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Pasadena, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Pasadena census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77502. The Survey maps it on the Pasadena quadrangle. 151,950 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 30 feet above sea level.

Pasadena within Harris County

On record in Pasadena

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 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Pasadena grew from 149,043 to 151,950 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
2010149,043
2020151,950+2,907 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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

21 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Pasadena between 2014 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. None 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/undetermined20
Debris and open burning1

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
14 August 2014Debris and open burning4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMUTUAL AID
13 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE023
11 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE052
9 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceA36D26D70E29E36E52E61FM22HM2022L29L61M70SF24
4 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE029
24 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE023, E029
20 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE052
17 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE052, E061

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harris County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 27 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Pasadena: 22 producers, 3 plants, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 25 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Clay. 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
Armco Steel CorpIronProducer
Galena Park MillBarium-BariteProducer
South Houston Salt DomeHaliteOccurrence1934
(Facility) Atlantic Richfield RefinerySulfurPlant
Charter International Oil CoSulfurProducer
Galena Park Gypsum PlantGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
U S Gypsum Calcining PlantGypsum-AnhydriteProducer
Deepwater Clay PitClayProducer
Ideal Cement Clay PitClayProducer
Lone Star Clay PitClayProducer

Every working recorded in Harris County

Storms near this place

41 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pasadena in 41 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 6 tornado, 4 flash 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
January 1997Tornado (F1)Pasadena$12,000,000no account filed
October 2001Tornado (F2)Pasadena$3,750,000120 homes, 3 apartment complexes, 2 schools, and some businesses damaged by a tornado. The tornado touched down near Fairmont and Shaver, moving northeast to near the intersection of Southmore and Red-Bluff Road.
November 2000Thunderstorm WindPasadena$400,000Wind damage near Fairmont Parkway and Country Road. Wall blown off side of strip center with awning blown off gas station. Minor roof damage to a few homes and businesses near the Country Briar subdivision. Numerous trees and fences down in area.A strong cold front swept across southeast Texas on the 24th, Thanksgiving night. Several small supercell thunderstorms developed and affected mainly Harris and Montgomery counties. Three tornadoes were observed (two F1 and one F0) along with a few reports of wind damage.
November 2000Tornado (F1)Pasadena$350,000Tornado touched down near intersection of Preston and Crenshaw. Roof blown off of home in Parkgate subdivision. Roof peeled off large storage building. Damage to windows and trailers at First Presbyterian Church. Fences and trees knocked over on western edge of adjoining neighborhood with portion of roof torn off Turner Elementary.
June 2004HailPasadena$100,000Hail at Pasadena Blvd and Red Bluff Road.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindPasadena$50,000An industrial building sustained significant damage from strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
November 2004Tornado (F0)Pasadena$40,000Minor roof and siding damage, fences and tree limbs down along Driftwood and Fairmont Streets. Several billboards along Fairmont Parkway were damaged.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindPasadena$40,000Numerous power poles down.
May 2020Tornado (EF0)Pasadena$30,000Damage along short NW to SE track parallel to Red Bluff Road. Eyewitness saw tornado. Numerous trees down. Damage to fences, carports.
December 1997Thunderstorm WindPasadena$30,000Strong storm moved west to east across the area producing wind damage in its path. Tree fell onto a house roof and a carport was downed on a car in Pasadena. Road signs bent along HWY 225 in La Porte. Powerlines blown down in Deer Park. Trees blown down in Baytown.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindPasadena$25,000Metal roof torn off at Crown Petroleum.
July 2006LightningPasadena$20,000Lightning strike caused a house fire.
April 2002Flash FloodPasadena$20,000There was extensive street flooding and road closures in Pasadena, along Red Bluff, along State Highway 225, and at Spencer Highway.
October 2005Thunderstorm WindPasadena$18,000A carport blown into power lines cracked two poles and snapped one pole in half.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPasadena$15,000Thunderstorm winds blew down a Dairy Queen roof sign near the intersection of Pasadena Boulevard and Strawberry Road. Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the area with some trees downed on residential homes.
September 2002Flash FloodPasadena$15,000Flooding in Pasadena and Deer Park; many roads closed.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindPasadena$14,000Power lines down in west Pasadena.
March 2005Thunderstorm WindPasadena$10,000Shopping Center sustained roof damage at 4200 Fairmont Parkway.
March 2005LightningPasadena$10,000Lightning strike damaged residential home.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindPasadena$10,000Numerous power lines down.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindPasadena$10,000Powerlines and trees down in downtown Pasadena.
March 2003Thunderstorm WindPasadena$8,000Roof blown off and powerlines down.
November 2004Tornado (F0)Pasadena$5,500Power pole down at intersection of Red Bluff and Tammer Roads.
March 2005HailPasadena$5,000no account filed
April 1997HailPasadena$5,000no account filed
April 1997HailPasadena$5,000no account filed
March 2005Thunderstorm WindPasadena$3,50018 inch diameter tree snapped in half at 4416 Fairmont Parkway.
August 2003Flash FloodPasadena$3,000Flooding in Pasadena.
April 2003HailPasadena$3,000no account filed
March 2005Thunderstorm WindPasadena$2,000Tree down at 3700 Bay Area Blvd.
April 2003HailPasadena$2,000no account filed
May 2001HailPasadena$2,000no account filed
October 2018Thunderstorm WindPasadena-Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and some power lines.
August 2017Flash FloodPasadena-Numerous roads and highways were still closed due to high flood waters including, but not limited to, the Loop 610 near Highway 225, SH 249 in northwestern Houston and FM 1960 near Highway 69.||Catastrophic flooding occurred on nearly every one of the 22 watersheds in Harris County. 10 out of the 19 bayous in the county reached record crests and flooding. There was widespread flooding along Buffalo Bayou and upstream and downstream of both Addicks and Barkers Reservoirs due to record level pool elevations. There was major flooding of hundreds of homes within numerous neighboring subdivisions along the San Jacinto River and the East Fork of the San Jacinto River. Lake Conroe's releases and backwater flow from Lake Houston also contributed to the widespread flooding across the northern and northeastern sectors of the county.
March 2016HailPasadena-Quarter sized hail was observed at the intersection of Highway 225 and Richey Street.
October 2014Heavy RainPasadena-Heavy rain caused some flooding at the intersection of Pasadena Freeway 225 and Bearle Street.
May 2010HailPasadena-There were reports of golf ball size hail at the Red Bluff Road and Highway 225 intersection.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindPasadena-One tree was reported downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.
May 2004Funnel CloudPasadena-Funnel cloud at Beltway 8 and Hwy 225.
July 2007Funnel CloudPasadena-no account filed
September 2001Funnel CloudPasadena-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Harris 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
Tarrytown1.0 miles13
Easthaven1.0 miles13
Pasadena Gardens1.1 miles13
Revlon1.3 miles13
Parkview Manor1.3 miles13
Stadium Estates1.4 miles13
Meadow Creek Village1.6 miles13
Parkview Estates1.8 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 PasadenaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q51695The 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 1343631. 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.