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Ropesville, Texas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Ropesville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79358. The Survey maps it on the Ropesville quadrangle. 430 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,363 feet above sea level.

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Ropesville within Hockley County

Population over time

3 figures

Ropesville fell from 517 to 430 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.

YearPeople Change
2000517
2010434-83 (-16%)
2020430-4 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 9 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

14 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Ropesville between 2006 and 2018, burning about 511 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined8
Smoking3
Debris and open burning2
Natural1

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
25 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceGRASS FIRE
23 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Service2018139
18 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined250 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCR 210 AND CR 601
30 June 2011Smoking30 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2 MILES SOUTH OF ROPES
2 June 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceCHURCH OF CHRIST
8 April 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 230
4 March 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service41
15 March 2011Smoking1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service2 MILES S OF MEADOW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hockley County

Storms near this place

59 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ropesville in 59 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 31 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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
June 2015HailRopesville$200,000An intense and slow-moving supercell thunderstorm created large hail ranging between ping pong balls and baseballs northeast of Ropesville along Highway 62. Dozens of vehicles stopped along the highway suffered broken windows and body damage.
May 2002HailRopesville$100,000Golfball to baseball size hail was reported by storm spotters.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindRopesville$50,000A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist reported severe thunderstorm winds up to 70 mph that accompanied large hail northwest of Ropesville. Local farmers reported that several center pivot irrigation systems were destroyed near Farm to Market Road 1585.
May 2001HailRopesville$50,000Hail larger than golfball size broke out windows.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindRopesville$50,000Strong wind snapped several power poles and toppled a tower.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindRopesville$40,000Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a center pivot irrigation system. An NWS storm survey indicated wind gusts associated with this damage were likely in the 70 to 90 mph range.
May 2001HailRopesville$35,000Law enforcement officials reported golfball size hail covering the ground.
April 2012FloodRopesville$10,000Slow-moving thunderstorms moved repeatedly over portions of southeast Hockley County this night deluging some rural areas with up to five inches of rain in three hours. An estimated 20-mile stretch of FM 1585 between Highways 385 and 62/82 became impassable by floodwaters that at times reached nearly three feet deep. At least two cars became disabled after motorists attempted to cross the floodwaters. No injuries were reported.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindRopesville$6,000Two power poles were downed near the intersection of FM Road 169 and FM Road 1585.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindRopesville$6,000A utility company reported three downed power poles west of Highways 62 and 82 along Foster Road.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindRopesville$5,000A NWS employee reported several power poles snapped along Highway 62 northeast of Ropesville.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindRopesville$5,000Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindRopesville$1,000no account filed
May 2025HailRopesville-A hail research team reported ping pong ball size hail northwest of Ropesville. Additionally, a trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail to the west of Ropesville.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
June 2025HailRopesville-A report from the public was received of hail up to two inches in diameter east of Ropesville. No damage was reported at the time.
July 2025HailRopesville-A trained spotter northwest of Ropesville reported quarter size hail up to a depth of two inches covering the ground.
May 2024HailRopesville-A public report was received of quarter size hail west of Ropesville.
May 2023HailRopesville-A spotter reported hail up to ping pong ball size northwest of Ropesville.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A trained spotter located approximately six miles northwest of Ropesville estimated wind gusts of 60 mph.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A meteorologist with the Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet estimated wind gusts of 70 mph along with minor tree damage with a wet microburst.
May 2019HailRopesville-A report from the public was received of quarter size hail in and south of Ropesville. No damage was reported.
October 2018HailRopesville-A meteorologist with Texas Tech University estimated hail to quarter size that stripped several trees.
June 2017HailRopesville-No damage accompanied the hail.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A meteorologist with Texas Tech University estimated wind gusts to 60 mph. No damage was reported.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A local meteorologist observed estimated 60 mph winds and penny size hail near Ropesville. No damage was reported.
April 2012HailRopesville-A meteorologist with Texas Tech reported quarter size hail and heavy flooding along FM 1585. No damage was reported.
April 2012HailRopesville-A trained spotter reported quarter size hail. No damage was reported.
May 2011HailRopesville-A Texas Tech University mesonet meteorologist reported pea sized hail covering the ground along with some nickel sized hail.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindRopesville-Newspaper articles and local farmers reported that thunderstorm wind gusts up to 70 mph combined with torrential rainfall and small hail to cause sporadic and light damage to approximately 2,000 acres of cotton crops in the immediate vicinity of Ropesville.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRopesville-The public reported thunderstorm winds estimated to exceed 60 mph. The winds were accompanied by penny size hail. No damage was reported.
June 2010Heavy RainRopesville-Heavy rainfall resulted in minor flooding of some city streets in Ropesville.
June 2009HailRopesville-Local law enforcement officials reported quarter size hail in Ropesville.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist estimated that wind gusts reached 60 mph northwest of Ropesville at 15:45 CST. These winds resulted from high-based convection that produced a series of dry downbursts and were accompanied by blowing dust that reduced visibility to near zero. No damage was reported.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist estimated thunderstorm wind gusts up to 60 mph. No damage was reported.
May 2008HailRopesville-The public reported golf ball size hail in Ropesville. The parent thunderstorm which produced this hail continued northeastward and additionally resulted in large hail over Reese Center and Shallowater in western Lubbock County. No damage was reported.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist estimated severe thunderstorm winds up to 65 mph northwest of Ropesville. The showers and thunderstorms, along with their associated winds, moved northward and resulted in a 63 mph gust as measured by the Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Anton at 20:30 CST. No damage was reported.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist estimated that severe thunderstorm wind gusts exceeded 60 mph northwest of Ropesville around 20:30 CST. No damage was reported.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts in rural areas of southeastern Hockley County. No damage was reported.
May 2007HailRopesville-|A Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet meteorologist reported nickel size hail at his residence northwest of Ropesville.
April 2006HailRopesville-Strong thunderstorms moved over parts of the west Texas South Plains during the morning hours of the 20th. A West Texas Mesonet meteorologist reported three-quarter inch diameter hail near Ropesville.
May 2006HailRopesville-A Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet meteorologist reported that penny size hail covered the ground at his rural residence in southeastern Hockley County.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindRopesville-A Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet meteorologist estimated that severe thunderstorm wind gusts exceeded 60 MPH at his rural residence in southeastern Hockley County. No damage was reported.
May 2005Flash FloodRopesville-Highway 62/82 near Ropesville flooded with 5 vehicles. CR385 north of 114 closed due to water.
April 2001HailRopesville-Amateur radio SKYWARN spotters reported dime size hail on Highway 62.
August 2001Tornado (F0)Ropesville-The public reported and sent a digital picture of a (landspout) tornado to a local television station. The tornado remained nearly stationary over open country.
April 2025HailRopesville-no account filed
June 2025HailRopesville-no account filed
May 2007HailRopesville-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindRopesville-no account filed
June 2004HailRopesville-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindRopesville-no account filed
May 2004HailRopesville-no account filed
May 2004HailRopesville-no account filed
April 2001HailRopesville-no account filed
August 2001HailRopesville-no account filed
April 1999HailRopesville-no account filed
June 1995Tornado (F0)Ropesville-no account filed
April 1995HailRopesville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hockley 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
Lockettville8.8 miles7
Arnett9.1 miles7
Smyer11.8 miles9
Clauene12.2 miles7
Opdyke14.0 miles8
Opdyke West14.6 miles8
Levelland16.9 miles7
Sundown18.0 miles7

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 RopesvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1014938The 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 1366856. 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.