Robinson, Texas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Waco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76706. The Survey maps it on the Robinson quadrangle. 12,443 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 495 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresRobinson grew from 7,845 to 12,443 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7,845 | |
| 2010 | 10,509 | +2,664 (+34%) |
| 2020 | 12,443 | +1,934 (+18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Temple quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Waco quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Robinson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Temple quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
240 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 240 fires within 5 miles of Robinson between 2001 and 2020, burning about 898 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 159 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 17-2520007 |
| 8 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2510033 |
| 8 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | POWERLINE |
| 7 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2500034 |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2490037 |
| 4 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | S 4TH |
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WILDLAND/GRASS FIRE |
| 29 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JUNIPER LANE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Robinson: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H and B No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| H and B No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Luckett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Neeley Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robinson in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 13 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robinson | 2 hurt, $5,000 | A house under construction was collapsed by thunderstorm winds, trapping two men in the debris. Both were injured. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robinson | $30,000 | Emergency management reported multiple homes with shingles missing, fences blown over, a collapsed metal barn building, a missing roof, nearby power lines knocked down, and power poles snapped between the cities of Robinson and Hewitt. Multiple power poles were down along Highway 77 in Robinson, and tree damage was also reported near N Andrews St. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Robinson | $20,000 | Two inch hail was reported near Robinson via social media. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robinson | $20,000 | Roof damage and numerous power outages. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Robinson | $10,000 | A few roads in Robinson were under water due to heavy rainfall over a 1-2 hour period. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Robinson | $5,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in Robinson via social media. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Robinson | $5,000 | Amateur radio operators reported hail increasing to 1.5 inches in diameter. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Robinson | $1,000 | Flooding reported in Robinson with outside lanes of Hwy 77 closed due to flooding. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Robinson | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Robinson. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Robinson | - | Amateur radio operators reported quarter sized hail. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Robinson | - | Quarter sized hail in Roberston increased to the size of half dollars. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Robinson | - | Amateur radio reported one-inch diameter hail in Robinson, TX. |
| January 1994 | Hail | Robinson | - | One-inch hail was reported at the University of Baylor campus. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Robinson | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Robinson | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Robinson | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Robinson | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Robinson | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downs | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Downsville | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Rosenthal | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Beverly | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Beverly Hills | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Hewitt | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Asa | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Jewell | 5.0 miles | 19 |
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 Robinson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981477 | 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 1366611. 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.




