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Mason, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Mason East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76856. It stands on Koocks Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mason quadrangle. 2,121 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,539 feet above sea level.

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Mason within Mason County

On record in Mason

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 4 records

Population over time

2 figures

Mason grew from 2,114 to 2,121 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
20102,114
20202,121+7 (+0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

100 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Mason between 2006 and 2018, burning about 1,467 acres in total. 2 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/undetermined38
Debris and open burning28
Equipment and vehicle use25
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Natural2
Smoking1
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
8 September 2009Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service4740 RR1723/H.DONOP
5 September 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSH 29E/G. JOHNSON
4 September 2017Debris and open burning10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSH29E/AIRPORT RD
29 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
28 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceE. PONTOTOC/L. COLLINS
10 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceUS377&SH29/R.JORDAN
10 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceUS377&SH29/MASON FEEDERS & R.JORDAN
8 August 2016Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceUS87N/RR1222/OLD MASON RD/J. GILBERT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mason County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mason: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mason County QuarryGraniteProducer
Unnamed QuarryStone, DimensionProducerGranite

Every working recorded in Mason County

Storms near this place

60 of 68 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mason in 68 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 40 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2010Thunderstorm WindMason1 hurtA NWS survey team reported several trees down, a trading auction's facility roof was severely damage, and an old barn was also damaged. The team found no damage to nearby structures. Law Enforcement Officials reported many power lines down across the town of Mason.
June 1997Flash FloodMason$2,000,000Four to eight inches of rain fell over most of Mason County but much higher amounts fell in a few areas.In the town of Mason 10 to 11 inches of rain was reported and in northeast Mason County, there was an unofficial report of 25 inches of rain. Farm-to-Market roads were closed throughout the county.
November 1996Thunderstorm WindMason$500,000no account filed
May 2005HailMason$100,000The supercell that developed in northern Concho County reached Mason. The storm produced hail across the northern half of the city, and the largest hail stones were noted just to the east of town. Mason was spared considerable damage with the main core of the storm passing within a mile or two of town.
May 2006Tornado (F0)Mason$80,000The tornado damaged trees, a metal fence, and ripped some sheet metal roofing off a barn. A hunting cabin was also destroyed.
October 1996Flash FloodMason$50,000no account filed
January 1995HailMason$10,000Thunderstorms produced large hail in a strip one mile long and three miles wide west of the city of Mason. Trees were stripped of their leaves and hail was piled up to 12 inches deep in places. Cars were dented and windows were broken in homes and buildings. Grass and vegetation was reported to have been beaten to the ground in the storm. The thunderstorm moved northeastward but produced no large hail in Mason.
May 2004HailMason$10,000no account filed
May 2004HailMason$10,000no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindMason$5,000A storage shed and trees were blown over.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindMason$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs and power lines across the town of Mason.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindMason$5,000no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindMason$5,000no account filed
May 1994HailMason$5,000no account filed
May 1994HailMason$5,000no account filed
May 1994HailMason$5,000no account filed
September 2003Thunderstorm WindMason$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds ripped shingles off of a roof and knocked down tree limbs.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindMason$2,000A downburst struck near the town of Mason. A telephone pole was snapped and several trees were blown over.
February 1998LightningMason$2,0005 heifers struck and killed by lightning
May 2025HailMason-A trained spotter reported a lot of 1 inch diameter size hail with a few golf ball size hail mixed in.
July 2025Flash FloodMason-Law enforcement reported that a low water crossing along James River Road was flooded. Time is estimated by radar.
April 2021HailMason-Report came from Mping.
April 2017HailMason-The public reported one inch hail, with a few larger stones, off of Art Hedwigs Road.
June 2017Flash FloodMason-A National Weather Service Rainfall Observer located about 3 miles southwest of Mason reported water flowing across low water crossings. He also reported small streams and creeks were also flooding in that same area.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindMason-Law enforcement officials reported a barn roof was blown off and trees were snapped in Mason.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMason-Law enforcement reported debris covering Ranch Road 783 about 8 miles south southwest of Mason. In addition, his patrol car was blown off the road.
June 2007Flash FloodMason-Flooding was reported along FM Roads 152,386 and 1871 in Mason County.|
April 2006Thunderstorm WindMason-Numerous branches were blown down.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindMason-This was measured by the Mason RAWS site located at the airport.
May 2005HailMason-This is the last report received in Mason County as the storm began to weaken. The storm moved southeast towards the Hill country.
May 2005HailMason-The largest hail stones were noted just to the northeast of Mason.
May 2004Flash FloodMason-Highway 29 west of Mason had water flowing over it for several hours due to very heavy rains.
May 2004Tornado (F0)Mason-Law enforcement officers spotted a tornado just to the south of Mason.
October 2003Flash FloodMason-Some roads in Mason impassable after heavy rains.
May 2003Flash FloodMason-The Mason County Sheriff reported several road closures due to flash flooding in the town of Mason.
December 2002HailMason-Hail covered the ground and caused automobiles to slide off the road.
May 2022HailMason-no account filed
April 2021HailMason-no account filed
April 2015HailMason-no account filed
April 2015HailMason-no account filed
May 2015HailMason-no account filed
April 2014HailMason-no account filed
April 2014HailMason-no account filed
June 2013HailMason-no account filed
May 2010HailMason-no account filed
March 2009HailMason-no account filed
June 2007Heavy RainMason-no account filed
April 2006HailMason-no account filed
May 2006HailMason-no account filed
May 2006HailMason-no account filed
March 2005HailMason-no account filed
March 2005HailMason-no account filed
May 2005HailMason-no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindMason-no account filed
May 2004HailMason-no account filed
May 2003HailMason-no account filed
May 2003HailMason-no account filed
May 2003HailMason-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindMason-no account filed
April 2002HailMason-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mason 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
Koockville1.2 miles12
Grossville4.7 miles13
Grit5.3 miles12
Art6.4 miles13
Streeter7.8 miles13
Hedwigs Hill8.5 miles13
Camp Air10.9 miles13
Katemcy11.4 miles13

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 MasonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982490The 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 1362252. 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.