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Huntsville, Texas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Huntsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77340. It lies near Smith Hill. The Survey maps it on the Huntsville quadrangle. 45,941 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 371 feet above sea level.

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Huntsville within Walker County

On record in Huntsville

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

Population over time

2 figures

Huntsville grew from 38,548 to 45,941 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.

YearPeople Change
201038,548
202045,941+7,393 (+19%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 14 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

110 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Huntsville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 635 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 burning61
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Equipment and vehicle use7
Natural5
Smoking3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
4 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 838
30 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 432
29 September 1994Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2006Debris and open burning15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 203
12 September 2004Debris and open burning7.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 22
10 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNational Forests And Grasslands In TexasWINFREY
7 August 2015Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service4518

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Walker 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 Huntsville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSilicaPast Producer

Every working recorded in Walker County

Storms near this place

60 of 83 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huntsville in 83 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 44 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 11 flash flood, 5 tornado. The reports record 9 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 1999Tornado (F1)Huntsville7 hurt, $125,000Tornado touchdown in the Acres Hills subdivision just NE of Huntsville. One mobile home completely destroyed. Three people inside escaped with fairly minor injuries (cuts and abrasions, separated shoulder). A large oak tree bisected another trailer down the road pinning the resident who was later Life Flighted to Houston and had a broken leg and ankle, and a collapsed lung. Three other residents sustained minor injuries (lacerations, etc). Numerous trees and roof damage was noted throughout the remainder of the subdivision.
March 1995Thunderstorm WindHuntsville2 hurt, $20,000Sheriffs reported that downburst winds destroyed one mobile home and damaged three others.
October 1997Tornado (F1)Huntsville$150,000Destroyed 2 houses
April 2015Flash FloodHuntsville$100,000Heavy rain at Sam Houston State University collapsed a recreational building wall and allowed water to flow into the lower levels of the structure. Numerous parking lots were flooded.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$75,000no account filed
January 1999Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$74,000Medium sized oak tree uprooted and fell on mobile home. Uncompleted home framework collapsed.
May 2004Flash FloodHuntsville$60,000Numerous roads in and around the Huntsville area flooded and impassable.
May 2021Tornado (EF0)Huntsville$30,000A brief tornado touched down near a shopping center near Huntsville. Caused some minor damage. Circular winds observed in parking lot on video.
January 2012Tornado (EF0)Huntsville$30,000This EF-0 tornado touched down in a residential section of the Huntsville area near Roundabout Road. There was significant tree damage, and one of the trees did fall on a nearby house and caused some roof damage. Trees were blown down in different directions, giving an indication of a strong circulation in the area.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$25,000Numerous trees down.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$25,000Tree down on car.
April 2006HailHuntsville$20,000Numerous reports of golfball to racquetball-size hail.
May 2004HailHuntsville$20,0001.75 inch hail in Huntsville.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$16,000Several homes were damaged on Sleepy Hollow Circle.
January 2012Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$15,000This severe thunderstorm produced widespread wind damage in and around the Huntsville area. Numerous trees were downed throughout the city, and a light pole was blown down on a new truck. There was also some roof damage to a bank in the middle of the city. A student at a local university was injured by a falling tree limb.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$15,000Two trees down on two separate mobile homes. One mobile home received significant roof damage while the other received only minimal structural damage. Power line was also reported being downed.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$15,000Newspaper reported wind damage to a mobile home.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$15,000Trees down.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$15,000Trees down.
January 1999Tornado (F0)Huntsville$15,000Brief tornado touchdown with trees reported down.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$15,000Trees down along Ave J.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$13,00026 houses in the Elkins Lake Subdivision received minor wind damage.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$10,000A tree was downed onto a home.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$10,000Tree down in Pine Prairie.
July 1998HailHuntsville$10,000Hail on HWY 190.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$9,000A home was damaged on Crosstimbers Street.
June 2008LightningHuntsville$8,000A large oak tree was struck by lightning and fell upon a couple of vehicles.
March 1999HailHuntsville$7,000Hail report along Hwy. 30 near Grimes Co. line
January 2016HailHuntsville$5,000Half dollar sized hail occurred just south of Huntsville.
July 2014Flash FloodHuntsville$5,000High water on roads SW of Huntsville. Public report of 7.99 inches of rain was received.
June 2004Flash FloodHuntsville$5,000Flooding of FM roads.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$5,000Sheriff's office reported trees and power lines down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$5,000Trees blown down and 3/4" hail.
January 1998HailHuntsville$5,000no account filed
April 1996HailHuntsville$5,000no account filed
April 1996HailHuntsville$5,000no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$5,000no account filed
September 1996HailHuntsville$5,000no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$5,000no account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$5,000no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$4,000Thunderstorm winds caused some tree damage to a residential home.
September 2019Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$3,000Power lines were downed near the intersection of Old Colony Road and Wanza Road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$3,000Trees down near Highway 75.
October 2006Flash FloodHuntsville$3,000FM 2989 between Interstate 45 and FM 247 was closed due to flooding.
February 2005HailHuntsville$3,000Hail was on the west side of town.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$3,000Trees blown down.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$3,000Trees blown down in northern Huntsville.
April 1998HailHuntsville$3,000no account filed
February 2011Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$2,000Large tree was downed across a road in the city of Huntsville.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$1,000Two 70 to 100 foot pine trees were downed on the south side of Huntsville.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$500Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down onto a fence.
March 2014HailHuntsville$500Marble sized hail was observed on the south side of Huntsville.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Broadcast media reported trees and powerlines down.
October 2025Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Law enforcement reported downed trees and power line along Martin Luther King Dr. and 7th St. in Huntsville, TX.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Power poles and three-inch tree limbs were broken.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Trees were downed and limbs were broken.
April 2024Flash FloodHuntsville-Multiple roadways around Huntsville were closed after becoming impassable due to floodwaters.
May 2024Flash FloodHuntsville-Portions of FM 2821 to the north of Huntsville were impassable due to flash flooding.
January 2023HailHuntsville-Ping-pong ball sized hail was observed by a member of the public near Montgomery Rd and Veterans Memorial Pkwy in Huntsville. Size was estimated based on provided photos.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindHuntsville-Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down a large tree, which fell onto an apartment complex and caused roof damage.

Every storm recorded in Walker 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
Pine Hill3.1 miles14
Mount Morian3.1 miles13
Harmony4.0 miles13
Pine Prairie4.4 miles13
Galilee5.1 miles10
Crabbs Prairie5.6 miles11
Phelps5.9 miles13
Arizona6.3 miles13

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 HuntsvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q864885The 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 1382049. 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.