Kirby, Texas
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the San Antonio Northeast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78219. It stands on Rittiman Creek. The Survey maps it on the San Antonio East quadrangle. 8,142 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 686 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresKirby fell from 8,673 to 8,142 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,673 | |
| 2010 | 8,000 | -673 (-8%) |
| 2020 | 8,142 | +142 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 San Antonio East quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS San Antonio East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS San Antonio quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS San Antonio East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Kirby between 2006 and 2010, burning about 157 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 91 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 18 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RUSTIC FOREST |
| 16 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEW WORLD |
| 11 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 11 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Kirby: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longhorn Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Alamo Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay | |
| Rosillo Creek Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Clay |
Storms near this place
24 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kirby in 24 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 13 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirby | $5,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down a large tree in Kirby. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirby | $1,000 | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that snapped some large tree limbs in Kirby. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Kirby | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The Kirby Fire Department had to rescue people from two vehicles stranded in flood water in a low water crossing on Gibbs Sprawl Rd. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Kirby | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near Rittiman Rd. and FM 78 in Kirby. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kirby | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail off Binz-Engleman Rd. in Kirby. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Kirby | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in eastern San Antonio. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Kirby | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail at Martindale Army Air Field in eastern San Antonio. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Kirby | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing at least five low water crossings including one along Gibbs Sprawl Rd. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Kirby | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail near Kirby. |
| February 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Kirby | - | A tornado formed near the intersection of Walzem Rd. and New World Dr. This tornado produced EF0 damage as it traveled to the northeast before lifting near the intersection of Crestway Dr. and O'Connor Rd. There was primarily damage to trees and minor damage to roofs and carports (DI FR12, DOD 2). According to City of San Antonio and Bexar County assessment, there were 4 homes that had major damage, 6 with minor damage, and 74 homes that were affected. There is currently no estimate of monetary loss. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Kirby | - | A thunderstorm produced 2.5 inch hail near Shamrock St. and Wheatland in Kirby. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Kirby | - | A thunderstorm produced 3.5 inch hail near N. Foster Rd. and I-10 in eastern San Antonio. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Kirby | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding at Binz-Engleman Rd. at I-35 in northeastern San Antonio. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Kirby | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding resulting in a water rescue near NE I-410 and Macro in northeastern San Antonio. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirby | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down several trees near Holbrook Rd. and Loop 410 in San Antonio. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Kirby | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near FM78 and Springfield Rd in Kirby. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Kirby | - | A second small tornado formed along the leading edge of a large cluster of storms pushing east through northeastern San Antonio in the early morning hours of March 20 (CDT). One home on Castle Hunt Dr. received minor damage and 25 other homes on Castle Hunt Dr. and Castle Run were affected either with debris on the property or damage to fences or plants. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Kirby | - | Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding which resulted in several high water rescues and closed 40 roads in San Antonio. |
| November 2009 | Flash Flood | Kirby | - | Heavy rain caused flooding which required high water rescues in several places around the San Antonio metropolitan area. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Kirby | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Kirby | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Kirby | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Kirby | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Kirby | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salado Junction | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Terrell Hills | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Windcrest | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Fratt | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Martinez | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Alamo Heights | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Longhorn | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Converse | 5.3 miles | 11 |
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 Kirby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1011883 | 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 1339154. 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.





