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Mansfield, Texas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Arlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76063. It stands on Willow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mansfield quadrangle. 72,602 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 604 feet above sea level.

Mansfield within Tarrant County

On record in Mansfield

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 6 records

Population over time

2 figures

Mansfield grew from 56,368 to 72,602 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
201056,368
202072,602+16,234 (+29%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 16 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

214 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 214 fires within 5 miles of Mansfield between 2005 and 2013, burning about 715 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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/undetermined137
Debris and open burning33
Equipment and vehicle use11
Arson/incendiarism9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Smoking7
Recreation and ceremony5
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use30 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMANSFIELD FIRE
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceWALNUT CREEK FIRE
8 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2951 HW 917
7 September 2012Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service287 FIRE
7 September 2009Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCALLENDER RD
4 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceTEXAN RV
4 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHOLLAND RD
23 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceSPYGLASS FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Tarrant County

Storms near this place

60 of 82 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mansfield in 82 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 51 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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
May 2001Tornado (F1)Mansfield2 hurt, $5,000,000The tornado first touched down in southwest Mansfield near the Tarrant-Johnson County line on Sentry street. The tornado moved northeast across Mansfield, exiting the city near Laura Elizabeth Trail and continued moving northeast across the extreme southeast part of Arlington. The tornado moved into southwest Grand Prairie near highway 360 and New York Avenue and dissipated near the intersection of Lake Ridge Parkway and Lynn street. Two minor injuries were reported. In Mansfield 16 businesses were damaged. 113 homes were damaged, 27 with moderate to heavy damage. In Grand Prairie, 61 homes were damaged, 10 with moderate to heavy damage. The tornado tracked across undeveloped land in Arlington, so no damage occurred there.
September 1993Tornado (F2)Mansfield$5,000,000A tornado touched down 5 miles west of Mansfield and moved north-northeast into southwest Arlington before lifting. A large microwave tower was flattened. Additionally, 6 mobile homes, 20 houses, and 3 businesses were damaged.
June 2023HailMansfield$1,000,000Broadcast media shared a photo of a 5-inch diameter hail stone in Mansfield.
June 2023HailMansfield$750,000A social media photo indicated a 4-inch diameter hail stone in Mansfield.
June 2000Flash FloodMansfield$700,000Fifty homes were damged by flooding. Five business were also damaged.
June 2023HailMansfield$500,000no account filed
June 2023HailMansfield$250,000A social media photo indicated baseball sized hail 4 miles east of Mansfield.
January 2017Tornado (EF0)Mansfield$75,000A National Weather Service damage survey crew found evidence of a small tornado near the Johnson/Tarrant County line. The tornado began near Lone Star Road and US 287 in the far southern portion of the City of Mansfield. The tornado did minor damage to four businesses, damaging overhead doors on metal buildings. One manufactured home suffered roof damage in Johnson County, while one barn was destroyed as the tornado moved into far southern Tarrant County.
August 2001Flash FloodMansfield$50,000Highway 287 was closed and all streets in town were flooded. The Silver Leaf Mobile Home Park was flooded. Mansfield reported 4 inches of rain in 3 hours.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindMansfield$40,000Two construction trailers were rolled over and damage to roofs was reported in Mansfield. Trees were also blown down.
April 2008Flash FloodMansfield$30,000Five houses were flooded in town.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindMansfield$30,000Tractor-trailers and trucks were blown over on Justice Lane. Trees were also blown down across roads.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMansfield$20,000Arlington Emergency Management reported an 18 inch diameter tree fell onto a mobile home in Breezy Oaks mobile home park.
May 2014HailMansfield$20,000no account filed
April 2020HailMansfield$15,000Golf ball sized hail was reported near Country Club Drive and Matlock Rd in Mansfield.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMansfield$15,000A screening fence was blown over and damaged pumps and equipment at a water park. The fence was anchored to a wall and when it fell it pulled some of the wall down as well.
