Jourdanton, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Jourdanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78026. The Survey maps it on the Jourdanton quadrangle. 4,094 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 459 feet above sea level.
On record in Jourdanton
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 1 record
Atascosa County Courthouselisted 1997
Population over time
2 figuresJourdanton grew from 3,871 to 4,094 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 | 3,871 | |
| 2020 | 4,094 | +223 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Jourdanton quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Jourdanton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
299 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 299 fires within 5 miles of Jourdanton between 2005 and 2018, burning about 2,975 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 127 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 86 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 58 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HWY 97 AN SPUR 162 |
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2006 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 28 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR422 |
| 27 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Jourdanton: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jourdanton Sulfur | Sulfur | Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jourdanton in 21 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 13 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jourdanton | $250,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey concluded that a microburst caused numerous trees down near downtown Jourdanton. Trees were down along Maple, Cedar, Main streets, along with other side roads near the courthouse. A lawn furniture manufacturing plant near the corner of Zanderson and maple was demolished with roof pieces being thrown several blocks away. There was other minor roof damage observed to a bail bonds business across the street from the Sheriff's office near the intersection of Oak Street and Campbell Avenue. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jourdanton | $40,000 | A bow-shaped thunderstorm system moved rapidly through Atascosa County, producing large hail and damaging winds. Windows were blown out in Jourdanton by large hail, driven horizontally by strong winds. Trees and power lines were knocked down. Mobile homes were overturned near Charlotte. A barn was destroyed near Charlotte. One man asleep in his mobile home was blown into the closet as it was destroyed by the winds. He was not injured. A storage shed company was destroyed; one of the sheds was blown nearly two miles down the road. Also destroyed were a finance company and an aircraft maintenance company. Two mobile homes were destroyed and another dozen damaged in Pleasanton. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Jourdanton | $40,000 | A bow-shaped thunderstorm system moved rapidly through Atascosa County, producing large hail and damaging winds. Windows were blown out in Jourdanton by large hail, driven horizontally by strong winds. Trees and power lines were knocked down. Mobile homes were overturned near Charlotte. A barn was destroyed near Charlotte. One man asleep in his mobile home was blown into the closet as it was destroyed by the winds. He was not injured. A storage shed company was destroyed; one of the sheds was blown nearly two miles down the road. Also destroyed were a finance company and an aircraft maintenance company. Two mobile homes were destroyed and another dozen damaged in Pleasanton. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Jourdanton | $30,000 | A small tornado struck just west of Jourdanton, knocking over trees and power lines. It was observed by a deputy sheriff as it moved nearly a quarter mile before dissipating. No other damage was indicated. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jourdanton | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew a log through a house window in Jourdanton. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jourdanton | $2,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that broke some tree limbs. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in Jourdanton. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | A thunderstorm produced tea cup size hail in Jourdanton. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Jourdanton. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Jourdanton. |
| February 2018 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail near Jourdanton. |
| February 2018 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail near Jourdanton. |
| February 2018 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | A thunderstorm produced one inch hail near Jourdanton. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | The COOP observer in Jourdanton reported nickel size hail. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Jourdanton | - | Law enforcement reported minor flooding on Highways 97 and 16 and Spur 162 in Jourdanton. The co-op observer in Jourdanton reported 3.38 inches of rain during the event. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | The Atascosa County Sheriff's office dispatch reported ping-pong ball and quarter size hail from Jourdanton to 3 miles north of Jourdanton. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Jourdanton | - | Thunderstorms produced a general 2 to 3 inch rainfall, with up to 7 inches from Christine to Campbellton. FM140 was closed from Charlotte to near Campbellton. Most roads in southeast Atascosa County were also closed, including SH16 and FM791. |
| May 2005 | Flash Flood | Jourdanton | - | A general 1 to 2 inch rain fell between Jourdanton and Charlotte, with the highest totals near 4 inches just southeast of Jourdanton. SH16 and SH97 were closed due to flash flooding near Jourdanton. FM140 was closed southeast of Charlotte. |
| January 1998 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Jourdanton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Dobrowolski | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| La Parita | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Coughran | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Amphion | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Poteet | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Christine | 9.3 miles | 9 | |
| Charlotte | 9.3 miles | 8 |
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 Jourdanton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q980582 | 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 1360436. 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.






