BlockGruver, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Gruver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79040. The Survey maps it on the Gruver quadrangle. 1,130 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,176 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGruver fell from 1,194 to 1,130 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 | 1,194 | |
| 2020 | 1,130 | -64 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1954 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Perryton quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Gruver quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Spearman quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
42 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Gruver between 2006 and 2016, burning about 1,543 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SALVAGE FIRE |
| 4 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BOOM TRUCK POWERLINE FIRE |
| 24 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 13 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GARRETT FIRE |
| 6 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | AIRPORT TRASH FIRE |
| 6 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SEAGLER FIRE |
| 2 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BALES |
| 1 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SOUTH BAR DITCH FIRE |
Storms near this place
60 of 155 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gruver in 155 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 103 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 13 tornado, 3 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Hail | Gruver | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | $20,000 | Irrigation pivots were flipped over by the winds. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | $10,000 | Roof was lifted off a lumber building and deposited into a vacant lot across the street from the business. A large section of an elm tree was sheered by the high wind onto the court house lawn and a large circular trampoline was enmeshed in the top of a tree. Several yard fences were blown down. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Gruver | $5,000 | Half dollar to golfball size hail fell to the northwest of Gruver. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | $2,000 | Local law enforcement officials reported that two power poles had blown down by downburst thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Texas State Highway 207 and County Road H about ten miles northeast of Gruver Texas in Hansford County. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities. |
| June 2025 | Flood | Gruver | $1,000 | Main Avenue in Gruver was covered in water. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Gruver | - | This tornado was captured via storm spotter video crossing Highway 207. It was not a well defined tornado but there was definitely circulation that crossed the highway. As it|encountered power lines, it resulted in no damage to them though there was some swaying of the lines as it moved through. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Gruver | - | Dime to penny size hail fell around Gruver. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | - | Multiple tree branches ranging from 1 to 3 in diameter were reported to be knocked down. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Gruver | - | The track of this tornado was not accessible by road as it moved|through a farm field, but was noted on radar and documented by|storm chasers in the area. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Gruver | - | The same storm that caused the first tornado north of Gruver|resulted in a 2nd over the same area about 20 minutes later. This|tornado was documented by storm chasers and noted on radar. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Gruver | - | There was a public report of penny size hail just south of Gruver, TX. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | - | On the west side of Gruver, a power pole was half knocked over at 5th and Front Streets. A street tank was displaced 50 feet. A steel fence was displaced 120 feet. The time of occurrence has been estimated from radar data. |
| July 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | Gruver | - | The tornado touched down in open country around 7 miles west-northwest of Gruver, and while it appeared weak, it encountered no damage indicators for a rating. The tornado was on the ground for around 4 minutes before dissipating. Confirmation of the touch down was based on photographic evidence from a storm chaser and also a local rancher in the area. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Gruver | - | Trained spotter reported dime size hail in Gruver, TX. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | - | Late report of wind damage to a powerlines. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Gruver | - | Second round of nickel to quarter size hail in Gruver, began at 603 PM and continued until 610 PM. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Gruver | - | Third round of nickel to quarter size hail in Gruver, began at 645 PM and continued until 650 PM. |
| June 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Gruver | - | Funnel cloud reported south of Gruver. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Gruver | - | Hail up to nickel size was reported by a trained spotter. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Gruver | - | Mostly dime to nickel size hail was reported just south of Gruver, however the maximum hail size was up to quarter size. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Gruver | - | One inch hail reported just outside of Gruver to the west. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Gruver | - | Late report of quarter sized hail. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Gruver | - | Late report of half dollar hail with moderate crop damage, time estimated from radar. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gruver | - | Sheriff reported quarter sized hail. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gruver | - | Report received by Twitter. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gruver | - | Half Dollar size hail north of Gruver. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gruver | - | Measured 1.25 inch diameter hail and reported approximately 6 miles north-northeast of Gruver. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gruver | - | Half dollar to ping pong ball sized hail fell near the intersection of highway 136 and FM 2535. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Gruver | - | Ping Pong ball sized hail northeast of the town of Gruver. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Gruver | - | Quarter size hail reported. Lasted for a good minute before moving on. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Gruver | - | Dime to ping pong ball size hail reported in Gruver. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | - | A 62 mph wind gust was measured by the KVII schoolnet site in Gruver. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | - | A 60 mph wind gust was measured at the Gruver schoolnet site. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Gruver | - | Nickel size hail fell 10 miles west of Gruver. |
