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Midlothian, Texas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Midlothian census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76065. The Survey maps it on the Midlothian quadrangle. 35,125 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 755 feet above sea level.

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Midlothian within Ellis County

Population over time

2 figures

Midlothian grew from 18,037 to 35,125 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
201018,037
202035,125+17,088 (+95%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 10 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

138 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Midlothian between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,316 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined55
Debris and open burning32
Equipment and vehicle use21
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism4
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Recreation and ceremony2

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 2017Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service3241 STARWASHED DR
6 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service200 E. US HWY 287
29 September 2015Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2321 N 9TH ST
28 September 2015Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service740 ALLEN LN
24 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service881 MILLER RD
23 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresTexas A & M Forest Service400BK MILLER RD
19 September 2017Smokingunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2160 N,. WALNUT GROVE RD
12 September 2015Arson/incendiarism50 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceKIMBLE RD FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ellis County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Midlothian: 9 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, General. 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
Gifford-Hill Cement PlantStone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, GeneralProducer
Gifford-Hill Clay PitClayProducer
Midlothian Gifford-Hill QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerLimestone, Shale
Midlothian Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, GeneralProducer
Midlothian Texas Industries QuarryLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerSedimentary
Texas Industries Clay PitClayProducer
Gifford-Hill Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Stephens PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Texas Industries Cement PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Ellis County

Storms near this place

60 of 84 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midlothian in 84 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 48 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 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
October 2019Tornado (EF1)Midlothian$10,000,000The tornado began near Highway 67 and 9th Street on the north side of Midlothian and traveled east for approximately 2.8 miles. Several church and retail buildings experienced blown out windows and roof damage. One of the buildings connected to the Lighthouse Church was heavily damaged with the collapse of the southward facing wall and much of the roof removed. Just to the east of Highway 67, sheet metal was peeled on two buildings and metal roof purlins were bent on one. This damage was consistent with winds of 100 to 110 mph, and EF-1 intensity. The tornado weakened some as it headed east and crossed into a residential area south of Mockingbird Lane. Damage indicates the tornado intensified in the area of Morning Dove Lane and Pheasant Drive. Several homes experienced significant roof damage, uplift of the roof deck of at least one home, some windows blown out, a garage door collapsed, and several trees were uprooted. This type of damage was consistent with wind speeds of 100 to 110 mph, or EF-1 intensity. The tornado weakened before ending near Walnut Grove Road.
June 2012HailMidlothian$300,000Baseball sized hail was reported at Highway 67 and 9th Street on the north side of Midlothian.
June 2012HailMidlothian$160,000Golf ball sized hail was reported on Highway 287, 3 miles east of Highway 67 near Midlothian.
June 2012HailMidlothian$100,000Slightly larger than quarter sized hail was reported in Midlothian.
September 2007Flash FloodMidlothian$25,000An 8-foot tall by 30-foot long culvert covered with 7 feet of dirt was washed away, leaving a 20-foot gap in a road. The culvert had been in place for about 45 years.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindMidlothian$15,000A 60 MPH wind gust was measured in Midlothian, and a tower was blown down in Waxahachie.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMidlothian$10,000Social media report of downed branches, split trees, and damaged fences in downtown Midlothian.
June 2005HailMidlothian$10,000Golf ball size hail fell in town for 15 minutes.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindMidlothian$8,000An amateur radio operator measured a 67 mph wind gust approximately 3 miles north of Midlothian.
October 2015Flash FloodMidlothian$5,000Parts of the Midlothian ISD Multi-Purpose stadium and the parking lot were flooding.
April 2015Tornado (EF0)Midlothian$5,000A National Weather Service storm survey crew found evidence of a tornado which produced EF-0 damage. The tornado path, which was along Plainview Road, caused damage to trees and a few power poles and power lines.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindMidlothian$5,000Sixty mph winds were estimated 2 miles southwest of Midlothian. Power lines were blown down.
July 2002LightningMidlothian$5,000Lightning started a fire in the attic of a house.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindMidlothian$5,000Thunderstorm winds uprooted three trees and blew over a recreational vehicle.
June 2023HailMidlothian$5,000no account filed
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMidlothian$3,000Trees were blown down in town.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindMidlothian$3,000Trees were blown down in town.
May 2017HailMidlothian$1,000Amateur Radio reported quarter size hail in Downtown Midlothian.
March 2025HailMidlothian-Reported via mPING east of Midlothian.
April 2025HailMidlothian-Mping report of 1 inch hail east of Midlothian.
June 2023HailMidlothian-Report was received via mPING.
June 2023HailMidlothian-Report was received via mPING.
July 2022HailMidlothian-A trained spotter reported hail up to half-dollar sized about 3 miles east-northeast of Midlothian.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-A public report indicated a 12-inch tree blown over approximately 4 miles south-southwest of Ovilla, TX.
April 2020HailMidlothian-Hail report received via mPing.
April 2018HailMidlothian-A social media report indicated ping pong ball sized hail in the city of Midlothian, TX.
April 2018HailMidlothian-Amateur radio reported quarter-sized hail in the city of Midlothian, TX.
April 2018HailMidlothian-A social media report indicated half-dollar sized hail in the city of Midlothian, TX.
November 2018HailMidlothian-A social media report indicated nickel sized hail in the city of Midlothian, TX.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-Midlothian Fire and Rescue measured a 63 MPH wind gust.
February 2017HailMidlothian-There was penny size hail reported 2 miles south of Midlothian.
March 2016HailMidlothian-Nickel to quarter sized hail was reported in Midlothian.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-The AWOS in Midlothian measured a wind gust to 72 mph.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-The AWOS in Midlothian measured a wind gust to 69 mph.
April 2014HailMidlothian-Nickel sized hail was reported in Midlothian.
June 2012HailMidlothian-Ping pong ball sized hail was reported in Midlothian.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-A large tree was split at the base due to high winds.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-Winds were out of the southwest.
October 2006Flash FloodMidlothian-Flooding was reported near the intersections of U.S. Highways 67 and 287 in Midlothian and along Interstate 45 and South Kaufman Street near Ennis.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-Trees knocked down.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-80 mph wind gust measured by amateur radio operator.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-Trees blown down.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-A barn was unroofed and trees were blown down.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-Power lines were blown down by high winds.
October 2001Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-Power lines were blown down by high winds.
June 2000Flash FloodMidlothian-Heavy thunderstorm rain created flash flooding in the city.
June 2000Flash FloodMidlothian-Water was reported over a road in the south part of town.
April 1997Flash FloodMidlothian-A car was washed off a road.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-Trees were blown down by high winds.
April 1995HailMidlothian-Several county roads were closed by high water.
April 1994Tornado (F0)Midlothian-A brief tornado touchdown was reported.
April 1994HailMidlothian-A tractor-semitrailer was overturned due to high water on Interstate 45.
February 1993Thunderstorm WindMidlothian-Trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind.
May 2025HailMidlothian-no account filed
June 2023HailMidlothian-no account filed
June 2023HailMidlothian-no account filed
April 2021HailMidlothian-no account filed
April 2021HailMidlothian-no account filed
April 2021HailMidlothian-no account filed
April 2021HailMidlothian-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ellis 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
Ward2.1 miles17
Mountain Peak5.0 miles17
Sardis6.0 miles10
Britton6.0 miles18
Lone Elm6.3 miles10
Ovilla6.5 miles21
Oak Leaf7.9 miles19
Sterrett8.7 miles10

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 MidlothianAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q750795The 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 1341552. 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.