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Livingston, Texas

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Livingston-Onalaska census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77351. The Survey maps it on the Livingston quadrangle. 5,640 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 167 feet above sea level.

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Livingston within Polk County

On record in Livingston

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Livingston grew from 5,335 to 5,640 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
20105,335
20205,640+305 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

187 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Livingston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 552 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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
Debris and open burning132
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 September 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 2007Debris and open burning8.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
26 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 935
21 September 1997Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
16 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
15 September 1999Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
11 September 2008Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
10 September 2011Smoking1.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 890

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Polk County

Storms near this place

56 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Livingston in 56 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 21 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 6 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
February 1998Thunderstorm WindLivingston$14,000,000Straight line wind damage across the entire county from west to east. Lake Livingston Dam measured 134 mph wind gusts before their equipment blew away. The hardest hit are was from the Tobacco Patch community to the west of the Livingston area, though major damage occurred across the majority of the county. Numerous trees/powerpoles down, 18 homes completely destroyed, 172 with major damage, 180 with moderate to minor damage. Timber industry took a large loss due to the number of downed trees. Governor George Bush Jr. declared Polk County a disaster area on 3/11/98.
May 2004Flash FloodLivingston$500,00075 to 100 Livingston homes and businesses damaged from flooding at FM 146 and US 59; northbound and southbound lanes of US 59 closed.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLivingston$135,000Numerous trees down between Hwy 146 and Hwy 190 and in the Indian Hills Subdivision near Lake Livingston where one tree fell on a home.
May 2004Flash FloodLivingston$100,000Homes flooded in the Crystal Lake Subdivision.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindLivingston$60,000Porch torn off house near FM 3126 and FM 350 south. Trees down along Hwys. 62, 352, and 3126 west of Livingston.
October 2006Flash FloodLivingston$50,000Heavy rains impacted five to six homes. There were numerous flooded roads with several eastern county road closures. Several bridges were under water.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindLivingston$50,000Building damage with power lines down in the Indian Hills Subdivision along FM 2457 near Lake Livingston.
May 2006HailLivingston$25,000Golf ball size hail at FM 2457 and Highway 90.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindLivingston$25,000Car swept off road near Livingston.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindLivingston$20,000Trees down on power lines.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston$15,000Numerous trees were downed in the towns of Onalaska and Livingston, with a roof blown off of a home in Livingston.
February 2008Thunderstorm WindLivingston$15,000Thunderstorm winds blew over a large tree at a Livingston apartment complex, damaging a vehicle. There were also four apartment units that suffered minor damage.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindLivingston$10,000Sheriff's office reported trees and power lines down in Livingston.
November 1996Thunderstorm WindLivingston$10,000no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindLivingston$5,000A severe thunderstorm downed trees near Highway 190.
April 2006HailLivingston$5,000Hail reported at Livingston Police Station.
February 2003HailLivingston$5,0003/4 inch hail.
February 2003HailLivingston$5,0003/4 inch hail.
March 2002HailLivingston$5,000Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail along eastern shore of Lake Livingston at Onalaska and Blanchard, and also in Livingston.
January 1998Thunderstorm WindLivingston$5,000Trees blown down onto powerlines.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindLivingston$5,000Sheriff reported trees blown down in Livingston.
January 1997HailLivingston$5,000no account filed
January 1997Thunderstorm WindLivingston$5,000no account filed
April 1997HailLivingston$5,000no account filed
June 1996HailLivingston$5,000no account filed
August 1996HailLivingston$5,000no account filed
December 1995HailLivingston$5,000no account filed
May 2006HailLivingston$4,000Penny size hail.
March 2005Thunderstorm WindLivingston$4,000Tree downed on power lines on Highway 350.
May 2005HailLivingston$4,000Nickel size hail.
March 2005HailLivingston$4,000no account filed
February 2013Thunderstorm WindLivingston$3,000A line of severe thunderstorms downed trees along Highway 190 east of Livingston.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindLivingston$3,000Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees in Livingston.
December 2002HailLivingston$3,0000.75 inch hail.
August 2002HailLivingston$3,000Hail at Crystal Lakes Estates.
October 2001HailLivingston$2,000no account filed
May 2009HailLivingston$1,000Quarter sized hail occurred in downtown Livingston.
March 2025HailLivingston-A trained storm spotter reported 1 inch hail in Livingston.
January 2024Flash FloodLivingston-Access road to Crystal Lakes Subdivision was washed out.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Power lines and tree limbs were damaged near Highway 190.
May 2024HailLivingston-Quarter sized hail was observed near Highway 190.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Trees were downed on multiple roads, including FM 350, SH 146, and C M Hardy Road.
April 2024Flash FloodLivingston-All lanes of Hwy 59 were closed near the Baskin Loop Overpass due to flash flooding.
May 2024Flash FloodLivingston-Portions of Hwy 146 and BU 59 were impassable due to flash flooding.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindLivingston-Thunderstorm winds downed a tree off of Highway 190 to the east of Livingston.
March 2014HailLivingston-Quarter sized hail was observed in Livingston.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLivingston-A strong thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at the sheriff's office in Livingston.
April 2007Funnel CloudLivingston-Funnel cloud reported near Highway 190 East.
May 2007Funnel CloudLivingston-Funnel cloud reported 3 miles north of US Route 190.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Livingston-Spotted just west of Livingston near Highway 190 and Highway 59.
May 2007HailLivingston-Golf ball size hail reported along FM 350.
June 2004Funnel CloudLivingston-Funnel cloud sighted south of Highway 190.
November 2004Funnel CloudLivingston-Funnel sighted near the intersection of Highways 190 and 350 near Highway 59.
June 2003Tornado (F0)Livingston-No damage.
June 2003Tornado (F0)Livingston-No damage.
May 1997Tornado (F0)Livingston-DPS amd EM reported tornado during the time period. No injuries or damages reported.

Every storm recorded in Polk 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
East Tempe2.8 miles12
Israel3.1 miles12
Crystal Lakes Country Estates3.1 miles13
Marston3.5 miles13
West Livingston3.8 miles12
Providence3.8 miles12
Lamont3.8 miles12
Moore Hill5.4 miles12

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 LivingstonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q976199The 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 1361573. 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.