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Pearland, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Alvin-Pearland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77581. The Survey maps it on the Pearland quadrangle. 125,828 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 49 feet above sea level.

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Pearland within Brazoria County

Population over time

2 figures

Pearland grew from 91,252 to 125,828 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
201091,252
2020125,828+34,576 (+38%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 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

45 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Pearland between 2007 and 2020, burning about 303 acres in total. None 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/undetermined22
Debris and open burning19
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony1
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
9 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceA036, E061
14 September 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMUTUAL AID GRASS FIRE
12 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE061
8 July 2008Debris and open burning10 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
4 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.1 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceB093 D070 E070 E093
30 July 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
29 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE070
29 July 2008Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Brazoria 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 Pearland: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Fellow Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Shelton Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Brazoria County

Storms near this place

53 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pearland in 53 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 18 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 9 flash flood, 4 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
August 2017Flash FloodPearland$2,000,000,000Flash flood waters, from sheet flooding and bayous/creeks coming out of banks, completely inundated hundreds to thousands of homes and businesses. Roads and highways in and around Pearland and south into Manvel, or east of Highway 288 along Highway 6, were flooded and therefore closed for long time periods. Major record flooding of the Brazos, San Bernard and Oyster Creek caused the flooding of hundreds to thousands of vicinity homes, vehicles and businesses. Numerous Roads and homes were inundated with flood waters on east side of Oyster Creek including the Columbia Lakes, Mallard Lakes, Great Lakes, Riverside Estates and Bar X subdivisions as well as homes along CR 39. Other county roads that became impassable due to high flood waters include, but are not limited to, FM 1462, Highways 35 and 90, FM 950, CR 25, 380A, CR 42 and FM 521. The Phillips refinery outside of the town of Sweeny took on water from the west near Little Linville Bayou. Hanson Riverside County Park along the San Bernard River southwest of West Columbia was inundated and water over-topped the Phillips Terminal. Areas around Alvin also flooded.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindPearland$1,000,000Severe wind damage at Clover Field. Two airplane hangars, 8 trailers, 1 helicopter, and an unknown number of small airplanes overturned or destroyed. Large awning and billboard down at FM 518 and SH 35. Large trees and power lines down in the Pearland area.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindPearland$100,000A severe thunderstorm downed hundreds of trees, numerous power poles, and a lot of fences in the Pearland area between Highway 35 and Highway 288. Winds were estimated to be gusting up to 60 mph as the storm moved southward across the area.
October 2002Flash FloodPearland$75,000Flooding in and around Pearland (water within two feet of entering some homes).
January 2012Thunderstorm WindPearland$35,000A severe thunderstorm produced wind damage in the Pearland area from around Hatfield Road and then to the east northeast for a couple of miles. Power lines were down, power poles were left leaning, fences were blown down, and there was sporadic tree damage. Around twenty homes and five businesses had some siding and roof damage.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindPearland$23,000Eight mobile homes damaged and pushed off their foundations. Five car windshields damaged. One large tree down.
October 2015Tornado (EF0)Pearland$20,000The tornado damaged the metal roof of a large business south of Beltway 8 west of Cullen Blvd. The damage path extended north of Beltway 8 into the Brunswick Place subdivision.
January 2012Tornado (EF0)Pearland$15,000A short-lived EF-0 tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 35 and Plum Street in Pearland. A gas station had its gas pump awning destroyed and a business to the south of Plum Street had its roof peeled back.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindPearland$15,000Numerous trees and street signs down near County Road 90 and FM 518.
May 1999HailPearland$15,000no account filed
March 2008LightningPearland$12,000Lightning striking a home created moderate roof, attic, ceiling and electrical damage.
April 2014LightningPearland$10,000A lightning strike caused an attic fire at a two story residential home in Pearland.
September 1997Thunderstorm WindPearland$10,000Shingles blown off roofs and large tree limbs down.
November 1995HailPearland$10,000no account filed
April 2015Flash FloodPearland$8,000Heavy rain caused localized street flooding within the town of Pearland.
April 2008LightningPearland$8,000Lightning strike damaged a home by creating a fire in the attic.
November 2003Flash FloodPearland$5,000Flooding across northern Brazoria County.
April 2002Flash FloodPearland$5,000South Corrigan subdivision in Pearland had impassable roads.
April 1993HailPearland$5,000A SkyWarn spotter reported golf ball-size hail on the east side of Pearland.
February 1993Tornado (F0)Pearland$5,000The public reported a tornado near the grade school at South Downs and Highway 288.
March 2002HailPearland$5,000no account filed
April 1997HailPearland$5,000no account filed
September 1997HailPearland$5,000no account filed
June 1996HailPearland$5,000no account filed
February 2026Thunderstorm WindPearland$4,000Broadcast media reported damage near Barbara Cockrell Elementary in Pearland. Fences were blown down and trampolines had blown onto structures.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindPearland$3,000The was some damage to power poles near the intersection of Magnolia Parkway and FM 1128.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindPearland$3,000Large limbs blown down at HWY 35 & FM 518.
December 1997Thunderstorm WindPearland$3,000Powerlines blown down.
July 1998HailPearland$3,000no account filed
May 2020Thunderstorm WindPearland$2,000Three downed trees damaged a fence in the Sunset Lakes area.
September 2017LightningPearland$2,000A car was damaged by lightning at the intersection of North Grand Blvd and Broadway in Pearland.
April 2012HailPearland$2,000Quarter sized hail with a few golfballs mixed in reported to local media.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindPearland$2,000Large limbs blown down in Pearland.
January 1998Flash FloodPearland$2,000Street flooding.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindPearland$2,000Large limbs blown down throughout city.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindPearland$1,000A four inch tree limb was broken off and down in the road near the Daugherty Road and FM 1185 intersection.
May 2002Flash FloodPearland$1,000Minor street flooding.
April 2026HailPearland-A trained storm spotter reported 1 inch hail near the intersection of Cullen Blvd and Hawk Rd.
April 2026HailPearland-A member of the public submitted a mPING report for quarter size hail around 1 inch in the area.
January 2023Tornado (EF0)Pearland-EF0 damage was observed in southwest Pearland. A path of damaged trees and fences was found from just west of the intersection of CR 90 and Bailey Avenue extending northeast to near Magnolia Parkway. The most significant damage noted was along Crescent Drive where nearly ten homes had minor roof and window damage.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindPearland-A large tree limb was downed on a golf course off of McHard Road.
March 2017Flash FloodPearland-Street flooding was reported across the Pearland area.
May 2016HailPearland-Pea to dime size hail was reported near the intersection of Walnut Street and Highway 35 in Pearland.
August 2015Flash FloodPearland-There was street flooding in and around the Pearland area.
April 2015HailPearland-Dime sized hail reported in Pearland.
June 2010Funnel CloudPearland-Pearland police officer sighted funnel cloud.
June 2008HailPearland-Penny size hail occurred in the city of Pearland.
June 2008Funnel CloudPearland-A funnel cloud was sighted near the intersection of Highway 288 and FM 518.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindPearland-A strong thunderstorm wind gust occurred in the city of Pearland.
July 2000Funnel CloudPearland-Numerous funnel clouds sighted west of SH 288 and FM 518.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindPearland-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindPearland-no account filed
January 1995HailPearland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Brazoria 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
Turner0.5 miles13
Regency Park0.6 miles13
Linwood0.7 miles13
Sherwood0.9 miles13
Heritage Green0.9 miles13
Alexander Landing1.0 miles13
Westminster1.0 miles13
Magnolia Place1.1 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 PearlandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982550The 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 1343734. 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.