McGregor, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the McGregor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76657. The Survey maps it on the McGregor quadrangle. 5,321 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 692 feet above sea level.
On record in McGregor
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 1 record
Population over time
2 figuresMcGregor grew from 4,987 to 5,321 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 | 4,987 | |
| 2020 | 5,321 | +334 (+7%) |
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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1931 USGS Mc Gregor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS McGregor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
56 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of McGregor between 2006 and 2020, burning about 525 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JOHNSON DR. COMMAND |
| 6 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 3 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | NEW WINDSOR PARKWAY SPEEGLEVILLE |
| 26 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7TH ST. COMMAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names McGregor in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 17 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 4 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | 3 hurt, $60,000 | A house was damaged in McGregor. Two people were treated for injuries. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Mcgregor | 1 hurt, $50,000 | A brief tornado touched down in the middle of a baseball game, pushing over a dumpster and causing damage to trees and light poles. A woman was thrown against a fence and had to be taken to the hospital. Many spectators at the ballfield saw the tornado, and had to hold the bleachers down so they would not be picked up. Large tree limbs fell on nearby power lines, causing a power outage in the area for about five hours. Another limb shattered a truck windshield. Nearby residents reported that the tornado also threw a heavyweight lifting bench weighing 150 lbs across a yard and damaged a garage door. |
| March 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Mcgregor | $500,000 | The back half of a rodeo arena was destroyed. The building was made out of metal. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Mcgregor | $40,000 | Widespread flooding across the county with up to three feet of water across roads and yards. Forty people were forced from their homes. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Mcgregor | $10,000 | Emergency management reported a swift water rescue in the 1100 block of Indian Trail at a low water crossing, just southeast of McGregor. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | $10,000 | Damage occurred in McGregor around the High School and in areas to the north-northeast. Some track equipment was tossed at the high school stadium and a scoreboard was toppled. Large tree limbs were also snapped off trees. In addition, fences and power lines were down, and at least one metal carport crumpled. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Mcgregor | $10,000 | A TV meteorologist submitted a photograph of 3 inch hail, which occurred along Highway 317 between the cities of Crawford and McGregor, TX. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Mcgregor | $5,000 | EM reported a swift water rescue in a low water crossing near Indian trail and South Loop Drive southeast of McGregor. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | $5,000 | Large trees and power lines were blown down due to strong thunderstorm winds in McGregor. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | $2,000 | Tree limbs from 12-14 diameter trees were knocked down in McGregor. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | $2,000 | Trees uprooted. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | $1,000 | Emergency management reported tree damage along with an estimated 50 MPH wind gust near McGregor, TX. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Mcgregor | - | McGregor Fire Department was dispatched to a swift water rescue at the South Bosque River crossing on Indian Trail just southeast of McGregor. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail on the south side of McGregor, TX. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | - | Video footage at the SpaceX facility captured a microburst with objects flying in the wind, and a tree was broken nearby. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | Emergency management reported quarter sized hail between 2 and 3 miles east-northeast of the city of McGregor, TX. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | A public report indicated dime-sized hail just east of the city of McGregor, TX. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | A public report indicated dime sized hail 2 miles west of McGregor, TX. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | A member of the broadcast media reported quarter sized hail in the city of McGregor, TX. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | - | A 64 MPH wind gust was measured in McGregor, TX. |
| November 2016 | Flash Flood | Mcgregor | - | Broadcast media reported that water was running over Mother Neff Parkway at Ag Farm Road. |
| October 2013 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | Quarter sized hail was reported 1 mile north of McGregor. |
| February 2011 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | Dime size hail was reported in McGregor. |
| February 2011 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | Penny to nickel size hail was reported on Hwy 317, approximately 1.8 miles southeast of Hwy 84, near the town of McGregor. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | - | A large tree was uprooted by a thunderstorm wind gust in McGregor. Numerous power outages were also reported around the city. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Mcgregor | - | Old Mexia Road and Hog Creek Road were both closed due to flooding. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mcgregor | - | Lightning struck a house and caused a fire. |
| September 1995 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | Lightning struck a house and caused a fire. |
| April 1995 | Hail | McGregor | - | Low water crossings on Highway 84 between Waco and McGregor were flooded. |
| January 1994 | Hail | McGregor | - | One-inch hail was reported at the University of Baylor campus. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Mcgregor | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | McGregor | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | McGregor | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | McGregor | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | McGregor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 6.5 miles | 19 | |
| Crawford | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| South Bosque | 6.9 miles | 16 | |
| Highland | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Valley | 7.0 miles | 16 | |
| Ocee | 8.2 miles | 19 | |
| Atco | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Willow Grove | 9.5 miles | 19 |
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 McGregor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q969257 | 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 1362469. 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.





