Sanger, Texas

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Sanger census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76266. The Survey maps it on the Sanger quadrangle. 8,839 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 676 feet above sea level.

Sanger within Denton County

On record in Sanger

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Gregory Road Bridge at Duck Creek
Jones Farmlisted 1994

Population over time

2 figures

Sanger grew from 6,916 to 8,839 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	6,916
2020	8,839	+1,923 (+28%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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.

1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Sanger quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
1985 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000
1991 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

54 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Sanger between 2005 and 2015, burning about 916 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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	23
Debris and open burning	12
Equipment and vehicle use	11
Arson/incendiarism	3
Recreation and ceremony	2
Smoking	1
Natural	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	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
8 September 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASSFIRE
8 September 2007	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
10 September 2009	Natural	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	RECTOR RD.
5 August 2014	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	440 RANCH
5 August 2014	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	440 RANCH
20 August 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	5.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	KRUM FIRE DEPARTMENT
17 August 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	SANGER FIRE
17 August 2009	Equipment and vehicle use	100 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	LAKE CREST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Denton County

Storms near this place

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanger in 91 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 40 thunderstorm wind, 38 hail, 8 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 3 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
June 1996	Lightning	Sanger	1 killed, 2 hurt	no account filed
September 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	1 hurt, $25,000	A house under construction collapsed from high winds, trapping a worker inside. It took an hour to free him from the debris before he could be taken to a hospital. Some trees and power lines were also blown down.
June 2023	Hail	Sanger	$10,000,000	Large hail over 2 inches in diameter fell in Sanger for several minutes. A photo of a hailstone greater than 5 inches in diameter was shown in Sanger. NWS Fort Worth examined the hail stone in person and determined it was 5.9 inches in size, and a record hail stone for the North and Central Texas region. The residents in Sanger said only a few large hail stones fell during the storm, most were notably smaller in size. Several of the largest hail stones broke apart upon impact, limiting the amount of damage in the town.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Sanger	$6,500,000	Denton County Sheriff's Office reported that numerous roads across the county, including Rector Rd, Hwy 455, and Jackson Rd, were closed due to high water. Additionally, flooding impacted a total of 117 homes, 22 of which suffered moderate damage. Two homes had major damage, and another 23 businesses suffered major damage. The Denton County Emergency Services estimate the flooding damage to be approximately $6.5 million.
June 2023	Hail	Sanger	$500,000	Social media and amateur radio reports indicated 3-inch diameter hail just northwest of Sanger.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$300,000	A 800' x 400' steel building that was still under construction was damaged and partially collapsed in microburst winds. Portable toilets on the job site were blown over 100 feet, and an 18-wheeler on I-35 was blown over.
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$250,000	Thunderstorm winds tore a 45-50 foot hole in the roof of the Walmart Distribution Center north of Sanger, and another warehouse had one of the outside walls partially collapsed.
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$100,000	Five campers were overturned as the Sanger KOA near I-35 and View Rd. One person in a camper died later but it was determined to be from a health issue and not from injuries sustained in the storm.
February 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$75,000	A motor home was blown over. A barbeque store was unroofed and trees and power lines were blown down. Damage was scattered over a 5 mile area, including major damage to 5 homes.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$50,000	Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.
August 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$50,000	Barns, trees, and power lines were blown down; shingles were blown off several houses.
November 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$40,000	A semi-tractor trailer overturned in high winds on Interstate 35 near the Denton/Cooke County line. The truck landed on a car passing by at the time. The driver of the car sustained minor injuries.
April 1995	Hail	Sanger	$25,000	Large hail damaged cars on Interstate 35 just north of Sanger.
April 2014	Lightning	Sanger	$20,000	The Denton Record Chronicle reported firefighters from Sanger and Krum battled a gas well fire, which started due to lightning.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$20,000	Several trees and signs were blown down, as well as numerous windows blown out. Several instances of roof damage was also reported.
March 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$20,000	no account filed
