Lake Tanglewood, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Amarillo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79118. It sits by The Palisades. The Survey maps it on The Palisades quadrangle. 686 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,474 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresLake Tanglewood fell from 825 to 686 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 | 825 | |
| 2010 | 796 | -29 (-4%) |
| 2020 | 686 | -110 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS The Palisades quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Amarillo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
189 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 189 fires within 5 miles of Lake Tanglewood between 2006 and 2020, burning about 3,399 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 95 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 42 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WASHINGTON |
| 30 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CLAUDE HIGHWAY AND TANGLEWOOD |
| 30 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FIRE |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | BURLINGTON ROAD |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | FM 2219 |
| 27 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 299 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ATTABURY |
| 25 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1191 |
| 25 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POTTER RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
57 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Tanglewood in 57 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 24 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | $20,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts blew off the roof of a metal building near the Claude Highway (Farm to Market Road 1151) and Tanglewood Road. There were no injuries or fatalities. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | $11,000 | Thunderstorm winds reportedly blew the tin roof off of a small building and two to three inch diameter tree limbs were broken off. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | $10,000 | A swath of quarter to half dollar size hail fell to the north of Lake Tanglewood. Hail of at least quarter size fell near Circle C Trail and Claude Highway. Window and gutter damage occurred as well as some vehicle damage, which included a significant amount of small dents in the hood and top of a pickup truck. Hail broke one window in a chicken coop and damaged a vinyl gutter. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | $6,000 | The general public reported several storage sheds were damaged. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | $3,000 | The broadcast media relayed a report that the hail broke the windows on a home. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | Hail up to quarter size accumulated just north of Timbercreek Canyon. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | It was reported that 8 to 12 diameter tree branches were snapped off a tree and blocking the road. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | Three to four inches diameter tree branches down in Tangle Aire subdivision. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | Half of a tree was down with a diameter of approximately 12 to 18 at the Lake Tanglewood golf course. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | Tree down on the north shore drive of Lake Tanglewood. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | Roof blown off manufactured building. Small shed rolled over on side. Three axle box trailer blown off the highway. Several tree branches broken. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | A damage survey conducted determined that a microburst associated with a severe thunderstorm caused damage associated with approximately 90MPH winds. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | NWS Employee estimated a 60 MPH wind gust. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | Quarter size hail 5 miles north of Lake Tanglewood. |
| November 2015 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | Penny size hail was reported at Lake Tanglewood. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | A 63 mph wind gust was measured by the KVII Schoolnet site located 2 miles northeast of Lake Tanglewood. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was measured by the West Texas Mesonet site located 4 miles north-northwest of Lake Tanglewood, or 7 miles south-southeast of Amarillo. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed across Randall County during the evening hours of the 12th. As a storm approached Lake Tanglewood (Randall County), the West Texas Mesonet site four miles north-northwest of Lake Tanglewood recorded a 59 mph downburst. After producing this downburst the storm continued to move eastward across the county. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | Scattered thunderstorms developed across Randall County during the evening hours of the 12th. As a storm approached Lake Tanglewood (Randall County), the KVII Schoolnet site one mile north-northwest of Lake Tanglewood recorded a 58 mph downburst. After producing this downburst the storm continued to move eastward across the county. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | A cluster of thunderstorms developed along a stalled frontal boundary during the early morning hours of the 6th. These thunderstorms quickly intensified while moving to the east. As the storms moved over the city of Amarillo (Randall County), the local broadcast media reported half dollar size hail (1.25 inches) near Lake Tanglewood. After producing this hail the cluster of thunderstorms continued to move across the southern Texas Panhandle. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | A line of thunderstorms moved out of the Oklahoma Panhandle and into the Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 22nd. As the line neared the town of Amarillo (Randall County), the West Texas Mesonet 4 miles north-northwest of Lake Tanglewood (Randall County) reported a 58 mph thunderstorm downburst gust. After producing this downburst gust the line continued to move to the south-southeast across the Texas Panhandle. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | A line of thunderstorms moved out of the Oklahoma Panhandle and into the Texas Panhandle during the late night hours of the 22nd. As the line neared the town of Amarillo (Randall County), the West Texas Mesonet site 4 miles north-northwest of Lake Tanglewood (Randall County) reported a 64 mph thunderstorm downburst gust. After producing this downburst gust the line continued to move to the south-southeast across the Texas Panhandle. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | A cluster of discrete thunderstorms moving across the Texas Panhandle transitioned into a broken linear structure during the late evening hours of the 6th. As this broken line of storms moved away from the town of Amarillo (Randall County), the KVII Schoolnet 1 mile north-northwest of Lake Tanglewood (Randall County) reported a 63 mph downburst gust. After producing this gust the line of thunderstorms continued moving eastward across the Panhandle. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | A thunderstorm collapsed over Amarillo (Randall County) during the late night hours of the 27th. The downburst produced by this collapse damaged an outbuilding 7 miles southeast of Amarillo (Randall County). |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | A thunderstorm collapsed over Amarillo (Randall County) during the late night hours of the 27th. The KVII Schoolnet site at River Falls airport (Randall County) measured a 70 mph wind gust from this collapse. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | A member of the public in Lake Tanglewood estimated a 77 mph wind gusts which also caused the corner of a metal shed to peel back. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Lake Tanglewood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palisades | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Timbercreek Canyon | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Zita | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Rockwell Place | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Canyon | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Cleta | 12.3 miles | 9 | |
| Ogg | 16.9 miles | 9 | |
| Umbarger | 18.6 miles | 10 |
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 Lake Tanglewood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2892383 | 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 1388604. 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.