May 2024HailMansfield$13,000Public photo showed a 2.1 inch hail stone in Mansfield.
April 2009Flash FloodMansfield$10,000A vehicle was washed off Country Club Road in Mansfield. Twenty-two employees at the country club had to be rescued due to rapidly rising water and the water was waist deep at the time of the rescue.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindMansfield$10,000Multiple power lines were knocked down by falling tree limbs; also a neighborhood fence was destroyed by strong winds. City crews and tree service companies were dispatched to cut up and shred tree limbs.
September 2003Flash FloodMansfield$10,0004.7 inches fell in three hours causing flooding in low lying areas and closing some streets.
March 2025HailMansfield$7,000Reported via mPING northeast of Mansfield.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindMansfield$5,000Emergency management reported trees down throughout the city of Mansfield, TX.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMansfield$5,000A spotter measured a 63 mph wind gust in the Walnut Creek area in Mansfield.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindMansfield$2,000Shingles off roof near 360 and North Holland Road.
March 2013HailMansfield$2,000Amateur radio operators reported hail to the size of a half dollar.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMansfield$1,500A large tree fell onto Jim's Cleaners on East Broad Street in Mansfield causing approximately $1,000 in damage to the roof.
January 2017HailMansfield$1,000Hail up to 1 inch was reported in Mansfield.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindMansfield$1,000A report was received via social media of large tree branches being knocked down in Mansfield.
April 2005Tornado (F0)Mansfield$1,000Damage to tree limbs and antennas reported.
May 2015Flash FloodMansfield$500Flooding was reported at Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield.
May 2024HailMansfield-Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
May 2024HailMansfield-Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
May 2024HailMansfield-Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
May 2024HailMansfield-Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMansfield-A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 62 mph in Mansfield.
May 2024HailMansfield-Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
May 2024HailMansfield-Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
May 2024HailMansfield-Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
May 2024HailMansfield-Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
May 2024HailMansfield-A trained spotter reported 1.5 inch hail in Mansfield.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindMansfield-Photos on social media showed snapped trees in Mans Best Friend Dog Park in Mansfield.
March 2023HailMansfield-Reported via mPing.
April 2023HailMansfield-A public report indicated dime sized hail 2 miles northeast of Mansfield, TX.
April 2021HailMansfield-Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail was reported northeast of Mansfield.
April 2020HailMansfield-Hail report received via mPing.
October 2019HailMansfield-Hail slightly larger than quarter sized fell on the southeast side of Mansfield.
April 2018HailMansfield-Amateur radio reported penny-sized hail in the city of Mansfield, TX.
January 2017HailMansfield-A social media report indicated 1 inch diameter hail in the city of Mansfield, TX.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindMansfield-Mansfield Office of Emergency Management measured a wind gust of 85 MPH.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindMansfield-The Mansfield fire department reported wind gusts to near 60 mph in the city of Mansfield.
December 2015HailMansfield-Penny to nickel sized hail was reported in Mansfield.
May 2014HailMansfield-Half dollar sized hail was reported in Mansfield.
March 2013HailMansfield-Pea to nickel sized hail was reported in Mansfield. While the hail was small, it was covering the ground in many locations.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMansfield-A trained spotter measured a 61 mph wind gust in Mansfield.
October 2011HailMansfield-Dime to quarter sized hail was reported in north Mansfield.
July 2004Flash FloodMansfield-Widespread flash flooding in Mansfield as 13.63 inches of rain fell in 12 hours. Virtually every street in the city was flooded, several high water rescues were needed, and some homes were evacuated.
June 2004Flash FloodMansfield-Many roads were under water, and a high water rescue was in progress at 936 AM.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindMansfield-Trees were blown down by high winds.
July 2001Flash FloodMansfield-A street in Mansfield was closed for one hour due to flash flooding.
May 1999HailMansfield-Hail fell near Joe Pool Lake.

Every storm recorded in Tarrant 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
Watsonville3.6 miles16
Bisbee3.9 miles16
Retta5.0 miles16
Rendon5.4 miles16
Valley Ridge5.6 miles16
Sublett5.7 miles16
Webb6.0 miles18
Kennedale7.3 miles16

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 MansfieldAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q974040The 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 1340898. 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.