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Robstown, Texas

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Robstown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78380. The Survey maps it on the Robstown quadrangle. 10,143 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 72 feet above sea level.

Robstown within Nueces County

Population over time

2 figures

Robstown fell from 11,487 to 10,143 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
201011,487
202010,143-1,344 (-12%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 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

25 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Robstown between 2006 and 2018, burning about 203 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/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning1
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
13 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceMCGLOIN FIRE
23 August 2013Arson/incendiarismunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service3950 CO RD 44
17 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 77 CO RD 36
7 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCO RD 44 & 1694
11 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceE HWY 44 & CO RD 67
4 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
22 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceVIOLET FIRE
18 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 624 & CR 305

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Nueces County

Storms near this place

47 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robstown in 47 storm reports between 1993 and 2020: 18 hail, 15 flash flood, 9 thunderstorm wind, 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
May 1993HailRobstown$5,000,000The County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball to tennis ball-size hail in the Town of Banquete. The Red Cross reported some 100 homes with extensive roof and window damage, several cars were also damaged. The County extension agent reported 1500 acres of cotton, corn and grain sorghum destroyed.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindRobstown$1,000,000NWS storm survey concluded that straight line winds of approximately 80 mph swept across northeastern Nueces County affecting the communities of Calallen and Annaville. A large metal building was partially destroyed along Highway 44 about 5 miles west of Robstown. A poorly constructed car wash in Calallen was destroyed. There was also damage at Oil Belt Park where several light poles were snapped, a fence was blown down, and a small wooden structure was blown apart. Bleachers were blown up against a fence. Extensive tree damage occurred in the Calallen and Annaville areas. An 18 wheeler was flipped on Interstate 37 near the Clarkwood interchange. A poorly constructed building on North Beach was damaged. Brush pickup and disposal cost the city of Corpus Christi half of a million dollars.
May 1994HailRobstown$50,000A funnel cloud was first observed in western Nueces County, followed by large hail and additional funnel reports. Two funnel clouds were also sighted in Corpus Christi shortly afterward. A ham operator spotted a fourth funnel in Nueces Bay at 1800 CST.
July 2007Flash FloodRobstown$25,000Between 5 and 10 inches of heavy rain fell during the morning from Robstown to portions of Corpus Christi resulting in widespread flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded and impassable, including Up River Road, Leopard, Airline at S.P.I.D., Everhart at S.P.I.D., Kostoryz at S.P.I.D., Rockwood at Starlight, Clarkwood, Rand Morgan, Business 77 in Robstown, frontage roads along U.S. 77 in Robstown, Interstate 37 from Lantana to Southern Minerals Road and numerous other secondary roads throughout Corpus Christi. A pregnant woman was rescued after her vehicle was washed into a shallow ditch along Interstate 37 and Corn Products Road.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindRobstown$15,000Public submitted images of a large tree blown down in Robstown that heavily damaged a car.
April 2014HailRobstown$10,000Quarter sized hail occurred on the north side of Robstown.
March 2012HailRobstown$10,000Public reported quarter sized hail at the intersection of Highway 44 and 77 in Robstown.
March 2012HailRobstown$10,000Quarter sized hail occurred just west of the Fairgrounds.
June 2020Flash FloodRobstown-Video received via social media showed flooded roads in Robstown.
September 2018Flash FloodRobstown-Videos showed significant street flooding in Robstown.
September 2018FloodRobstown-Several pictures and videos showed flooding of streets and parking lots near Robstown.
September 2018Flash FloodRobstown-Videos showed street flooding near Robstown High School.
March 2015Flash FloodRobstown-Water was flowing across Farm to Market Road 1889 north of Robstown and on West Avenue G in Robstown.
April 2015Flash FloodRobstown-Deep water crossed many roads within the city of Robstown.
April 2015HailRobstown-Quarter sized hail occurred in Robstown.
May 2015Flash FloodRobstown-Many roads in Robstown were flooded. Water was flowing over the road on Highway 44 near the high school between Bosquez and Flores Streets.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindRobstown-Winds estimated around 60 mph occurred in Robstown.
May 2009HailRobstown-Reported in Robstown.
July 2007Flash FloodRobstown-Two to three inches of rain led to numerous road closures in Robstown and stranded motorists. In addition one home was evacuated on Perkins Street due to the flooding.
May 2006HailRobstown-Reported in Woodriver subdivision in Calallen.
May 2006HailRobstown-Penny to quarter sized hail reported in Callalan near FM 624 and FM 1889, as well as near the intersection of I-37 and U.S. 77.
July 2006Flash FloodRobstown-Doppler radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of rainfall fell in a 1 to 2 hour time frame across northwest Nueces County. High water was reported at U.S. 77 and I-37. Standing water was reported on FM 624, between CR 83 an FM 666.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindRobstown-Telephone poles were blown down near CR 38 and CR 81.
December 2002Flash FloodRobstown-Several streets reported flooded.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindRobstown-Trees down power lines down
November 2000Flash FloodRobstown-Numerous streets in Robstown were flooded. 6.65 inches of rain in four hours was reported by a cooperative observer in Robstown.
March 1998HailRobstown-Numerous reports of quarter sized hail.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindRobstown-Strong thunderstorm wind gusts resulted in extensive damage to cotton crops along with several large uprooted trees.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindRobstown-Sheriff report of several large trees uprooted.
June 1997Flash FloodRobstown-Sheriff report of roadways closed due to flooding.
August 1995Tornado (F0)Robstown-A tornado was reported to have overturned a single-wide mobile home just to the northwest of Robstown.
April 1995HailRobstown-Police reported hail and trees downed by 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. Three thousand acres of cotton/corn fields werevdamaged.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindRobstown-Police reported hail and trees downed by 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts. Three thousand acres of cotton/corn fields werevdamaged.
September 1994TornadoRobstown-A small tornado touched down briefly in fields east of Robstown, but caused no damage.
May 1993Thunderstorm WindRobstown-,Dime-size hail was reported at the National Weather Service Office and at the Navel Air Station along with wind gusts to 58 MPH. The Sheriff's Office reported power lines down south of the International Airport. TV-Channel 6 reported wind gusts between 55 and 60 MPH in Robstown.
February 2008HailRobstown-no account filed
December 2006HailRobstown-no account filed
May 2005HailRobstown-no account filed
August 2005HailRobstown-no account filed
February 2004HailRobstown-no account filed
April 2004HailRobstown-no account filed
March 2003HailRobstown-no account filed
August 2002Flash FloodRobstown-no account filed
August 2002Flash FloodRobstown-no account filed
October 2000Tornado (F0)Robstown-no account filed
April 1997Flash FloodRobstown-no account filed
August 1994Tornado (F0)Robstown-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Nueces 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
San Pedro0.5 miles13
North San Pedro1.1 miles13
Violet3.9 miles13
Spring Gardens4.3 miles13
Rabb4.4 miles8
Five Points5.0 miles13
Annaville5.6 miles13
Calallen5.9 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 RobstownAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1573527The 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 1345344. 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.

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.