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Leander, Texas

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Cedar Park-Liberty Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78641. It stands on South Fork Brushy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leander quadrangle. 59,202 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 978 feet above sea level.

Leander within Williamson County

Population over time

2 figures

Leander grew from 26,521 to 59,202 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
201026,521
202059,202+32,681 (+123%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 17 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

95 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Leander between 2005 and 2020, burning about 534 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined42
Debris and open burning36
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1
Smoking1

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
5 September 2011Misuse of fire by a minor84 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMOONGLOW FIRE
4 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceBLOCKHOUSE
16 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service9700 W SH 29
13 September 2011Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServicePOWELL DR & HORSESHOE DR
10 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service104 VIA DE SIENNA
6 August 2006Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
4 August 2008Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
31 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service224 ESCALARA PWKY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Williamson County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Leander: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Featherlite CorpStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerLimestone

Every working recorded in Williamson County

Storms near this place

60 of 70 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leander in 70 storm reports between 2000 and 2025: 47 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 4 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
March 2000Tornado (F2)Leander$300,000no account filed
July 2017LightningLeander$225,000Lightning struck a house on Monahans Dr. causing a fire in Leander.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindLeander$50,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that damaged several homes in the Rancho Sienna neighborhood on the west side of Georgetown. A chimney was torn off the roof of a house, a large tree was knocked over, and several fences were blown down.
May 2018Tornado (EF1)Leander$50,000A National Weather Service storm survey found a weak tornado touched down near Hero Way on the north side of Leander. The team found roof and tree damage just north of this road at several residences. The tornado then tracked north and went parallel to Ronald Reagan Blvd. where they observed tree damage on the west side of the road. The tornado then crossed Highway 29, weakened considerably, and finally dissipated near the entrance of the Santa Rita Ranch subdivision. The final rating of the tornado is EF1 based on the roof and tree damage seen around Hero Way. The |remainder of the tornado track had weak EF0 damage. The estimated peak wind speed was 90 mph.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLeander$50,000Large limbs were knocked out of trees and large trees were blown down by severe thunderstorm winds in a path that stretched from near Leander to Cedar Park.
March 2018Thunderstorm WindLeander$5,000A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down a chimney, a few Oak tree limbs, and some roof shingles in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced hail up to quarter size on the east side of Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced penny size hail between Liberty Hill and Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced pea to golf ball size hail in Leander. The hail dented some cars and shredded leaves.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northwest of Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in the Carneros Ranch neighborhood in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in the North Creek Ranch neighborhood in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced three inch diameter hail in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced chicken egg to tennis ball size hail in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in the Deerbrooke neighborhood in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail near Jim Plain Elementary School in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail between Liberty Hill and Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail between Liberty Hill and Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Leander.
May 2025HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail between Liberty Hill and Leander.
July 2025Flash FloodLeander-Thunderstorms produced 8-10 inches of rain over the headwaters of the San Gabriel River in Burnet County and an additional 1-2 inches over Leander. There was several feet of water over the roadway on CR 267 along the South Fork San Gabriel River in Leander.
July 2025Flash FloodLeander-Thunderstorms produced 8-10 inches of rain over the headwaters of the San Gabriel River in Burnet County and an additional 1-2 inches over Leander. River Run Road was under several feet of water along the South Fork San Gabriel River in Leander.
July 2025Flash FloodLeander-Thunderstorms produced 8-10 inches of rain over the headwaters of the San Gabriel River in Burnet County and an additional 1-2 inches over Leander. Multiple houses were flooded with flowing water around them.
June 2023HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced penny size hail.
June 2023HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Leander.
May 2022HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail north of Leander.
May 2022HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of Hwy 29 and Ronald Reagan Blvd. between Georgetown and Liberty Hill.
March 2022HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Leander.
April 2021HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail at the intersection of Hwy 183 and Crystal Falls Pkwy in Leander.
April 2021HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Leander.
April 2021HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail at Lake Side Dr. and Lake Side Cove in Leander.
April 2021HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in Leander.
May 2020HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Leander.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindLeander-A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated by a trained spotter at 50 to 60 mph in Leander.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindLeander-A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some fences and a small tree in Leander.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindLeander-A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down multiple medium size trees and damaged shingles on a roof in Leander.
October 2019HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in southwestern Leander.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindLeander-A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down tree limbs in Leander.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindLeander-A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that snapped large tree limbs in Leander.
August 2017Flash FloodLeander-Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Harvey caused flash flooding closing CR 177 at Brushy Creek in Leander.
April 2016Flash FloodLeander-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing CR 177 at Brushy Creek.
August 2016Flash FloodLeander-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Hero Way at Winding Oak Tr. in Leander.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLeander-A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down a tree at the Westwood subdivision.
May 2015Tornado (EF1)Leander-A NWS storm survey team concluded a tornado touched down in the Gabriel's Overlook subdivision in Williamson County, roughly four miles northeast of Leander. The tornado snapped large tree limbs through its path length. The tornado also caused damage to two homes, with roof decking on the corner of one home removed, and over half the roof decking on the second home completely removed. Two large storage sheds were are also picked up and moved 20 yards. Peak winds were estimated at 95-100 mph, where the most significant damage occurred to the second house.
June 2015Flash FloodLeander-Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing several roads in Leander.
September 2010Flash FloodLeander-Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hermine produced flash flooding resulting in several homes being evacuated in Florence. Additional flooding was reported in Jollyville and Liberty Hill.
March 2009HailLeander-A CoCoRaHS observer southeast of Leander reported hail covering the ground with the largest hail stones quarter size. This storm also produced nickel size hail.
June 2009HailLeander-A thunderstorm produced hail ranging from nickel to golf ball size in and around Cedar Park. The largest hail fell in the New Hope area between Highways 183 and 183A.
March 2023HailLeander-no account filed
March 2018HailLeander-no account filed
June 2017HailLeander-no account filed
April 2017HailLeander-no account filed
March 2009HailLeander-no account filed
June 2009HailLeander-no account filed
April 2008HailLeander-no account filed
May 2008HailLeander-no account filed
May 2008HailLeander-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Williamson 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
Walkerton3.3 miles17
White Stone4.2 miles17
Jinks Branch4.4 miles13
Seward Junction5.3 miles13
Cedar Park5.4 miles17
Santa Rita Ranch5.9 miles15
Liberty Hill7.0 miles13
Brushy Creek7.5 miles19

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 LeanderAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982054The 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 1361023. 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.