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Little Elm, Texas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Pilot Point-Aubrey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75068. It stands on Cottonwood Branch. The Survey maps it on the Little Elm quadrangle. 46,453 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 545 feet above sea level.

Little Elm within Denton County

Population over time

2 figures

Little Elm grew from 25,898 to 46,453 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
201025,898
202046,453+20,555 (+79%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

73 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Little Elm between 2006 and 2017, burning about 148 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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/undetermined48
Debris and open burning11
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism1

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
6 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service11-0001655
5 September 2007Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
12 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMARRIETTA
6 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
23 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service11-0001564
17 August 2016Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServicePANTHER CREEK/LEGACY
13 August 2007Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
12 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service0 AUBREY FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Denton County

Storms near this place

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little Elm in 64 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 42 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 lightning. 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 2016HailLittle Elm$500,000Trained spotters reported golf ball to baseball sized hail in Little Elm, TX.
May 2015LightningLittle Elm$257,000Lightning was likely the cause of a fire that destroyed a 257,000 dollar home in the 10900 block of Rolling Hills Drive. When firefighters arrived, heavy fire was already visible from the rooftop and the house was declared a total loss.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm$150,000At least 60 homes were damaged by thunderstorm winds. Trees and powerlines were also blown down.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm$100,000An older restaurant building partial collapsed.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm$100,000Severe thunderstorm winds tossed boats from their trailers at the Dallas Corinthian Yacht Club on Lewisville Lake in Little Elm.
June 2023HailLittle Elm$100,000no account filed
May 2009Flash FloodLittle Elm$75,000Several single-family residences were flooded in Oak Point.
June 2011LightningLittle Elm$50,000A lightning strike started a house fire on Port Sullivan Drive in Little Elm. The interior of the home was badly damaged but the house was not a total loss.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm$40,000Fences were blown down and shingles were blown off roofs. A storm spotter estimated 65 MPH winds.
May 2011LightningLittle Elm$20,000Lightning struck a church in Little Elm and caused a fire in the attic. The attic was damaged and the interior of the building sustained water damage.
March 2017HailLittle Elm$10,000An amateur radio report indicated golf ball sized hail in the city of Little Elm.
April 2017HailLittle Elm$10,000A trained spotter reported hen-egg sized hail in the city of Hackberry, TX.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm$10,000Numerous fences were blown down, street signs were torn off the poles, trees were down, and windows were blown out in Little Elm. A shed was also moved approximately 10 feet.
October 2001Tornado (F1)Little Elm$10,000A short lived tornado destroyed a barn and uprooted some trees.
July 2023Flash FloodLittle Elm$5,000Emergency management reported damage to a fence at Wood Family Dog Park from approximately 5 inches of rushing water. Trees were also washed away at the park.
July 2007HailLittle Elm$5,000no account filed
February 2022HailLittle Elm$3,000Ping pong ball sized hail was measured in Lakewood Village.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm$2,000Trees and power lines blown down by high winds.
March 2025HailLittle Elm-Reported via mPING northwest of The Colony.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm-A CWOP site in Little Elm gusted to 64 mph / 56 knots.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm-Measured wind gust of 62 mph in Little Elm by amateur radio. Sustained winds of 56 mph.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm-A trained spotter reported trees down in Lakewood Village.
March 2024HailLittle Elm-Amateur radio relayed report of measured half dollar hail in Little Elm.
March 2024HailLittle Elm-Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
May 2024HailLittle Elm-Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
June 2024HailLittle Elm-Reported via mPing.
February 2022HailLittle Elm-Reported via mPing.
March 2022HailLittle Elm-A public report indicated 1.25 sized hail near Anthem Dr and W Stonebrook Parkway in west Frisco.
March 2022HailLittle Elm-A public report indicated quarter sized hail near Hackberry, TX.
March 2020Flash FloodLittle Elm-Training thunderstorms caused river/creek flooding northeast of Hackberry.
January 2020HailLittle Elm-Quarter sized hail reported near Hackberry on the east side of Lewisville Lake, via mPing.
May 2020HailLittle Elm-A public report indicated half-dollar sized hail approximately 2 miles south of the city of Hackberry, TX.
April 2019HailLittle Elm-A trained spotter reported penny size hail approximately 1 mile south of the city of Hackberry, TX.
May 2019HailLittle Elm-Emergency management reported pea to dime size hail in the city of Little Elm, TX.
April 2018HailLittle Elm-Amateur radio reported nickel sized hail in the city of Savannah, TX.
March 2017HailLittle Elm-A trained spotter reported quarter-sized hail on Hwy 720 north of Little Elm, TX.
April 2017HailLittle Elm-Amateur radio reported golf ball sized hail approximately 3 miles east of Little Elm, TX.
July 2014Flash FloodLittle Elm-East Eldorado Pkwy was closed from Hart Road to Preston of the Lakes Blvd in Little Elm due to flooding. Rainfall reports totaled 3-4 of rain in just a few hours in that area.
April 2014HailLittle Elm-Amatuer radio spotters reported nickel sized hail.
April 2014HailLittle Elm-Quarter sized hail fell in Little Elm.
May 2012HailLittle Elm-Quarter sized hail was reported near Oak Point.
December 2012HailLittle Elm-Dime to nickel sized hail was reported at Hidden Cove Park at Lake Lewisville.
June 2007FloodLittle Elm-Areas around Lewisville Lake were flooded, including Witt Road in Little Elm and Rose Lane south of King's Road in Hackberry.
April 2002Flash FloodLittle Elm-High water was reported.
May 2001Flash FloodLittle Elm-A bridge on County Road 720 was submerged near Little Elm.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm-Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a business. No dollar estimate of damage was provided.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle Elm-Thunderstorm winds destroyed a patio roof. No dollar estimate of damage was provided.
July 2023HailLittle Elm-no account filed
June 2023HailLittle Elm-no account filed
February 2022HailLittle Elm-no account filed
March 2021HailLittle Elm-no account filed
May 2012HailLittle Elm-no account filed
May 2012HailLittle Elm-no account filed
May 2011HailLittle Elm-no account filed
March 2008HailLittle Elm-no account filed
July 2007HailLittle Elm-no account filed
April 2004HailLittle Elm-no account filed
August 2003HailLittle Elm-no account filed
May 2001HailLittle Elm-no account filed
April 1999HailLittle Elm-no account filed

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
Hackberry1.3 miles10
Lakewood Village2.2 miles10
Camp Dallas3.1 miles10
Oak Point3.4 miles10
Navo4.0 miles10
Lincoln Park4.5 miles10
Shady Shores4.9 miles11
Providence5.0 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 Little ElmAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q979944The 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 1340088. 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.