Spur, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Spur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79370. It stands on Dockum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spur quadrangle. 863 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,287 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresSpur fell from 1,318 to 863 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 | 1,318 | |
| 2020 | 863 | -455 (-35%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
3 surveys from 6 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 Lubbock quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Spur quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Aspermont quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Spur between 2008 and 2020, burning about 633 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | JIM BOB HORN |
| 2 September 2017 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GREG ARNOLD |
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | YEAKLEY |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | DR. CAVE |
| 3 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BUTLER |
| 10 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR372/CR335 (OSBURN) |
| 30 July 2016 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GLORIA LEE |
| 29 July 2017 | Natural | 50 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JAMES LEWIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 71 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spur in 71 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 36 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | 2 hurt, $300,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced extreme winds and resulted in extensive damage in Spur around 19:30 CST on the 11th. Local officials and media reported that "dozens" of homes and businesses were damaged, and that one family was left homeless and treated for injuries.The Texas Spur newspaper reported that a mobile home was destroyed when the walls were "collapsed" by the winds. The family inside took shelter underneath a table inside the home, but two people present sustained injuries. The Spur Farmer's Co-Op Gin sustained extensive roof damage, and a gas pump canopy was blown a considerable distance downwind and caused secondary damage as the un-earthed skids accompanied the sailing debris. The roof of a church suffered severe damage, and a city-owned maintenance barn was destroyed. Additionally, City Hall experienced damage, and a pivot irrigation system was destroyed.Local officials and newspaper reports indicate that an automated weather station operated by a private utility company recorded a maximum wind gust of 91 mph at 19:24 CST. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Spur | $500,000 | Very large hail to baseball size pummeled the city of Spur this evening. The hail lasted for for several minutes and caused widespread damage to buildings, roofs, windows and vehicles. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | $100,000 | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur recorded a wind gust to 80 mph. Furthermore, a swath of thunderstorm wind damage was observed near Spur to approximately six miles north of Spur. Fire department personnel in Spur reported 20 utility poles blown over along Farm to Market Road 1868 just northwest of Spur. Also, a roof was blown off of a house near the intersection of Texas Highway 70 and County Road 466. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | $25,000 | The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station at Dickens measured a wind gust to 61 mph. There were reports of numerous large trees blown over as well as utility poles snapped in Dickens. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind caused severe damage to the roof of a church. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Spur | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew power lines down and the roof off of a house in Spur. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Spur | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | $5,000 | A roof was partially blown off a home about one mile east of Spur. The cause was determined to be an intense downburst wrapping around a mesocyclone passing east of the house. These destructive straight-line winds would continue southeast into northeastern Kent County and cause scattered to widespread wind damage. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Spur | $5,000 | Golf ball size hail reportedly broke windows at a farm house east of Spur. No injuries were reported. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Spur | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | $500 | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet. This same wind gust collapsed an old outbuilding on the northwest side of Spur. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Spur | $500 | The Spur Police Department reported golf ball-size hail in Spur. No significant damage resulted. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Spur | $50 | The Dickens County Sheriff's Office reported golf ball-size hail just west of Dickens and dime-size hail in Spur. The heavy rainfall from the storms resulted in flooding of highways and roads in central Dickens County. Only minor damage was noted. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur measured a wind gust to 61 mph. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur measured a wind gust of 59 mph. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur measured severe wind gusts from 2317 CST through 2319 CST. A peak wind gust of 67 mph was measured at 2317 CST. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A swath of strong winds and damage associated with a rear flank downdraft occurred over a three county area. The Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur measured a wind gust of 84 mph at 2032 CST. However, there was no significant damage noted in Spur. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur measured a wind gust of 68 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet near Spur measured a severe wind gust to 64 mph. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur measured a severe wind gust of 58 mph. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur measured a wind gust of 62 mph. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Spur | - | An NWS cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail in Spur. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur measured a wind gust to 66 mph. