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.
Population over time
2 figuresLeander 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26,521 | |
| 2020 | 59,202 | +32,681 (+123%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 17 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.
- 1893 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Leander quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Leander quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
95 since 2005Regional 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/undetermined | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 84 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOONGLOW FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BLOCKHOUSE |
| 16 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 9700 W SH 29 |
| 13 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWELL DR & HORSESHOE DR |
| 10 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 104 VIA DE SIENNA |
| 6 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 224 ESCALARA PWKY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherlite Corp | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone |
Storms near this place
60 of 70 shownRegional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2000 | Tornado (F2) | Leander | $300,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Lightning | Leander | $225,000 | Lightning struck a house on Monahans Dr. causing a fire in Leander. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leander | $50,000 | A 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 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Leander | $50,000 | A 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leander | $50,000 | Large 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leander | $5,000 | A 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 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced hail up to quarter size on the east side of Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail between Liberty Hill and Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced pea to golf ball size hail in Leander. The hail dented some cars and shredded leaves. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northwest of Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in the Carneros Ranch neighborhood in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in the North Creek Ranch neighborhood in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced three inch diameter hail in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced chicken egg to tennis ball size hail in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in the Deerbrooke neighborhood in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail near Jim Plain Elementary School in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail between Liberty Hill and Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail between Liberty Hill and Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Leander. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail between Liberty Hill and Leander. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Leander | - | 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Leander | - | 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Leander | - | 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 2023 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Leander. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail north of Leander. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail at the intersection of Hwy 29 and Ronald Reagan Blvd. between Georgetown and Liberty Hill. |
| March 2022 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Leander. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail at the intersection of Hwy 183 and Crystal Falls Pkwy in Leander. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Leander. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail at Lake Side Dr. and Lake Side Cove in Leander. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in Leander. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Leander. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated by a trained spotter at 50 to 60 mph in Leander. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down some fences and a small tree in Leander. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leander | - | 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 2019 | Hail | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced nickel to quarter size hail in southwestern Leander. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down tree limbs in Leander. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that snapped large tree limbs in Leander. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Leander | - | Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Harvey caused flash flooding closing CR 177 at Brushy Creek in Leander. |
| April 2016 | Flash Flood | Leander | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing CR 177 at Brushy Creek. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Leander | - | Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding closing Hero Way at Winding Oak Tr. in Leander. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leander | - | A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down a tree at the Westwood subdivision. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (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 2015 | Flash Flood | Leander | - | Heavy rain from Tropical storm Bill caused flash flooding closing several roads in Leander. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Leander | - | 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 2009 | Hail | Leander | - | 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 2009 | Hail | Leander | - | 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 2023 | Hail | Leander | - | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Leander | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Leander | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Leander | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Leander | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Leander | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Leander | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Leander | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Leander | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkerton | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| White Stone | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Jinks Branch | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Seward Junction | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar Park | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Santa Rita Ranch | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Liberty Hill | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Brushy Creek | 7.5 miles | 19 |
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 Leander | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982054 | 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 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.




