Prosper, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Celina census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75078. The Survey maps it on the Frisco quadrangle. 30,174 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 682 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresProsper grew from 9,423 to 30,174 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 | 9,423 | |
| 2020 | 30,174 | +20,751 (+220%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1929 USGS Frisco quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Frisco quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1969 USGS Frisco quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS McKinney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Prosper between 2005 and 2017, burning about 502 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined | 38 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SMILEY ROAD |
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PANTHER CREEK COMMAND |
| 21 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DALLAS PARKWAY COMMAND |
| 20 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1771 S. PRESTON |
| 2 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CHANCE FIRE |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | PRESTON RD/CARTER RANCH RD |
| 18 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SH 289/ CR 83 |
| 15 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | MOCKINGBIRD FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Prosper: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Fraze Co Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prosper in 36 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 21 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Hail | Prosper | $200,000 | Hail up to the size of baseballs fell in the town of Prosper for several minutes. The hail significantly damaged homes, windows, cars and trees in town. |
| October 2019 | Lightning | Prosper | $150,000 | One home was destroyed by a lightning strike on Harvard Ave in Prosper. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Prosper | $60,000 | An amateur radio operator reported baseball size hail just east of Prosper. |
| June 2011 | Lightning | Prosper | $30,000 | A lightning strike ignited a house fire in Prosper. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Prosper | $25,000 | A social media report indicated golfball to tennis ball sized hail in the city of Prosper, TX. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | $20,000 | no account filed |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | $15,000 | Prosper Fire Chief reports 7 or 8 barns and outbuildings were damaged by high winds. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Prosper | $15,000 | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Prosper | $10,000 | A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail near the intersection of Dallas Parkway and University Dr approximately one mile southwest of the city of Prosper, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Prosper | $10,000 | Golfball sized hail was reported via social media in the city of Prosper, TX. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Prosper | $10,000 | Social media reported golf ball size near Prosper. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | $5,000 | Strong outflow winds around 60 mph were reported in Prosper. The strong outflow was from a thunderstorm to the northwest of the city. Fences and fence posts were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | $5,000 | Winds up to 80 mph were estimated in Prosper. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | $2,000 | A 60 MPH wind gust was reported by a storm spotter in Prosper. Several trees approximately 4 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | $1,000 | A social media report indicated that a portion of a sheet metal roof was removed from a building and blown onto the road near the intersection of North Preston Rd and Hickory Creek Dr. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | - | Amateur radio operator reported a 69 mph wind gust in Prosper. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Prosper | - | Emergency management reported that the road was impassable at US Highway 380 and Dallas North Tollway. |
| December 2024 | Hail | Prosper | - | Reported via mPing. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Prosper | - | Quarter size hail was reported one mile north of US-380 and Dallas North Tollway. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Prosper | - | A social media report indicated quarter-sized hail in the city of Prosper, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Prosper | - | Amateur radio reported quarter-sized hail in the city of Prosper, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Prosper | - | A public report indicated quarter-sized hail in the city of Prosper, TX. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Prosper | - | Amateur radio reported ping pong ball sized hail in the city of Prosper, TX. |
| November 2018 | Hail | Prosper | - | A trained spotter reported half-dollar sized hail in the city of Prosper, TX. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Prosper | - | Prosper Fire and Rescue reported several roads temporarily closed due to flooding. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Prosper | - | A trained spotter reported one-inch diameter hail 2 miles west-southwest of the city of Prosper, TX. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Prosper | - | A social media report indicated a swift water rescue in the town of Prosper, TX. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Prosper | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Prosper. |
| March 2013 | Hail | Prosper | - | Amateur radio operators reported hail to the size of quarters in Prosper. |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Prosper | - | Many roads were reported flooded in the western portion of the county. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Prosper | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Prosper | - | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Hail | Prosper | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Prosper | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | - | 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.
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 Prosper | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q620305 | 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 1344593. 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.





