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Junction, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Junction Southeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76849. It lies near Round Top. The Survey maps it on the Junction quadrangle. 2,451 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,703 feet above sea level.

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Junction within Kimble County

On record in Junction

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 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Junction fell from 2,574 to 2,451 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
20102,574
20202,451-123 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 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

45 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Junction between 2005 and 2018, burning about 88 acres in total. 1 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
Equipment and vehicle use20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Natural1
Smoking1

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 2011Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2011-124 460 FIRE COMPLEX
27 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
17 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2015-90
17 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2011-134
10 September 2008Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
7 August 2010Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2010-61
7 August 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2015-84A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kimble County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Junction: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Junction PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Murr PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Kimble County

Storms near this place

60 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Junction in 60 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 32 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 3 flood. The reports record 1 death and 2 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
May 2019LightningJunction1 killedA man from Midland was killed by lightning while he and his family were camping at Llano State Park.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindJunction1 hurt, $5,000no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindJunction1 hurt, $3,000Strong thunderstorm wind gusts overturned a travel trailer injuring one person inside.
March 2019Tornado (EF0)Junction$100,000In Junction, the NWS survey team found evidence of two tornadoes. The first touchdown was located 0.8 miles west southwest of Junction in a residential neighborhood. At this location, they found damage to storage sheds and an awning. The tornado broke a power pole near the base and blew out windows of a nearby residence. The tornado damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado.
August 1996Flash FloodJunction$100,000no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindJunction$70,000A severe thunderstorm moved across Kimble County producing 70 MPH winds. These winds ripped the roof off of a house and caused significant tree damage.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindJunction$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds moved through Junction resulting in damage to a business as well as several other structures. Several large trees were blown down as well.
October 2004HailJunction$1,000Car windsheilds were smashed in.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindJunction$200High winds downed a pecan tree just north of Junction.
May 2025HailJunction-Public reported numerous quarter to half dollar size hail.
May 2025HailJunction-Sheriff's office reported lots of dime size hail with some quarter size hail mixed in.
July 2025Flash FloodJunction-The Kimble County Emergency Manager reported that numerous roads were flooded in Kimble County, with road closures at various locations. In addition, numerous streets are flooded in Junction and Roosevelt.
April 2023HailJunction-There was some hail possibly larger than quarter size. There were tents damaged due to the wind and hail.
June 2023HailJunction-Law Enforcement reported golf ball size hail in Junction.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindJunction-Public reported a large tree fell on a RV camper located at the Morgan Shady RV Park.
October 2023Flash FloodJunction-There was flash flooding around Junction. There were road closures to County Road 450, Ranch Road 2189, County Road 410, County Road 320, County Road, Ranch Road 385 and areas along US 377. Also, there was 4 to 7 inches of rain during the past 18 hours.
October 2023FloodJunction-Public reported flooding near South Llano River State Park.
October 2023FloodJunction-NWS COOP observer reported the road to the state park is impassable.
October 2023FloodJunction-An emergency manager reported the road is impassable due to flooding.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindJunction-The Park/Forest Service reported damage to several trees and large tree limbs in South Llano State Park.
March 2021HailJunction-Golf ball to baseball size hail was reported near South Llano State Park.
March 2021HailJunction-The public reported golf ball size hail in Junction.
May 2015Flash FloodJunction-US Highway 377 had six feet of water over the road near South Llano State Park.
May 2015Flash FloodJunction-Street flooding was reported in Junction. A low water crossing at FM 1221 was filled but passable.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindJunction-The park service reported several trees downed and numerous large tree branches snapped in South Llano State Park. The time is approximate.
June 2013HailJunction-Quarter size hail was reported at Llano State Park.
May 2009HailJunction-Nickle to quarter size hail was reported.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindJunction-Trees and power lines were blown down by damaging thunderstorm winds.
May 2007Flash FloodJunction-Highway 377 southwest of Juntion was closed due to flooding.
March 2005HailJunction-Hail lasted 10 minutes.
November 2004Flash FloodJunction-Water as reported to be 5 feet above the road surface on ranch road 385.
October 2003Flash FloodJunction-There was significant street flooding in Junction. Also 6 feet of water covered highway 377 just south of Junction.
October 2000HailJunction-Nickel size hail fell along the Sutton-Kimble County line.
September 1998Flash FloodJunction-U.S. Highway 377 was closed south of Junction by flood waters.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindJunction-no account filed
April 2016HailJunction-no account filed
June 2013HailJunction-no account filed
March 2013HailJunction-no account filed
March 2013HailJunction-no account filed
April 2011HailJunction-no account filed
June 2010HailJunction-no account filed
March 2005HailJunction-no account filed
June 2005HailJunction-no account filed
April 2004HailJunction-no account filed
August 2004Flash FloodJunction-no account filed
August 2004HailJunction-no account filed
August 2004HailJunction-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindJunction-no account filed
March 2002HailJunction-no account filed
May 2002HailJunction-no account filed
March 2002HailJunction-no account filed
March 2001HailJunction-no account filed
February 2001HailJunction-no account filed
May 2000HailJunction-no account filed
May 1999HailJunction-no account filed
April 1998HailJunction-no account filed
February 1998Flash FloodJunction-no account filed
May 1997Tornado (F0)Junction-no account filed
March 1997HailJunction-no account filed
May 1996HailJunction-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kimble 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
Segovia7.2 miles7
Cleo9.6 miles8
Yates11.7 miles8
Buck Hollow13.2 miles12
Telegraph13.2 miles10
Roosevelt15.0 miles12
London16.6 miles7
Noxville17.5 miles11

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 JunctionAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q975616The 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 1374333. 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.