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.
Population over time
2 figuresKirbyville 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,142 | |
| 2020 | 2,036 | -106 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1952 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lake Charles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Kirbyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Kirbyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS DeRidder quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
398 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 267 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILLIAM ROSEMAN |
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODS |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOOD FIRE |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 325 |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | K10-129 |
| 30 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | K10-125 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 since 1995Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Kirbyville | $750,000 | Over 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 2004 | Tornado (F2) | Kirbyville | $250,000 | no account filed |
| November 2004 | Tornado (F2) | Kirbyville | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Kirbyville | $50,000 | Flood 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 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Kirbyville | $50,000 | A 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 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Kirbyville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| December 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $20,000 | A storage building was damaged in high winds. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $20,000 | no account filed |
| December 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Kirbyville | $15,000 | A 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power lines blown down. Part of roof to banking center blown off. |
| December 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $15,000 | Numerous trees and power lines blown down. Part of roof to banking center blown off. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $10,000 | A picture posted to social media indicated a tree downed onto a home on Trout Street. |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | Kirbyville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Kirbyville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $5,000 | Trees were blown down around Kirbyville. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $5,000 | Numerous power lines were blown down with widespread power outages across northern Jasper County. Power was off through the evening hours. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $2,000 | A picture was posted to social media showing a tree fell on a truck in Kirbyville. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $2,000 | Several trees were downed along FM 1004 near Highway 96. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $2,000 | KBMT relayed a report of multiple trees down in Kirbyville. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $2,000 | A tree was blown down near Kirbyville. |
| November 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down during a severe thunderstorm. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $1,000 | A tree was reported blown down in Kirbyville. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on Highway 1013 west of Kirbyville. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $1,000 | The Jasper County Sheriffs office reported trees down along FM 1004 in Kirbyville. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $1,000 | Jasper County Sheriff Office reported a tree blown down on Highway 1014 about 1 mile west of Kirbyville. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | $1,000 | no account filed |
| January 2024 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | The Jasper County Sheriff's Department reported hail in Kirbyville. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Kirbyville | - | 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 2024 | Flash Flood | Kirbyville | - | 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 2021 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | Pea to dime size hail was reported in Kirbyville. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirbyville | - | Power lines and power poles were downed by a passing storm. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | Ping pong size hail reported just north of Kirbyville. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | A Jasper County deputy reported golf ball size hail. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Kirbyville | - | Texas Department of Transportation reported roads closed from flooding around Buna and Kirbyville including FM 777 and 1013. |
| June 2016 | Flash Flood | Kirbyville | - | The Jasper County Sheriff's Department reported numerous roads flooded around and to the south of Kirbyville including Highway 96. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported near Kirbyville. |
| December 2014 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | A severe thunderstorm produced hail to one inch in diameter in Kirbyville. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Kirbyville | - | A local radio station passed along a report of a funnel cloud 2 miles northwest of Kirbyville. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | CoCoRaHS observer reported pea to quarter size hail covering the ground. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| January 2016 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Kirbyville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J and E Junction | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bon Ami | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Call Junction | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Union | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Eclipse | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Friendship | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Magnolia Springs | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Le Verte | 9.2 miles | 9 |
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 Kirbyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q539510 | 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 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.




