Trenton, Texas
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Leonard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75490. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle. 743 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresTrenton grew from 635 to 743 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 | 635 | |
| 2020 | 743 | +108 (+17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS McKinney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
111 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Trenton between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,018 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 160 FIRE |
| 7 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RANDOLPH GRASS FIRE |
| 6 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | CR 4446 |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | JACK ENGLAND FIRE |
| 3 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HAY TRAILER BLOW OUT |
| 3 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | GF |
| 3 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | RED MORE FIRE |
| 3 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
46 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trenton in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 21 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 lightning. 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 2026 | Hail | Trenton | $200,000 | Pictures showed hail stones around 4 inches in diameter in Trenton. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $50,000 | There was scattered wind damage across town with one business unroofed and mortar blown off another. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $50,000 | There was scattered wind damage across town, with one business unroofed and mortar blown off another. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Trenton | $40,000 | Water flooded two homes on the east side of Ballentine Street and also a few homes on North Pearl Street. |
| April 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Trenton | $40,000 | A house was destroyed by a brief tornado. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Trenton | $30,000 | Emergency manager reported baseball size hail behind Trenton High School. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Trenton | $20,000 | Lightning stuck the steeple at the First United Methodist Church in the city of Trenton. Most of the steeple asphalt from the east side came crashing down to the ground. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $20,000 | Two businesses were unroofed, a barn was unroofed, a covered walkway at the high school was destroyed, and a storage building just east of town was heavily damaged. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $20,000 | A mobile home was destroyed by high winds. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Trenton | $15,000 | Water entered three homes and the City Hall in Trenton. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $10,000 | Emergency manager reported a 72 mph wind gust in Trenton. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Trenton | $7,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported in the city of Trenton. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $6,000 | An emergency manager reported a roof was blown off of a mobile home near Trenton. Power lines were also knocked down in Trenton. Time was estimated via radar. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $6,000 | Numerous tree limbs were down throughout Trenton. The power was also knocked out for nearly 4 hours. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Trenton | $5,000 | Golf ball hail along Highway 69 at CR 4935 near Trenton. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Trenton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $4,000 | Sixty mph winds were estimated in Trenton. |
| June 2009 | Lightning | Trenton | $2,000 | A home in Trenton was struck by lightning and some appliances in the home were damaged. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and a light pole. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $500 | A 58 mph wind gust was measured in Trenton. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Trenton | - | Social media picture showed a ping pong sized hail stone in Trenton. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Trenton | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in the Trenton and Leonard areas. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Trenton | - | Quarter size hail fell in Trenton. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Trenton | - | Highway 69 and FM 981 between Trenton and Leonard was closed due to water over the road. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Trenton | - | North Pearl Street, FM 815, and Ann Street were flooded. Water was flowing down streets and through yards. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Trenton | - | Quarter-size hail was reported in town for about 15 minutes. |
| March 2006 | Flash Flood | Trenton | - | Flood waters caused Augustus Street in downtown Trenton to be closed for a short period of time. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Trenton | - | Golf ball size hail reported. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Farm Market 815 was blocked by a fallen large tree limb. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Strong winds blew down trees. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Strong winds blew down trees. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Trees were blown down by strong winds. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Trenton | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Trenton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeville | 3.3 miles | 6 | |
| Union Hill | 3.8 miles | 6 | |
| Delba | 3.9 miles | 6 | |
| Nobility | 4.1 miles | 6 | |
| Randolph | 5.9 miles | 6 | |
| Leonard | 6.0 miles | 6 | |
| Enterprise | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Ely | 6.5 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 Trenton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q979435 | 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 1370102. 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.