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Spur | - | Flowing water was reported over several sections of FM Road 834 northwest of Spur. The road was temporarily closed overnight until flooding receded. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts occurred for 10 minutes as measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet near Spur. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Spur | - | An NWS cooperative weather observer in Spur reported nickel size hail in Spur. No damage was reported. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Spur | - | No damage was reported. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Spur | - | An NWS cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail. No damage was reported. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Spur measured a wind gust to 65 mph. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Spur | - | Law enforcement and the public reported hail up to the size of golf balls in and to the west of Dickens. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Spur | - | Law enforcement observed ping pong ball size hail near Spur. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Spur | - | Broadcast media estimated hailstones ranging in size from quarters in Spur to golf ball size one mile east of Spur. No reports of damage were received. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Spur | - | A NWS aerial storm survey discovered evidence of a tornado debris pattern in open ranch land in far southeast Dickens County. Damage to trees in this area displayed a hallmark convergent pattern and correlated well with a tight gate-to-gate rotation couplet in the area as observed by Doppler radar. The path length and width are crude estimates given generally sparse damage indicators throughout the path of this tornado. Damage to some trees was deemed sufficiently strong to warrant an EF-1 rating. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | Spur | - | Measured by a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Spur | - | Multiple reports of large hail that ranged in size from pennies to golfballs were received from local law enforcement and fire department officials as a severe storm tracked north-northeastward from near Spur to Dickens. Initial reports indicated that penny and nickel size hail covered the ground in the Spur vicinity between 17:37 CST and 17:42 CST. A few of the hail stones, however, were reportedly as large as golfballs. The hail swath then spread northward along and just east of Texas Highway 70, where nickel size hail was reported in Dickens at 18:17 CST. No damage was reported. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Spur | - | The Spur Fire Department reported that heavy rainfall from thunderstorms resulted in more than one foot of water rapidly flowing through many city streets. No damage was reported. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Spur | - | The Spur Fire Department reported nickel to golf ball size hail in the Spur vicinity. No damage was reported. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 61 mph just west of Spur at 19:10 CST. By 19:15 CST the Spur Fire Department reported estimated gusts between 60 and 70 mph in the city. No damage was reported. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site near Spur measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph. No damage was reported. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | The public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph in Spur at 18:52 CST. A nearby Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 50 mph at 18:55 CST. No damage was reported. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Spur | - | The Dickens County Sheriff's Office reported that nickel to quarter size hail covered portions of Farm to Market Road 1868 just north of Spur. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Spur | - | Law enforcement officials reported quarter size hail in rural portions of southwestern Dickens County. |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Spur | - | The Texas Department of Transportation closed Texas Highway 208 near the intersection with Texas Highway 70. The slow moving supercell thunderstorm that affected southern Dickens and northern Kent County resulted in very heavy rainfall and runoff along Duck Creek. Flash flooding resulted in flowing water over a stretch of Texas Highway 208 southeast of Spur. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | Power poles downed by thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Spur | - | Dickens County Sheriff's Office reported baseball size hail near Red Mud. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | Texas Tech West Texas Mesonet station west of town measured a gust to 58 mph. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Spur | - | Widespread flooding was reported in and around Spur. A car was stranded in town. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | The West Texas Mesonet station west of town measured a 66 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Spur | - | Farm-to-Market Road 2565 was reported flooded. Flooding destroyed about half of the county's cotton crop. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Spur | - | Off-duty NWS meteorologists reported quarter size hail on Farm-to-Market Road 836. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Spur | - | Dime to golfball size hail was reported by law enforcement officials. |
| March 2000 | Hail | Spur | - | Nickel size hail covered the ground several inches deep. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spur | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down large tree limbs. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Spur | - | Quarter size hail covered the ground. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Spur | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Spur | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Spur | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Spur | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dockum | 0.2 miles | 6 | |
| Soldiers Mound (historical) | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Steele Hill | 4.1 miles | 6 | |
| Red Mud | 8.3 miles | 6 | |
| Gilpin | 8.5 miles | 6 | |
| Dickens | 10.1 miles | 8 | |
| Croton | 14.9 miles | 8 | |
| Elton | 15.8 miles | 8 |
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 Spur | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q980172 | 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 1369049. 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.


