Shenandoah, Texas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Southeast Montgomery census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77381. The Survey maps it on the Tamina quadrangle. 3,499 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 148 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresShenandoah grew from 1,503 to 3,499 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 | 1,503 | |
| 2010 | 2,134 | +631 (+42%) |
| 2020 | 3,499 | +1,365 (+64%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Tamina quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Conroe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Shenandoah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 664 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 103 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 69 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 2008 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 7 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RAYFORD RIDGE |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 acres | Livingston Area | TAMINA FIRE |
| 30 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Shenandoah: 3 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet Concrete Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandco Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Sand and Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shenandoah in 26 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 5 lightning, 3 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2024 | Lightning | Shenandoah | 1 hurt | One person was struck by lightning. |
| May 2021 | Lightning | Shenandoah | $85,000 | Lightning caused a fire that produced severe damage to a home on Golden Sunset Circle near The Woodlands Country Club. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Shenandoah | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Shenandoah | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Shenandoah | $15,000 | Lightning struck a pine tree in the front yard of a residential home that ultimately generated a fire in the home's garage attic. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shenandoah | $15,000 | Power lines down 5 miles south of the Woodloch. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shenandoah | $7,000 | Trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shenandoah | $5,000 | A business sign was blown down onto a car. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shenandoah | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed in The Woodlands. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shenandoah | $5,000 | 15 large trees blown down, some snapped in half. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Shenandoah | $4,000 | There are reports of four separate house fires being started due to lightning. One has been confirmed via a picture on twitter. The time estimated from radar and a lightning plot is between 14-1505 CST. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shenandoah | $3,000 | A strong thunderstorm downed trees and branches near the Woodlands Mall area and near Research Park Drive. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Shenandoah | $3,000 | Windows of at least one residence were broken by large hail. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Shenandoah | $3,000 | I-45 northbound feeder roads flooded and impassable. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shenandoah | $2,000 | Numerous trees were downed northwest of The Woodlands Mall. There was a tree downed on a parked car near the intersection of Research Forest Drive and Grogans Mill Road. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Shenandoah | $1,000 | A two-story home was struck by lightning at 3 Golden Thrush Place and a fire was reported in the attic and roof. Lightning plot and radar imagery indicate the strike causing the fire could've occurred any time between 2-305 pm CST. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Shenandoah | $1,000 | Penny to quarter size hail occurred at the intersection of State Highway 242 and Interstate 45. |
| June 2025 | Hail | Shenandoah | - | A member of the public reported 1 inch hail in the Woodlands through mPING. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shenandoah | - | Numerous trees were downed in The Woodlands area. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Shenandoah | - | Streets in The Woodlands Township became impassable due to flood water inundation. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Shenandoah | - | Heavy rain from first rain band caused flash flooding on portions of Interstate 45 between The Woodlands and Conroe with several reports of roads impassable. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Shenandoah | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in The Woodlands. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Shenandoah | - | Penny to nickel sized hail was observed near the Panther Creek and Cochrans Crossing area. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shenandoah | - | Thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated at just under 60 mph in The Woodlands. |
| February 2008 | Hail | Shenandoah | - | Hail was reported at the Woodlands Mall. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Shenandoah | - | Reported in the Fox Run subdivision. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamina | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Johnson | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Ridge North | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Chateau Woods | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| The Woodlands | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Woodloch | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Rayford | 3.9 miles | 13 |
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 Shenandoah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q977371 | 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 1388601. 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.




