Little River-Academy, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Temple census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76554. The Survey maps it on the Little River quadrangle. 1,992 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 486 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresLittle River-Academy grew from 1,961 to 1,992 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 | 1,961 | |
| 2020 | 1,992 | +31 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1885 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:125000
- 1887 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Austin quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little River quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Taylor quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
63 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Little River-Academy between 2002 and 2020, burning about 431 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/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE |
| 5 September 2011 | Smoking | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASSFIRE HWY 95 |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | STAG ROAD FIRE 2011 |
| 28 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROGERS GRASS FIRE SH 95 |
| 22 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CENTRAL TX - 41 |
| 18 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 6942 CAMPBELL HILL ROAD |
| 9 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BEADLE LN FIRE |
| 7 August 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7491 DICE GROVE RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Little River-Academy: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Sand and Gravel Lampasas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little River-Academy in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little River - Academy | $350,000 | A downburst damage swath which began near Salado continued east with additional tree and roof damage in Little River Academy. The most substantial damage was observed between Heidenheimer and Rogers where several mobile homes had roof damage or were moved. Two large barns had tin walls or sections of tin roofs removed. A grain silo was damaged near Zabcikville. |
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Little River - Academy | $40,000 | One to two feet of water was flowing over the intersection of FM 436 and Old TX 95 in Little River. Heavy thunderstorms produced nearly 8 of rain in just a few hours resulting in flash flooding. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Little River - Academy | $5,000 | no account filed |
| November 2022 | Hail | Little River - Academy | $3,000 | Two inch sized hail was reported, and the hail cracked a windshield. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Little River - Academy | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Little River - Academy | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Little River - Academy | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Little River - Academy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little River | 0.4 miles | 15 | |
| Academy | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Heidenheimer | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sparks | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Summers Mill | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Childers Mill (historical) | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Smith | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hobbs | 6.2 miles | 16 |
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 River-Academy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q980291 | 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 1690856. 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.





