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Menard, Texas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Menard West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76859. It lies near Arroyo de Juan Lorenzo. The Survey maps it on the Menard quadrangle. 1,348 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,883 feet above sea level.

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Menard within Menard County

On record in Menard

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 figures

Menard fell from 1,471 to 1,348 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
20101,471
20201,348-123 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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

6 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Menard between 2010 and 2019, burning about 636 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None 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/undetermined4
Natural2

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
12 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMENARD MUTUAL AID
29 August 2011Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2011-103
19 August 2015Natural35 acresTexas A & M Forest Service819
18 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined350 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCLARK
17 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMENARD CO. MUTUAL AID
2 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2011-57

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Menard County

Storms near this place

60 of 86 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Menard in 86 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 47 hail, 19 flash flood, 18 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1997Flash FloodMenard$250,000Up to four inches of rain fell over Menard County with higher amounts in a few areas. The water was up to four feet deep. Farm-to-Market roads and highways were closed.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindMenard$75,000Large tree limbs were broken in Menard and throughout the county.
August 1996Flash FloodMenard$50,000no account filed
June 2004Flash FloodMenard$25,000A store near the Conch county line was flooded.
June 1997Flash FloodMenard$25,000no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindMenard$15,000Many pecan and oak trees, some 300 years old, were toppled when a downburst struck near Menard. About 100 of the trees had diameters more than 2 feet in diameter. A gazebo was also heavily damaged by the falling trees.
June 2007HailMenard$10,000This large hail broke the windows of a house.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindMenard$8,000Several trees were blown over.
October 2006Thunderstorm WindMenard$4,000Fourteen telephone poles were blown down. Several trees were also knocked down due to the severe thunderstorm wind gust.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindMenard$2,000Large tree limbs downed by high winds.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMenard$1,000Trees blown down
May 2025Tornado (EFU)Menard-A trained spotter reported a tornado just southwest of Menard.
May 2025Flash FloodMenard-The public posted pictures on social media showing streets flooded and yards flooded in Menard.
July 2025Flash FloodMenard-Law enforcement reported flood waters getting into homes in Menard. In addition, the flow at the San Saba River was elevated and producing flooding across a low water crossing.
November 2025Flash FloodMenard-Emergency management reported significant street flooding in Menard. In addition, significant flooding was reported in the Harris Hollow section of Menard.
November 2025Flash FloodMenard-Public posted a video was on social media, showing extensive flooding in Menard.
November 2025Flash FloodMenard-Emergency Management reported water has started to enter homes in the Harris Hollow section of Menard.
June 2025Flash FloodMenard-An emergency manager reported 6 to 8 feet of water flowing over FM 2092, at the Five Mile Crossing, 5 miles east of Menard. The road was closed due to flooding.
May 2024HailMenard-An emergency manager reported quarter size hail five miles east of Menard on FM2092.
May 2024HailMenard-Public reported half dollar to ping pong ball size hail.
May 2024HailMenard-Public reported quarter size hail.
September 2024Flash FloodMenard-There was street and road flooding in Menard which resulted in roads being closed. Also, vehicles were stranded due to the high water.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindMenard-An Emergency Manager reported telephone lines down on the north side of Menard on Highway 83. Also, there was roof damage to 3 buildings and several tree limbs were blown down.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindMenard-An Emergency Manager reported large tree limbs blown down around town. Also, some minor damage to some structures.
June 2023HailMenard-Public reported quarter size hail. Also...hail is 3 inches deep in spots and completely covers the ground.
June 2023HailMenard-Emergency manager reported quarter size hail.
June 2023HailMenard-Trained spotter reported ping pong ball size hail.
March 2021HailMenard-Emergency manager reported quarter size hail about 9.7 miles south of Menard on U.S. Highway 83. The emergency manager also reported the occupants of a vehicle said the strong thunderstorm winds shook the vehicle.
February 2020HailMenard-The Menard Volunteer Fire Department reported nickle size hail covering the ground in Menard.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindMenard-The Menard County Sheriff reported a tree blown down in Menard.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindMenard-Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet Station located 2 miles northwest of Menard measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 64 mph.
April 2019HailMenard-Quarter size hail was reported along Texas Highway 29. The hail start time was estimated by radar.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMenard-Law enforcement reported some trees down and a couple of power lines down in Menard.
October 2018FloodMenard-TxDOT reported FM 2092 and FM 1773 closed due to flooding.
January 2017Thunderstorm WindMenard-A rancher reported many trees were uprooted on his property from damaging thunderstorm winds.
May 2017HailMenard-Golf ball size was reported by law enforcement in Menard.
April 2016Flash FloodMenard-The Menard County Sheriff's office reported U.S. Highway 83 in Menard flooded, with at least one motorist stranded due to flooding.
April 2016HailMenard-The public reported golf ball size hail about 11 miles south southeast of Menard.
March 2016HailMenard-This large hail broke out a bedroom window. The hail was just under tennis ball size hail but larger than an egg.
August 2014Flash FloodMenard-Law enforcement reported knee deep water on roadways in Menard.
May 2013HailMenard-The Menard Fire Chief reported baseball size hail on Ranch Road 2092.
May 2012HailMenard-Dime to quarter size hail was reported in Menard.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindMenard-Power lines were knocked down and garbage dumpsters were turned over.
May 2007Flash FloodMenard-Highway 190 west of Menard was flooded after very heavy rains caused a draw to flow out of its banks and onto the highway.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindMenard-The strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree limb.
June 2005Flash FloodMenard-Very heavy rains produced flooding on Farm to Market road 1773 and Highway 83 south of Menard.
September 2001Flash FloodMenard-Heavy rainfall in excess of 4 inches brought flooding to area just north of Menard, with high water forcing the closure of a roadside park.
September 2000Flash FloodMenard-Rainfall of up to 3 inches caused area creeks and draws to rise rapidly. A low water crossing along Farm Road 2092 just east of Menard was covered by high water.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindMenard-Damaging winds uprooted trees in eastern Menard County.
April 2023HailMenard-no account filed
April 2016HailMenard-no account filed
May 2014HailMenard-no account filed
June 2014HailMenard-no account filed
May 2013HailMenard-no account filed
May 2013HailMenard-no account filed
May 2013HailMenard-no account filed
April 2011HailMenard-no account filed
March 2008HailMenard-no account filed
April 2007HailMenard-no account filed
April 2006HailMenard-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Menard 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
Fourmile Crossing3.5 miles8
Fivemile Crossing4.1 miles9
Beyer Crossing6.9 miles8
Tenmile Crossing8.6 miles9
Callan10.9 miles12
Hext14.1 miles7
Twentymile Crossing15.6 miles13
Fort McKavett18.1 miles11

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 MenardAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q975522The 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 1362610. 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.