Sinton, Texas
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sinton-Odem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78387. The Survey maps it on the Sinton West quadrangle. 5,504 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 49 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSinton fell from 5,665 to 5,504 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 | 5,665 | |
| 2020 | 5,504 | -161 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Sinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Sinton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Beeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Sinton between 2008 and 2020, burning about 794 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 188 |
| 13 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 400 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | COTTON |
| 19 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 187 |
| 10 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 138 |
| 28 January 2008 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 January 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 96 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | SAINT PAUL 798 |
| 14 January 2018 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS AND STRUCTURE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
32 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sinton in 32 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 6 hail, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Sinton | $3,030,000 | Flooding across the entire county caused damage to roads and infrastructure. Flooding also damaged a hotel in Aransas Pass with 23 rooms receiving damage. A total of 78 homes were flooded in the cities of Sinton, Ingleside, and Aransas Pass. Sixteen residents in Sinton were evacuated from their homes during the flooding. 17 homes and 3 business were affected by flooding in Ingleside. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sinton | $1,250,000 | Reports of trees and utility poles down in Sinton between Hugh and Short Streets near business 77. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Sinton | $50,000 | Images were submitted through social media of large trees blown down and storage sheds flipped over near West Sinton. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Sinton | $10,000 | Wind blew down 5 power poles in the community of West Sinton. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sinton | $10,000 | Social media report of a goat shed flipped upside down and tree limbs blown down near Sinton. |
| March 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Sinton | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down along Farm to Market Road 796 near West Sinton. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sinton | $10,000 | Two broken power poles on Railroad Street. A stop sign was uprooted along CR 136. Broken power poles were reported at Hwy 181 and CR 3677. |
| March 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | West Sinton | $10,000 | DPS and local emergency management confrimed a tornado formed along the leading edge of a gust front. An NWS storm survey estimated the tornado to be 25 yards wide and 100 yards in length. The survey team found EF0 damage to a home off of Highway 630, where the entire east facing side of a metal roof on a new home was blown off. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sinton | $5,000 | High winds blew a tree onto power lines which started a small fire in Sinton. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Sinton | $4,000 | Several power poles were blown down along and near Highway 188. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Sinton | - | Estimated 0.88; Social Media Report. |
| August 2022 | Tornado (EFU) | West Sinton | - | The public recorded a video of a brief weak tornado in an open field near Edroy. |
| May 2021 | Flash Flood | West Sinton | - | Farm-to-Market Road 630 and County Road 2015 west of Sinton was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Sinton | - | Report received via snapchat of street flooding in the La Paloma addition southeast of Sinton. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Sinton | - | Flooding closed Highway 188 between Interstate 37 to Highway 77 in Sinton. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Sinton | - | Spotter reported quarter sized hail in Sinton. |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | West Sinton | - | NWS storm survey revealed a brief EF-0 tornado touched down in the middle of a farm field with no significant damage. The tornado occurred near the intersection of Highway 188 and County Road 29. A photo from storm spotters in the area confirmed the brief tornado. |
| January 2011 | Flood | West Sinton | - | Several roads in and near Sinton were impassable. Water was over the road at various locations along Highways 188 and 234 west of Sinton and Odem, respectively. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | West Sinton | - | Between 3 and 7 inches of rain fell across the southern Coastal Bend of South Texas over a two period. This rainfall was associated with rain bands from Hurricane Dolly. Unfortunately, the primary impact from the rainfall was to cotton and sorghum crops across the region. Much of the cotton crop was waiting to be harvested, and the rainfall either severaly damaged or destoyed it. At the time of this writing, estimates on agriculture losses were very rough and final figures were still pending. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Sinton | - | One to two inches of rain fell during the evening, over already saturated grounds from morning rainfall. Portions of Hwy 188 east of Sinton became impassable and was closed, due to the high water. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Sinton | - | Some city streets were reported flooded in Sinton.| |
| July 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Sinton | - | Tornado was brief and remained over open county, between CR 28 and FM 188. |
| November 2003 | Flash Flood | Sinton | - | C.R. 82 between F.M. 2046 and U.S. 77 flooded. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sinton | - | Wind Damage...Two New grainelevators destroyed. Power poles snapped in halfed. Widespread trees and signs down. Roofs blown off trailers. |
| March 2000 | Flash Flood | Sinton | - | Most of San Patricio County received at least 3 inches of rain with isolated amouts greater than 6 inches. This closed SR-188 from Sinton to IH-37 for several hours. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sinton | - | Strong winds generated from a thunderstorm outflow boundary resulted in several reports of wind damage and power outages from downed trees. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Sinton | - | The Sheriff's Office reported walnut-size hail in Sinton. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Sinton | - | Nickel to dime-size hail was reported in Sinton by the Sheriff's Office. Dime-size hail was later reported in Portland. Wind gusts to 73 MPH were reported at the Reynolds plant in Ingleside. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Sinton | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Sinton | - | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Flash Flood | Sinton | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Sinton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodd Colonia | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Dodd Number 2 Colonia | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Buena Vista Colonia | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Rancho Chico Addition Colonia | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Second Rancho Chico Additio Colonia | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Rancho Chico | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Third Rancho Chico Addition Colonia | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| J G Gonzales Colonia | 1.2 miles | 9 |
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 Sinton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q979844 | 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 1347172. 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.





