Texline, Texas
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Texline census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79087. It stands on Perico Creek. The Survey maps it on the Texline North quadrangle. 448 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,692 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
3 figuresTexline fell from 511 to 448 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 | 511 | |
| 2010 | 507 | -4 (-1%) |
| 2020 | 448 | -59 (-12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Dalhart quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Texline North quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Clayton quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Texline North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Texline between 2005 and 2019, burning about 2,931 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2015 | Natural | 5.5 acres | Cibola National Forest | LONE TREE |
| 8 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 87 N |
| 7 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | RAIL ROAD |
| 10 July 2011 | Natural | 291 acres | Cimarron District | FOUR EAST |
| 28 May 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,022 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 385 2 |
| 29 April 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MM 2 |
| 29 April 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | New Mexico State Forestry Division | MM 3 |
| 13 April 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 acres | Cibola National Forest | DELLINGER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Texline: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
60 of 76 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Texline in 76 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 46 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 dust devil. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Texline | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | $125,000 | Four sprinklers loaded with water were picked up...twisted and then turned over by the high winds. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Texline | $70,000 | The large hail broke out all of the skylights in a house and barn plus all of the windows in the the house and tore siding off the house. At least one thousand and five acres of corn, three thousand acres of wheat, and two thousand acres of feed milo plus an additional fourteen circles of corn and wheat were destroyed by the hail. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Texline | $20,000 | Hail ranging from quarter to baseball size fell across and just to the south of Texline. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Texline | $10,000 | A supercell thunderstorm moved across Texline and brought large hail of 2.25 inches to 2.5 inches across the city. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | $10,000 | High winds damaged an irrigation pivot. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Texline | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | $7,000 | The local law enforcement reported that thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and power lines on the west and north sides of Texline. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | First severe wind gust occurred at 1813 CDT and last severe wind gust occurred at 1815 CDT at the mesonet site two miles north of Texline. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | A 71mph wind gust was measured at the mesonet site located two miles north of Texline. This gust was followed by a 65mph and 60mph wind gust as well. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Texline | - | This tornado remained in open grassland causing no damage. The only damage indicator it crossed was a powerline on E0330 Road which was not damaged. It did result in flattened grass along a portion of its track. The total track length was around 9.4 miles. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Texline | - | A swath of quarter size hail fell in Texline and just to the east of town. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | First wind gust was at 1749CDT was 60 mph. The max wind gust of 61 mph occurred at 1751CDT. Severe wind gusts persisted for 6 minutes from 1749 through 1755CDT. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | This mesonet showed additional gusts of 58-60mph several | times from 1737CDT through 1750CDT. |
| June 2022 | Dust Devil | Texline | - | While this was a breezy to windy day, the brief gust of 60 mph Texline site stood out to be much higher than any others in the area. Investigation into this by the West Texas Mesonet team showed pressure changes which suggested this gust was likely due to a large dust devil. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Texline | - | A lot of half inch size hail stones and a few stones up to the size of a quarter fell in Texline. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Texline | - | Just under quarter size hail was reported by a trained spotter. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Texline | - | Golf ball hail was reported by a trained spotter just east of Texline. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | Trained spotter estimated wind gust of 60 MPH. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Texline | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Texline. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Texline | - | Pea to quarter size hail covering the ground with heavy rain for 20 minutes south-southeast of Texline. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | A cluster of thunderstorms moved into the Texas Panhandle during the early afternoon hours of the 14th. As storms neared Texline (Dallam County), a trained storms spotter reported a 60 mph downburst in town. After producing this downburst the cluster of storms continued moving southward across the Panhandle. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | A cluster of thunderstorms moved into the Texas Panhandle during the early afternoon hours of the 14th. As storms neared Texline (Dallam County), a member of the public reported a downburst severely damaged a grain elevator and silo. The speed of this downburst was estimated at 65 mph. After producing this downburst the cluster of storms continued moving southward across the Panhandle. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | A discrete thunderstorm moved along the western edge of Dallam County during the evening hours of the 7th. As the thunderstorm moved over the town of Texline (Dallam County), a trained storm spotter reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust. This thunderstorm continued moving to the north before merging with a developing squall line along the Oklahoma and New Mexico state line. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Texline | - | Time of the hail was estimated. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | Several large tree banches were reported to be broken by the winds. |
| March 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Texline | - | Three public reports of a rope...thin tornado with no damage. The tornado remained over open country. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Texline | - | Skywarn spotters reported dime- to nickel-size hail from a severe thunderstorm over the community of Texline. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Texline | - | Skywarn spotters reported dime- to nickel-size hail from a severe thunderstorm over the community of Texline. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texline | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Texline | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Texline | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corlena | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Perico | 11.0 miles | 7 | |
| Thompson Grove | 11.9 miles | 7 | |
| Buffalo Springs | 15.9 miles | 7 | |
| Windy Hill | 18.0 miles | 6 | |
| Bunker Hill | 19.1 miles | 6 | |
| Ware | 21.3 miles | 6 | |
| Coldwater | 21.6 miles | 7 |
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 Texline | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q973406 | 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 1369762. 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.