| September 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Gruver | - | Brief tornado, likely a landspout, touched down north of Gruver. The event was witnessed by numerous residents who were attending a high school football game. No damage was reported as the tornado likely remained over open country. The location based off of radar. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Gruver | - | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell in Gruver. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Gruver | - | A report of ping pong ball size hail was received from 5 miles southwest of Gruver via MPING. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Gruver | - | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter was reported one miles west of Gruver. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Gruver | - | Hail up to the size of half dollars was reported 6 miles east of Gruver. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Gruver | - | Hail up to the size of baseballs was reported 2 miles east of Gruver. The viewer reported that the hailstones were disc shaped. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Gruver | - | Hail slightly larger than golf balls was reported one mile southwest of Gruver. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Gruver | - | A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Hansford County during the evening hours of the 16th. As this storm moved southeastward towards the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a local law enforcement officer reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) 10 miles west of Gruver. After producing this hail the storm continued moving southeastward across the county. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Gruver | - | A discrete supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Hansford County during the evening hours of the 16th. As this storm moved southeastward towards the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a trained storm spotter reported quarter size hail (1.00 inch) 5 miles west of Gruver. After producing this hail the storm continued moving southeastward across the county. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Gruver | - | A cluster of thunderstorms moved out of the Oklahoma Panhandle and into the Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 30th. As this cluster of thunderstorms moved near the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a local law enforcement officer reported hail up to the size of quarters (1.00 inch) 6 miles south of Gruver (Hansford County). After producing this hail the cluster of thunderstorms continued to move to the southeast. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Gruver | - | Discrete thunderstorms developed over Hansford County during the evening hours of the 22nd. As the storm moved north of the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a member of the public reported nickel size hail (0.88 inch) 5 miles northeast of Gruver (Hansford County). After producing this hail the storm moved southwestward across the county. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | - | Discrete thunderstorms developed over Hansford County during the evening hours of the 22nd. As the storm moved north of the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a member of the public reported an estimated 58 mph thunderstorms downburst which blew over a large tree 6 miles north of Gruver (Hansford County). After producing this gust the storm diminished while moving southwestward across the county. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Gruver | - | A cluster of thunderstorms moved out of the Oklahoma Panhandle during the late evening hours of the 24th. As this cluster of storms near the town of Gruver (Hansford County), a local law enforcement official 4 miles west of Gruver (Hansford County) reported hail up to the size of nickels (0.88 inch). After producing this hail, the cluster of storms continued to slowly move southeastward across the Texas Panhandle. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Gruver | - | Residual showers moved over Hansford County during the late evening hours of the 7th. A member of the public in Gruver (Hansford County) reported three inches of rain and standing water in pastures and fields. Minor flooding of streets made travel difficult across town. However, no swift water or stranded motorist were reported in association with this minor flooding. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Gruver | - | An old outflow boundary helped to initiate a thunderstorm near Gruver (Hansford County). This thunderstorm produced quarter size hail 2 miles north of Gruver as reported by law enforcement. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | - | An embedded thunderstorm within an eastward moving line of thunderstorms briefly intensified while moving across the Oklahoma Panhandle. This storm produced a 59 mph downburst in the town of Gruver (Hansford County). The KVII Schoolnet site a Gruver High School was able to measure this downburst. After producing this downburst, the nocturnal inversion strengthened sufficiently to prevent any further downbursts during the evening hours of the 10th. |
| May 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Gruver | - | The tornado touched down about four miles north northwest of Gruver at 2312 CST. The tornado was on the ground for about one half mile with a maximum path width of twenty-five yards. The tornado dissipated at 2314 CST and remained over open country. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Gruver | - | Local law enforcement officials reported numerous motorists were stranded on highways around the town of Gruver Texas. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Gruver | - | The public reported dime to nickel size hail covering Texas State Highway 207 located seven miles northeast of Gruver. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Gruver | - | The nickel size hail was reported along Texas State Highway 136 north of Gruver. The trained spotter also reported a lot of dust being picked up and ingested into the storm. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Gruver | - | Yard was reportedly covered with hail. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Gruver | - | Reported near County Road 7 and Farm to Market Road 2018. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Gruver | - | A landspout tornado remained over open country. The path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Gruver | - | Small landspout tornado reportedly remained over open country. No damage and no injuries were reported. The path length and path width were estimated. |
| February 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gruver | - | Reported at SchoolNet site. |
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.
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 Gruver | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982160 | 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 1358478. 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.