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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.

Shenandoah within Montgomery County

Population over time

3 figures

Shenandoah 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.

YearPeople Change
20001,503
20102,134+631 (+42%)
20203,499+1,365 (+64%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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

221 since 1992

Regional 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 burning103
Missing data/not specified/undetermined69
Arson/incendiarism15
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Natural7
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony4
Fireworks3
Equipment and vehicle use3

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
7 September 2008Debris and open burning3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
7 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceRAYFORD RIDGE
6 September 2005Debris and open burning20 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
6 September 1999Natural1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
5 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined77 acresLivingston AreaTAMINA FIRE
30 September 1992Debris and open burning5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
29 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bullet Concrete Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sandco Inc PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Smith Sand and Gravel DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this place

26 since 1998

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2024LightningShenandoah1 hurtOne person was struck by lightning.
May 2021LightningShenandoah$85,000Lightning caused a fire that produced severe damage to a home on Golden Sunset Circle near The Woodlands Country Club.
May 1999HailShenandoah$40,000no account filed
May 1999HailShenandoah$40,000no account filed
June 2008LightningShenandoah$15,000Lightning struck a pine tree in the front yard of a residential home that ultimately generated a fire in the home's garage attic.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindShenandoah$15,000Power lines down 5 miles south of the Woodloch.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindShenandoah$7,000Trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindShenandoah$5,000A business sign was blown down onto a car.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindShenandoah$5,000Numerous trees were downed in The Woodlands.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindShenandoah$5,00015 large trees blown down, some snapped in half.
July 2012LightningShenandoah$4,000There 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 2013Thunderstorm WindShenandoah$3,000A strong thunderstorm downed trees and branches near the Woodlands Mall area and near Research Park Drive.
February 2008HailShenandoah$3,000Windows of at least one residence were broken by large hail.
May 2004Flash FloodShenandoah$3,000I-45 northbound feeder roads flooded and impassable.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindShenandoah$2,000Numerous 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 2012LightningShenandoah$1,000A 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 2008HailShenandoah$1,000Penny to quarter size hail occurred at the intersection of State Highway 242 and Interstate 45.
June 2025HailShenandoah-A member of the public reported 1 inch hail in the Woodlands through mPING.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindShenandoah-Numerous trees were downed in The Woodlands area.
June 2019Flash FloodShenandoah-Streets in The Woodlands Township became impassable due to flood water inundation.
August 2017Flash FloodShenandoah-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 2015HailShenandoah-Quarter sized hail was reported in The Woodlands.
April 2010HailShenandoah-Penny to nickel sized hail was observed near the Panther Creek and Cochrans Crossing area.
March 2009Thunderstorm WindShenandoah-Thunderstorms produced wind gusts estimated at just under 60 mph in The Woodlands.
February 2008HailShenandoah-Hail was reported at the Woodlands Mall.
May 2007HailShenandoah-Reported in the Fox Run subdivision.

Every storm recorded in Montgomery 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
Tamina0.8 miles13
Johnson1.4 miles13
Oak Ridge North1.5 miles13
Chateau Woods1.9 miles13
The Woodlands2.4 miles13
Sleepy Hollow2.7 miles13
Woodloch3.4 miles13
Rayford3.9 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 ShenandoahAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q977371The 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.