Stamford, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Stamford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79553. The Survey maps it on the Stamford quadrangle. 2,907 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,614 feet above sea level.
On record in Stamford
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 12 of 20 shown
J. P. Astin Houselisted 1986
Buena Vista Hotellisted 1986
Dr. E. P. Bunkley House and Garagelisted 1986
First Baptist Churchlisted 1986
House at 501 North Swensonlisted 1986
House at 502 South Orientlisted 1986
House at 610 East Oliverlisted 1986
House at 709 East Reynoldslisted 1986
House at 719 East Reynoldslisted 1986
Old Bryant-Link Buildinglisted 1986
Old Penick-Hughes Companylisted 1986
Old West Texas Utilities Companylisted 1986
Population over time
2 figuresStamford fell from 3,124 to 2,907 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 | 3,124 | |
| 2020 | 2,907 | -217 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1891 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Anson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Abilene quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
39 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Stamford between 2006 and 2015, burning about 164 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 6 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 27 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 26 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | W GOULD |
| 25 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 14 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 87 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stamford in 87 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 64 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1997 | Hail | Stamford | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Stamford | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | $10,000 | Trees and power lines down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Stamford | $8,000 | Golfball size hail was reported in Stamford for about 10 minutes. Only some minor damage was noted. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | $8,000 | Roof was blown off of a house. |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | We received photos of wind damage to St Ann Catholic Church at the intersection of New Braunfels St and New Hope Rd. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | A storm chaser estimated 80 mph winds. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Stamford | - | A storm chaser reported a brief tornado touchdown. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | TDEM CLO reported trees blown down on the south side of Stamford. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Stamford | - | Public reported half dollar size hail. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Stamford | - | Public reported golf ball size hail. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Stamford | - | The public reported quarter size hail. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Stamford | - | Trained spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Stamford | - | Law Enforcement reported golf ball size hail in Stamford. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Stamford | - | A trained spotter called in ping pong ball size hail. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Stamford | - | A trained spotter called in golf ball size hail. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Stamford | - | The public reported slightly smaller than grapefruit size hail 3 miles southwest of Stamford along US highway 277. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Stamford | - | The public reported lots of quarter size hail with some golf ball size hail. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Stamford | - | The public using Mping reported 0.75 inch hail just southeast of Stamford. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | The Stamford Mesonet measured a wind gust of 65 mph. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Stamford | - | A trained spotter reported half dollar size hail 2 miles west-northwest of Stamford. |
| March 2018 | Hail | Stamford | - | A trained spotter reported pea to quarter size hail in Stamford. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | The Jones County Emergency Manager reported a sign and power pole down. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Stamford | - | Law Enforcement reported half dollar size hail about a mile west southwest of Stamford. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | Law enforcement estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph about 1.35 miles west-southwest of Stamford. |
| April 2015 | Flood | Stamford | - | The broadcast media reported roads flooded in Stamford. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | The public estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust about 1.4 miles west southwest of Stamford. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was reported on County Road 142 about a mile east of Stamford. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | Part of a roof was damaged by the straight line winds in Stamford. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | Law enforcement reported a roof blown off a barn. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | Power poles were downed and roof damage was also reported in town. |
| June 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Stamford | - | Storm Spotters continued to track the tornado from Haskell County into northern Jones County. |
| October 2001 | Hail | Stamford | - | Golf ball size hail. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Stamford | - | Baseball size hail. |
| April 2000 | Hail | Stamford | - | Hail larger than baseballs pounded the town of Stamford. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Stamford | - | Baseball size hail. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Stamford | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines. |
| May 1993 | Hail | Stamford | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines. |
| February 2023 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| March 2018 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Stamford | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Stamford | - | 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.
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 Stamford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q982190 | 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 1347793. 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.





