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Kirbyville, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Kirbyville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75956. It stands on Pin Oak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kirbyville quadrangle. 2,036 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 112 feet above sea level.

Kirbyville within Jasper County

Population over time

2 figures

Kirbyville fell from 2,142 to 2,036 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
20102,142
20202,036-106 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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

398 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 398 fires within 5 miles of Kirbyville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,967 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 64 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 burning267
Arson/incendiarism64
Missing data/not specified/undetermined35
Natural7
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes2
Railroad operations and maintenance2

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
8 September 2013Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
8 September 2013Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWILLIAM ROSEMAN
8 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOODS
6 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOOD FIRE
30 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 325
30 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceK10-129
30 September 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceK10-125

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jasper County

Storms near this place

60 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kirbyville in 60 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 27 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 7 flash flood, 6 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2024Flash FloodKirbyville$750,000Over one foot of rain occurred around the Kirbyville area in a short period of time. Several feet of flood water inundated numerous homes. The local fire department conducted several high water rescues.
November 2004Tornado (F2)Kirbyville$250,000no account filed
November 2004Tornado (F2)Kirbyville$250,000no account filed
April 2024Flash FloodKirbyville$50,000Flood waters closed Highway 96 in Kirbyville along with many other city streets. Brookshire Brothers grocery store flooded during the event with other nearby structures.
January 2012Tornado (EF1)Kirbyville$50,000A tornado touched down near the Kirbyville Airport where it tore part of a metal roof off a home, and then went into western sections of Kirbyville where it blew many trees down and damaged a house and shed from flying debris.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$50,000no account filed
March 1999Tornado (F0)Kirbyville$50,000no account filed
December 2001Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$25,000no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$20,000A storage building was damaged in high winds.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$20,000no account filed
December 2020Tornado (EF1)Kirbyville$15,000A tornado briefly touched down in Kirbyville. It started near the FM 1013/FM 252|intersection where a car was tipped over. In the neighboring area, a couple homes lost some shinglesand several trees were snapped or uprooted.
December 1995Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$15,000Numerous trees and power lines blown down. Part of roof to banking center blown off.
December 1995Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$15,000Numerous trees and power lines blown down. Part of roof to banking center blown off.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$10,000A picture posted to social media indicated a tree downed onto a home on Trout Street.
January 1999Flash FloodKirbyville$10,000no account filed
May 1999Tornado (F0)Kirbyville$10,000no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$5,000Trees were blown down around Kirbyville.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$5,000Numerous power lines were blown down with widespread power outages across northern Jasper County. Power was off through the evening hours.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$5,000no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$5,000no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$5,000no account filed
April 2016Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$2,000A picture was posted to social media showing a tree fell on a truck in Kirbyville.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$2,000Several trees were downed along FM 1004 near Highway 96.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$2,000KBMT relayed a report of multiple trees down in Kirbyville.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$2,000A tree was blown down near Kirbyville.
November 2007Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$2,000A few trees were blown down during a severe thunderstorm.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$2,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$2,000no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$2,000no account filed
April 2000Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$2,000no account filed
May 2019Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$1,000A tree was reported blown down in Kirbyville.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$1,000A tree was blown down on Highway 1013 west of Kirbyville.
March 2014Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$1,000The Jasper County Sheriffs office reported trees down along FM 1004 in Kirbyville.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$1,000Jasper County Sheriff Office reported a tree blown down on Highway 1014 about 1 mile west of Kirbyville.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindKirbyville$1,000no account filed
January 2024HailKirbyville-The Jasper County Sheriff's Department reported hail in Kirbyville.
April 2024Flash FloodKirbyville-Numerous roads were closed across Jasper County including portions of Highway 96 and FM 1747, 1004, and 777. Water was greater than 2 feet deep on Highway 96.
May 2024Flash FloodKirbyville-Pin Oak Creek at South Elizabeth Avenue in Kirbyville rose above its banks flooding near by fields and roads. The stream rose 5 feet in 3 hours.
April 2021HailKirbyville-Pea to dime size hail was reported in Kirbyville.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindKirbyville-Power lines and power poles were downed by a passing storm.
April 2021HailKirbyville-Ping pong size hail reported just north of Kirbyville.
April 2021HailKirbyville-A Jasper County deputy reported golf ball size hail.
June 2016Flash FloodKirbyville-Texas Department of Transportation reported roads closed from flooding around Buna and Kirbyville including FM 777 and 1013.
June 2016Flash FloodKirbyville-The Jasper County Sheriff's Department reported numerous roads flooded around and to the south of Kirbyville including Highway 96.
April 2015HailKirbyville-Golf ball sized hail was reported near Kirbyville.
December 2014HailKirbyville-A severe thunderstorm produced hail to one inch in diameter in Kirbyville.
June 2014Funnel CloudKirbyville-A local radio station passed along a report of a funnel cloud 2 miles northwest of Kirbyville.
May 2009HailKirbyville-CoCoRaHS observer reported pea to quarter size hail covering the ground.
May 2019HailKirbyville-no account filed
April 2017HailKirbyville-no account filed
January 2016HailKirbyville-no account filed
August 2003HailKirbyville-no account filed
May 2001HailKirbyville-no account filed
January 1999HailKirbyville-no account filed
January 1998HailKirbyville-no account filed
January 1998HailKirbyville-no account filed
January 1998HailKirbyville-no account filed
January 1998HailKirbyville-no account filed
May 1996HailKirbyville-no account filed
April 1996HailKirbyville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Jasper 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
J and E Junction0.6 miles9
Bon Ami3.7 miles9
Call Junction4.9 miles9
Mount Union7.4 miles12
Eclipse7.8 miles9
Friendship8.4 miles9
Magnolia Springs8.8 miles12
Le Verte9.2 miles9

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 KirbyvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q539510The 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 1360696. 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.