Tilden, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Tilden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 78072. It stands on Leoncita Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tilden quadrangle. 190 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 249 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresTilden fell from 261 to 190 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 | 261 | |
| 2020 | 190 | -71 (-27%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1925 USGS Tilden No. 1 quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Tilden quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Tilden quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crystal City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Tilden quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS George West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Tilden in 2008, burning about 100 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
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 Tilden: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zeolites. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Martin Quarry | Zeolites | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
42 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tilden in 42 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 18 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2010 | Flash Flood | Tilden | $100,000 | Thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall trained for much of the night across northern McMullen county, dumping up to 10-15 inches of rainfall and producing widespread flash flooding. Highways 16, 72, and 99 were all closed near Tilden due to flooded roads. A portion of FM 3445 was washed out and a vehicle swept into the high water. A successful high water rescue was performed. |
| October 2017 | Flood | Tilden | $50,000 | The flood wave continued to produce major river flooding along the Nueces River as it moved downstream through McMullen County during the first couple of weeks of October. Roads near the river were flooded. Hunting cabins, pump jacks, tank batteries, and irrigation pumps were flooded. |
| October 2013 | Flood | Tilden | $50,000 | Farm and ranch equipment were inundated by major flooding along the Nueces River. Some oil field equipment were flooded also. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | $5,000 | Power poles snapped along F.M. 624 roughly 8 miles west of Hwy 16. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Tilden | $2,000 | Spotter reported quarter sized hail occurred northeast of Cross. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Tilden | - | Loma Alta Co-OP observer estimated hail dime to quarter sized. Time estimated from radar. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Tilden | - | Emergency manager reported golf ball size hail north of Tilden on TX-16. |
| August 2022 | Flood | Tilden | - | Major flooding occurred in southern and central McMullen County as a flood wave continued to move down the Nueces River. Major flooding cut off extensive portions of the flood plain with several roads flooded. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Tilden | - | Water was over the roads near Loma Alta. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | - | A personal weather station near Tilden measure wind gusts up to 65 mph. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Tilden | - | The Nueces River near Tilden reached major flood stage on the 21st. This caused major lowland flooding of livestock, roads, irrigation pumps and tank batteries. Fencing was damaged along with a few hunting cabins. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Tilden | - | Flood wave reached McMullen County on the 20th from the heavy rainfall that occurred over the upper Nueces River watershed. Major flooding continued until the end of the month. Major flooding from west of Tilden to south of Calliham occurred. Roads and bridges near the river were flooded. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Tilden | - | Storm chaser reported half dollar sized hail. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Tilden | - | Sheriff Office reported heavy rain and flooding of roads around Tilden. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Tilden | - | Water covered the road to an unknown depth at the intersection of Highway 16 and Farm to Market Road 791 near Cross. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | - | McMullen County Sheriff Deputy estimated wind speeds to around 60 mph southwest of Tilden. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Tilden | - | A FedEx driver reported quarter sized hail on Highway 72 4 miles west of Tilden. |
| May 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Tilden | - | McMullen County Sheriff Deputy reported a funnel cloud north of Tilden. |
| May 2015 | Flash Flood | Tilden | - | Farm to Market Road 624 was closed from the county line to Highway 16 due to high water. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Tilden | - | McMullen County Sheriffs Office reported golf ball sized hail near Highway 16 just north of Tilden. |
| May 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Tilden | - | Deputies reported a funnel cloud was south of Tilden. |
| March 2012 | Flash Flood | Tilden | - | McMullen County Sheriffs Office reported County Road 308 east of Tilden was closed due to high water. |
| March 2007 | Hail | Tilden | - | Penny sized hail reported in Cross.| |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Tilden | - | Between 3 and 6 inches of heavy rain resulted in flash flooding of small creeks and low lying areas along many Farm to Mark Roads thoughout the county as well Highway 99 in northeast McMullen county, which was closed.| |
| April 2006 | Hail | Tilden | - | Nickle to quarter size hail reported on Highway 16, south of Tilden. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | - | Large tree limbs down across city. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | - | County sheriff reported several large trees down in Tilden. |
| November 2001 | Hail | Tilden | - | 10 miles east of cross. North central part of county |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | - | NWS spotter report of numerous trees blown down and uprooted. A barn door was demolished along with a shed and a wind mill. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | - | Spotter report of numerous trees downed with several windows being shattered to local homes. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Tilden | - | Spotter report of golfball sized hail resulting in numerous windows being shattered across town. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | - | Sheriff report of several large trees downed by strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Tilden | - | NWS spotter report of golfball sized hail. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | - | Sheriff report of strong and gusty thunderstorm wind. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Tilden | - | no account filed |
| February 2005 | Hail | Tilden | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Tilden | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Tilden | - | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Hail | Tilden | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Tilden | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tilden | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Tilden | - | 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 Tilden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q975136 | 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 1348565. 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.