March 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$10,000	A social media report indicated that an 18-wheeler was flipped by thunderstorm winds on Interstate 35 near the city of Sanger, TX.
October 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$10,000	Strong thunderstorm winds caused widespread damage across the town of Sanger. Many tree limbs of varying sizes were knocked down. A few power poles and fences were also knocked down. City officials reported some roofs sustained minor damage, and a few 5th wheels were turned over or rolled.
March 2017	Hail	Sanger	$10,000	Amateur radio reported golf ball sized hail in the city of Sanger, TX.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$5,000	A billboard was destroyed on the west side of I-35. The Rector Rd exit sign was also laid over, and some downed trees were reported nearby.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$5,000	A grain silo was lifted and blown approximately 300 feet into a neighboring yard.
August 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$5,000	A 60 MPH wind gust was measured on a home weather station in Sanger, TX. Also in Sanger, the wooden steeple of a church on Belz Road was broken off.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Sanger	$5,000	Clear Creek over topped the FM 156 Railroad Bridge on the south end of Sanger. Water rescues were also ongoing in Sanger.
July 2014	Flash Flood	Sanger	$5,000	One foot of water was reported over the Interstate 35 access road in Sanger, south of FM 455. Interstate 35 in and just north of Sanger also had to be closed two times due to high water. Up to 4 of rain was reported in Sanger in just a few hours.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$5,000	Roof damage to a commercial building and six-inch diameter tree limbs broken off.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$5,000	Three billboards were destroyed by high winds.
October 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$5,000	Damage was reported to cable lines.
April 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$4,000	Power lines were blown down by high winds.
April 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$3,000	Trees and signs were damaged by high winds.
September 2025	Flash Flood	Sanger	$2,000	Rector Rd near Sanger was closed due to high water.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$2,000	Strong winds blew down large tree limbs and power lines.
October 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$1,000	Estimated winds of 65 mph were reported in Sanger.
June 2004	Tornado (F0)	Sanger	$1,000	A metal swing set weighing 3,000 pounds was moved a short distance and damaged.
September 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$500	Broken tree limbs and power poles were reported on Belz Road north of Sanger.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$500	Some large tree branches were broken in Sanger.
October 2009	Hail	Sanger	$500	Quarter size hail fell along Interstate 35 just south of the Cooke/Denton county line.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$500	Shingles were blown off a roof by thunderstorm winds.
May 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	$100	Large tree limbs were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
May 2024	Flood	Sanger	-	Multiple mPING reports of flooding in Sanger were received including water over roadways.
July 2023	Hail	Sanger	-	A public report indicated quarter sized hail in Sanger.
March 2023	Hail	Sanger	-	Quarter size hail was reported 2 miles north of Sanger.
June 2023	Hail	Sanger	-	Dime to nickel sized hail was reported north of Sanger.
May 2020	Hail	Sanger	-	A trained spotter reported dime sized hail in the city of Sanger, TX.
May 2020	Hail	Sanger	-	A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail approximately 3 miles south of the city of Sanger, TX.
May 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	-	A trained spotter estimated a 70 MPH wind gust near the intersection of Lone Oak Road and Interstate 35, approximately 4 miles north of the city of Sanger, TX.
April 2019	Hail	Sanger	-	A trained spotter reported dime size hail in the city of Sanger, TX.
June 2019	Hail	Sanger	-	A trained spotter reported one-inch diameter hail in the city of Sanger, TX.
June 2019	Flash Flood	Sanger	-	Emergency management reported Interstate 35 northbound in the city of Sanger, TX being shut down due to flash flooding.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	-	A trained spotter estimated a 60 MPH wind gust in the city of Sanger, TX.
February 2017	Hail	Sanger	-	Dime to penny size hail reported 1.8 miles northwest of Sanger.
April 2014	Hail	Sanger	-	Quarter sized hail was reported by amateur radio in Sanger, TX.
April 2014	Hail	Sanger	-	Amateur radio reported nickel sized hail in Sanger, TX.
April 2014	Hail	Sanger	-	Quarter sized hail was reported by a trained spotter 3 miles north of Sanger, TX.
April 2014	Hail	Sanger	-	Quarter sized hail was reported by amateur radio south of Sanger.
April 2011	Hail	Sanger	-	Dime sized hail was reported at Lois Lane and I-35N, north of Sanger.
October 2010	Hail	Sanger	-	Three-quarter inch size hail was reported north of Sanger on I-35 at mile marker 480.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	-	Spotter estimates 60 MPH winds 3 miles west of Sanger.
February 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Sanger	-	A 60 MPH wind gust was reported 4 miles west of Sanger.
February 2009	Hail	Sanger	-	Penny size hail was reported in Sanger.
June 2009	Hail	Sanger	-	Quarter size hail was reported in Sanger.

Every storm recorded in Denton 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Union Hill	3.5 miles	8
Bolivar	3.8 miles	10
Dalton	4.7 miles	10
Green Valley	6.8 miles	10
Krum	7.8 miles	10
Plainview	9.0 miles	8
Cooper Creek	9.8 miles	11
Mingo	10.0 miles	11

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 Sanger	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q982012	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 1367736. 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.