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Katy, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1992. It lies in ZIP code area 77494. The Survey maps it on the Katy quadrangle. 21,894 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 141 feet above sea level.

Katy within Harris County

On record in Katy

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

Population over time

2 figures

Katy grew from 14,102 to 21,894 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
201014,102
202021,894+7,792 (+55%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

7 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Katy between 2003 and 2019, burning about 8 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/undetermined4
Debris and open burning3

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
13 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceKATY FREEWAY
12 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMASON RD
27 July 2003Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCONROE - 61
13 April 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
11 April 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceILLEGAL BURN
1 January 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
1 January 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harris County

Storms near this place

52 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Katy in 52 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 24 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 funnel cloud, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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
November 2000Tornado (F1)Katy1 hurt, $250,000Tornado near intersection of Grand Parkway and Colonial Parkway. Tornado damaged portion of roof on Albertson's warehouse then flipped over two office trailers. Several homes damaged in Williamsburg Hamlet subdivision with roof damage to three homes, windows blown out, and major fence damage. One home completely destroyed. One man was injured in a tractor-trailer that flipped over on the Grand Parkway.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindKaty$70,000,000Trained spotters reported trees downed in Katy by strong thunderstorm winds as a derecho moved through the area. Damage dollar totals include all of Harris County and City of Houston for this event.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindKaty$100,000Power poles down along Clay Rd., roof damage at Taylor H.S., and traffic signals damaged along Mason Rd. and Fry Rd.
August 2022LightningKaty$50,000A lightning strike caused a residential fire on Murano Garden Court.
April 2004HailKaty$50,000Golfball-size hail in the Bear Creek subdivision at intersection of Hwy 6 and Clay road (Key Map 448E).
February 1998Thunderstorm WindKaty$30,000Widespread trees down and minor structural damage reported from a bow echo moving across western Harris County. Wind measured at 60 mph at I-10 & Beltway 8.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindKaty$25,000Trees down in Katy (some on roofs). Katy High School sustained $10,000 in damage.
April 2001HailKaty$25,000no account filed
April 2000HailKaty$25,000no account filed
May 2019Flash FloodKaty$20,000Many west and northwestern Houston roadways became impassable due to flooding. There were many stranded or flooded vehicles near the Katy Freeway with reports of some high water rescues from vehicles.
April 2004HailKaty$15,000Penny-sized hail reported.
April 2004HailKaty$15,000Penny-sized hail reported.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindKaty$15,000Power lines down.
April 2001HailKaty$15,000no account filed
June 2020Flash FloodKaty$10,100There was widespread street flooding between the Jersey Village area and the Katy area. Several roads were flooded. There were multiple reports of stalled cars.
March 2000HailKaty$10,000no account filed
April 2003HailKaty$6,000no account filed
August 2012Thunderstorm WindKaty$5,000Large tree limbs stripped off trees near the intersection of Katy Hockley Road and Longenbaugh Road.
February 2003HailKaty$5,0003/4 inch hail.
October 1998Thunderstorm WindKaty$5,000Trees and powerlines blown down.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindKaty$5,000Trees blown down at key map 485G.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindKaty$5,000Large tree uprooted on Fry Rd.
February 1993HailKaty$5,000A report was received from Houston Emergency Management of 1-inch hail in Katy.
April 1997HailKaty$5,000no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindKaty$5,000no account filed
August 1996HailKaty$5,000no account filed
December 2006HailKaty$4,000Nickel size hail.
March 2007HailKaty$3,000Nickel size hail at the Fry Road and Sun Glenn Blvd intersection.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindKaty$3,000Large limbs blown down along HWY 90.
February 1998HailKaty$3,000no account filed
May 1995HailKaty$1,000Amateur radio operators reported 3/4 inch hail in Katy at the intersection of Highways 6 and 290.
May 1995HailKaty$1,000Amateur radio operators reported three-quarters inch hail in Katy at the intersection of Highways 6 and 290.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindKaty$500The HAMS spotter network reported winds of 60 mph in Katy.
March 2024HailKaty-Nickel sized hail was observed.
December 2024Funnel CloudKaty-A member of the public reported a funnel cloud in western Harris county.
April 2023HailKaty-There was quarter sized hail in the Katy area.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindKaty-Large trees were downed near East Avenue in Katy.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindKaty-Some trees were knocked down.
October 2021Flash FloodKaty-Peek Rd was closed between Stockdick School Rd and Beckendorf Rd due to floodwaters.
April 2020HailKaty-Ping pong ball sized hail was reported.
April 2020HailKaty-Quarter sized hail was reported near Legacy Stadium.
April 2020HailKaty-Golf ball sized hail was reported at the Waller Harris County ESD 200 Fire And EMS Station.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindKaty-This wind gust was at the intersection of Franz Road and Highway 99.
October 2015Flash FloodKaty-There was widespread flooding around the city of Houston. There were numerous reports of flooded and impassable roadways with submerged vehicles. Vehicles were submerged near Fondren Road and the Highway 59 southwest freeway as well as in the Galleria area. The Katy exit ramp to the north freeway was closed due to high water. Interstate 45 at North Shepherd had two feet of water flowing across all lanes. Highway 59 at the 610 Loop interchange was closed due to high water. There was also high water reported over Clay Road at North Eldridge in Bear Creek Pioneers Park that was blocking traffic. Sections of Memorial Drive near Bagby Street were closed due to high flood waters. All entrances to downtown Houston off of Interstate 45 were closed due to high water over the roadways. Eastbound Interstate 10 was closed due to high water near White Oak Bayou.
July 2014Heavy RainKaty-Heavy rain (an estimated three inches) from a slow moving thunderstorm produced localized street flooding. There was up to two feet of water over the road along Avenue D in Katy.
August 2007Funnel CloudKaty-Funnel cloud sighted in the Katy area.
April 2004Funnel CloudKaty-Funnel cloud sighted on Mason Road, north of I-10.
September 2003Funnel CloudKaty-Funnel cloud reported near Katy.
August 2003Funnel CloudKaty-Descending funnel cloud observed.
May 2007HailKaty-no account filed
September 2000Funnel CloudKaty-no account filed
March 1995HailKaty-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Harris 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
Whispering Lakes0.6 miles13
Katy Estates0.7 miles13
Katyland0.9 miles13
Heritage Meadows1.1 miles13
Pine Forest1.8 miles13
Pineview Terrace2.0 miles13
Phillipe2.1 miles13
Williamsburg Hamlet2.6 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 KatyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q981796The 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 1338960. 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.