivision 5 miles north of Gregory. In Gregory, 80 percent of the homes were flooded. There were 496 homes with minor damage and 16 homes with major damage. There were 28 businesses in Gregory that received minor damage. In the Tradewinds Subdivision, 26 homes were flooded. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Gregory | $500,000 | Vehicles became stranded in flooded roadways around Gregory. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Gregory | $250,000 | Water was 1 to 2 feet deep across portions of Gregory. |
| April 2012 | Flash Flood | Gregory | $250,000 | Cars were under water in Gregory near Highway 35. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Gregory | $15,000 | NWS storm survey concluded a tornado touched down in a field south of Highway 35 just east of Gregory. The tornado flipped over a fireworks stand and damaged the side of an outbuilding. The tornado crossed Highway 35 and dissipated in a field. Maximum winds of 70 mph were estimated. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gregory | $10,000 | Public reported trees were blown down in Gregory. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Gregory | $10,000 | This tornado formed just south of the intersection of Highway 136 and Highway 188. An RV trailer was blown over and large tree limbs were broken along the path. Three sheds also collapsed. This tornado moved northeast to southwest. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gregory | $1,000 | A tall, large 2-3 foot diameter tree was snapped in half in Gregory Park by the thunderstorm wind gusts.| |
| November 2025 | Hail | Gregory | - | Significant hail damage to several cars in the area. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | Gregory | - | Farm to Market Road 136 was closed near Highway 188 due to flooding. |
| October 2021 | Flash Flood | Gregory | - | Flood waters were over State Highway 188 east of Sinton. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Gregory | - | Flood waters over the curbs and flooding streets in several neighborhoods in Portland. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gregory | - | Wind gusts to 60 mph along with pea size hail was reported. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Gregory | - | Highway 181 and Highway 35 closed due to high water in Gregory. FM 1069 closed North of Ingleside due to water over the roadway. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Gregory | - | Flooding reported along State Highway 361. |
| May 1997 | Flash Flood | Gregory | - | Police report of several roadways flooded. |
| September 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Gregory | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Center | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Portland | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Doyle Addition Colonia | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Doyle | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Nueces Bay Colonia | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Nueces Bayfront Colonia | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Midway | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Tradewinds | 4.9 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 Gregory | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q979542 | 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 1337010. 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.








