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Krum, Texas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Sanger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76249. It stands on Jordan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sanger quadrangle. 5,483 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 738 feet above sea level.

Krum within Denton County

Population over time

2 figures

Krum grew from 4,157 to 5,483 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
20104,157
20205,483+1,326 (+32%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

107 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Krum between 2006 and 2018, burning about 1,014 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined29
Equipment and vehicle use29
Debris and open burning24
Arson/incendiarism5
Natural5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service380 ACROSS FROM TRENT
7 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceHIGHWAY 380 AND TRENT ROAD
4 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service4001 S I-35 EAST
24 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
24 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
23 September 2013Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJACKSON ROAD FIRE
2 September 2007Smoking1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
13 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJANUARY LANE FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Denton County

Storms near this place

60 of 81 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Krum in 81 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 38 hail, 30 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2025Flash FloodKrum$500,000Broadcast media reported that floodwaters as high as car headlights covered parking lots and roads in the city of Krum.
July 2014Flash FloodKrum$250,000In Krum, 5 people had to be rescued from their homes as high water prevented them from leaving.
July 2005LightningKrum$135,000House struck by lightning and completely burned to the ground.
April 2016HailKrum$100,000A report via amateur radio indicated golf-ball sized hail in Krum, TX.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindKrum$80,000no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindKrum$75,000Roofs were blown off several homes.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindKrum$25,000Some mobile homes were unroofed and carports blown down.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindKrum$25,000The roof was blown off a maintenance building and onto two cars. Also, a ten foot long two-by-four was driven through the wall of a house.
April 2011HailKrum$20,000Golfball sized hail fell in Krum which is approximately four and a half miles northwest of Denton.
May 2021HailKrum$15,000Amateur radio reported golf ball sized hail 2 miles south-southwest of Krum, TX.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindKrum$15,000Multiple mobile homes sustained roof damage.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindKrum$10,000Broadcast media reported that the roof of an abandoned building blew into a gas station at 100 South First Street in Krum. There were no injuries reported.
September 2023HailKrum$10,000Multiple pictures of near tennis ball sized hail on social media.
April 2014HailKrum$10,000Golf ball sized hail was reported by amateur radio east of Krum, TX.
April 2014HailKrum$10,000Ping pong ball sized hail was reported by amateur radio east of Krum, TX.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindKrum$10,000Power lines were blown down and several mobile homes were damaged.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindKrum$10,000A mobile home was unroofed between Krum and Ponder.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindKrum$8,000A public report indicated that roof damage occurred to a mobile home in Krum, TX. Part of the roof was peeled back.
February 2009Thunderstorm WindKrum$8,000A shed was blown down and minor roof damage in Krum.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindKrum$5,000Amateur radio reported roof damage to the Krum, TX Early Education Center.
May 2015Flash FloodKrum$5,000Significant flash flooding occurred in and around Krum where National Guard Blackhawk helicopters were needed to rescue residents from their homes and vehicles. Some of the rescues occurred on Odneal Road.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindKrum$5,000Amateur radio spotters reported trees knocked down in Krum.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindKrum$5,000A power pole was reported down and shingles were reported blown off of a roof.
April 2011HailKrum$4,000no account filed
October 2021Thunderstorm WindKrum$3,000An amateur radio operator measured a 61 mph wind gust at the intersection of US 380 and FM 156.
September 2023HailKrum$3,000no account filed
August 2012Thunderstorm WindKrum$2,000A storm spotter reported that three to four inch diameter tree branches were blow down just north of Krum.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindKrum$2,000Several outbuildings were blown across the street. Railroad crossing barriers were broken off by the wind.
November 2024Thunderstorm WindKrum$1,000An 18-wheeler blown was blown over on I-35 near Milam Road (FM 3163), between Denton and Sanger.
May 2019Tornado (EF0)Krum$1,000An EF-0 tornado formed just south of the center of Krum. The tornado moved northeast through the eastern portion of the community, producing tree damage and isolated power line damage. The tornado dissipated just northeast of the Krum High School. Maximum winds with the tornado were estimated at 75 mph.
April 2017HailKrum$1,000An amateur radio reported quarter size hail west of Denton, near the intersection of US 156 and 380.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindKrum$1,000Power lines were blown down.
September 2025HailKrum-A public report indicated dime sized hail in Krum.
March 2023HailKrum-Quarter size hail was reported near Krum.
September 2023HailKrum-Reported via mPing.
November 2020Thunderstorm WindKrum-The Krum Fire Department measured a 65 mph wind gust near the intersection of U.S. 380 and FM 156. Time was estimated via radar.
March 2019HailKrum-A trained spotter reported quarter-size hail on Highway 380 just south of the city of Krum, TX.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindKrum-Amateur radio reported a wind gust of 61 mph approximately 2 miles south of the city of Krum, TX.
October 2019HailKrum-Emergency management reported dime sized hail in the city of Krum, TX.
September 2018Flash FloodKrum-Emergency management reported the closure of Jackson Road at Hickory Creek due to flash flooding.
September 2018Flash FloodKrum-Emergency management reported that Hickory Road at FM 1173, northwest of the city of Krum, TX, was closed due to high water.
March 2017HailKrum-A broadcast media report indicated 1.5 inch diameter hail approximately 2 miles south of Krum.
March 2017HailKrum-An amateur radio report indicated quarter-sized hail in the town of Krum.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindKrum-A trained spotter in the city of Krum, TX reported wind gusts around 60 MPH which moved several tow-by-fours.
May 2015Flash FloodKrum-The Denton County Sheriff's Department reported that 2 to 3 feet of water on the highway forced the temporary closure of Interstate 35 just north of Denton, TX.
November 2015HailKrum-A trained spotter reported one-inch diameter hail approximately 2 miles north of Krum, TX.
April 2014HailKrum-Quarter sized hail was reported by amateur radio 5 miles south of Krum.
February 2012HailKrum-Nickel sized hail was reported 6 miles west of Krum.
February 2012HailKrum-Penny sized hail was reported at Interstate 35 and Ganzer Road, to the northwest of the city of Denton.
February 2012HailKrum-One inch diameter hail was reported by amateur radio 3 miles west of Krum.
May 2009HailKrum-Nickel size hail was reported 3 miles west-northwest of krum.
May 2009HailKrum-Penny size hail was reported 1 mile south-southeast of Krum.
August 2008Flash FloodKrum-Hickory Road South at FM 1173 as well as Jackson Road East and West were flooded and closed.
June 2007Flash FloodKrum-Heavy rain flooded the parking lot of Dollar General by about a foot-and-a-half of water at the intersection of Masch Branch Road and Jackson Road.
April 2005Flash FloodKrum-Slow moving thunderstorms caused flash flooding over northwest Denton county. 2-3 feet of water was reported over county roads.
March 2004Tornado (F0)Krum-A brief tornado touchdown was reported.
June 2004HailKrum-Quarter to golfball size hail in Krum.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindKrum-Trees were blown down by high thunderstorm wind.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindKrum-Amateur radio operators reported thunderstorm winds gusting to 72 mph.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindKrum-A lightning strike hit a barn and caused a fire that burnt it to the ground.

Every storm recorded in Denton 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
Dalton3.1 miles10
Plainview4.6 miles8
Ponder6.0 miles8
Denton6.4 miles10
Stony6.6 miles8
Bolivar6.7 miles10
Minchin7.2 miles10
Jagoe7.7 miles10

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 KrumAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1015373The 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 1360773. 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.