Laguna Park, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Clifton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76634. It sits by Sosebees Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Laguna Park quadrangle. 1,372 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 528 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLaguna Park grew from 1,276 to 1,372 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 | 1,276 | |
| 2020 | 1,372 | +96 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1920 USGS Waco quadrangle1:125000
- 1931 USGS Whitney quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Laguna Park quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Waco quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
138 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Laguna Park between 2005 and 2020, burning about 2,691 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 4 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 | 66 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BCSO |
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | 580 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DAM FIRE |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 444 CR 2101 |
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COON CREEK |
| 3 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 958 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CEDAR RIDGE FIRE |
| 20 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE HWY 22 |
| 20 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE HWY 22 |
| 20 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STATE HWY 22 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Laguna Park: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oalstrom Pit | Limestone, General | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Laguna Park in 26 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 16 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Tornado (F3) | Laguna Park | 2 killed, $3,000,000 | A tornado formed over the central part of Lake Whitney at approximately 1610 CST. The tornado moved south and dissipated near the dam at 1625 CST. The tornado caused two deaths, both of which occurred in the same home, but no other injuries. The most significant damaged occurred at the Lakewood Harbor Subdivision, three miles northwest of the Dam, around 1615 CST. 38 homes were destroyed and 27 others were damaged. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Laguna Park | $100,000 | Amateur radio reported two-inch diameter hail on FM 56 just south of Laguna Park. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laguna Park | $100,000 | A NWS survey confirmed straight line winds up to 80 MPH caused signifacant damage in Laguna Park. Evidence of wind damage began west of town and continued to east of the airstrip. At the beginning of the damage track, an inside wall was knocked down in a business and metal roof paneling was torn off the structure. In town, numerous homes sustained minor damage, numerous trees were uprooted or snapped, and an airplane hanger was flattened. Storm spotters in Laguna Park reported that their truck was lifted several feet off the ground by the high winds. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Laguna Park | $20,000 | A trained spotter reported hail up to golf ball size in the Laguna Park area. |
| January 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Laguna Park | $10,000 | A National Weather Service storm survey crew found evidence of a tornado which began in Bosque County northwest of Laguna Park, and ended in Hill County. In Bosque County, the tornado produced EF-0 damage, with damage to trees. In Hill County, approximately 80 homes had some damage, mostly shingle damage on roofs. However, about 10 manufactured homes suffered major damage, with roof and window damage. One older home lost most of its roof and walls, after a tree fell on the home. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laguna Park | $5,000 | Emergency management reported that trees were uprooted neat Lake Whitney; wind speeds were estimated between 70 and 80 MPH. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Laguna Park | $5,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported by broadcast media 3.45 miles South of Laguna Park, TX. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laguna Park | $5,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laguna Park | $2,000 | Emergency management reported damage to a barn. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laguna Park | $2,000 | Large trees were blown down by high winds. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Laguna Park | - | Emergency management reported road closings on CR 1743 due to water over bridges. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported at the Harbor Resort near Lake Whitney. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | A storm chaser reported quarter-sized hail near the intersection of Highway 22 and County Road 2960. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | Emergency Management reported quarter sized hail at Laguna Park. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail approximately 2 miles west of the community of Laguna Park, TX. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Laguna Park | - | Emergency management reported flash flooding on FM 2114 near FM 2490. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | Nickel size hail fell near Laguna Park. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | Reported at State Highway 22 near Laguna Park. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Laguna Park | - | Heavy thunderstorm rain brought water over F.M. 2841 in Walling Bend. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | Trees were blown down by high winds. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Hail | Laguna Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Harbor | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Smiths Bend | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Shores | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Womack | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Greenock | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cayote | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Clifton | 11.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bosque | 11.9 miles | 12 |
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 Laguna Park | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982555 | 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 1339468. 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.






