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Vidor, Texas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Vidor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 77662. The Survey maps it on the Pine Forest quadrangle. 9,789 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 23 feet above sea level.

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Vidor within Orange County

Population over time

3 figures

Vidor fell from 10,000 to 9,789 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.

YearPeople Change
200010,000
201010,579+579 (+6%)
20209,789-790 (-7%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

117 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Vidor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,047 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 43 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 burning51
Arson/incendiarism43
Equipment and vehicle use6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2011Debris and open burning7.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 863
7 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOODVILLE - 696
4 September 2000Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOODVILLE - 668
27 September 1999Arson/incendiarism25 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
23 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
22 September 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresLivingston AreaLIVINGSTON - 321
20 September 2005Arson/incendiarism4.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOODVILLE - 238
2 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceWOODVILLE - 621

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Vidor: 7 producers, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Rose City PitSilicaProducer
Rose City Sand PitSilicaProducer
Beeco PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
L O Block Sand CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Larry Tinkle Sand CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rose City PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerSand

Every working recorded in Orange County

Storms near this place

60 of 74 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vidor in 74 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 27 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 18 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
December 2012Thunderstorm WindVidor$750,000Winds from a passing line of storms damage several structures in the vidor area. An apartment complex with mulitple buildings had roof damage to three differnt structures with one roof being removed. An outlet mall had roof and sign damage. A large tree limb fell on one home damaging the roof and porch. In a near-by trailer park mulitple mobile homes had damage with one truck being crushed by a fallen tree.
November 2002Flash FloodVidor$500,000no account filed
June 2001Flash FloodVidor$250,000Nearly 20 homes were damaged in rural sections of Orange County, mainly north of Vidor, after ten inches of rain fell in less than six hours. Some roads and bridges were also damaged.
October 1998Tornado (F0)Vidor$100,000no account filed
October 2021Thunderstorm WindVidor$50,000A spotter reported damage to Wright's BBQ on Main Street in Vidor.
June 2001Flash FloodVidor$50,000no account filed
May 2006Flash FloodVidor$25,000no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindVidor$25,000no account filed
August 2018Thunderstorm WindVidor$10,000Multiple trees were blown down and some onto homes and power lines near Vidor. The microburst also downed some fencing in the area.
July 2008Flash FloodVidor$10,000Several roads were flooded in Vidor, including the underpass under I-10. One vehicle was stalled in the high water.
July 2007Flash FloodVidor$10,000The Highway 105 underpass in Vidor was closed due to high water, and the access road along I-10 near Rose City was closed due to high water.
September 2007Flash FloodVidor$10,000Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Humberto caused flooded service roads along I-10 between Vidor and Orange.
October 2003Flash FloodVidor$10,000no account filed
November 2001Flash FloodVidor$10,000no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindVidor$10,000no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindVidor$10,000no account filed
January 1998Flash FloodVidor$10,000no account filed
February 1998Thunderstorm WindVidor$10,000no account filed
July 2009Thunderstorm WindVidor$5,000Beaumont Enterprise reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the city of Vidor.
February 2007Flash FloodVidor$5,000Highway 105 in front of Wal-Mart was completely flooded.
July 2005Flash FloodVidor$5,000no account filed
December 2002Thunderstorm WindVidor$5,000no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindVidor$5,000no account filed
October 2002Thunderstorm WindVidor$5,000no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindVidor$5,000no account filed
May 2001FloodVidor$5,000no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindVidor$5,000no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindVidor$3,000Several trees were uprooted in the Vidor area.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindVidor$3,000A spotter reported a tree down across Sarver Street in Vidor. Trees were also down along Cherry Street and Old Spanish Trail.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindVidor$2,000Large tree limbs were snapped taking down power lines.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindVidor$2,000The Sheriffs Sheriffs Department of Orange County relayed a report of a tree down on FM 1131 and one tree on a house.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindVidor$2,000Power lines were blown down in Vidor.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindVidor$2,000KFDM-TV reported more than 3600 Entergy customers lost power across Orange County.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindVidor$2,000A trained spotter reported an oak tree was split in half and knocked over by high winds.
March 2007Thunderstorm WindVidor$2,000Two large trees were blown over.
July 2005Flash FloodVidor$2,000no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindVidor$2,000no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindVidor$2,000no account filed
May 2024Flash FloodVidor-Flooding was reported in Vidor with Main Street and the I-10 underpass being closed due to high water.
July 2021Flash FloodVidor-Several roads along Interstate 10 including the service roads were flooded after several inches of rain. Main Street near Walmart was also flooded.
January 2017HailVidor-Nickel size hail was reported in Vidor.
January 2017HailVidor-Hail to 1 inch was reported in Vidor through social media.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindVidor-A spotter estimated a wind gust around 60 MPH in Vidor.
August 2016Flash FloodVidor-High rainfall rates moved into Orange County during the late afternoon of the 13th. While flooding was generally minor across much of the county, in Vidor roadways were flooded and impassable for a short time including under an overpass of Interstate 10.
November 2015Flash FloodVidor-Heavy rain fell across southwest sections of Orange County. This caused flooding over southern sections of Vidor flooding and closing roadways.
May 2014Flash FloodVidor-KFDM TV in Beaumont relayed several reports of street flooding of secondary roads around Vidor from slow moving heavy thunderstorms.
June 2013HailVidor-A report from the public indicated nickel sized hail was falling in Vidor with a passing storm.
June 2013HailVidor-A report was received via Facebook of nickel sized hail in Vidor.
April 2013Heavy RainVidor-Street flooding near Vidor was reported from heavy rain. Rainfall rates approached 5 inches per hour during the event.
January 2012Heavy RainVidor-KFDM reported that most side streets in the Vidor area were flooded and impassable. An area school reported 2.6 inches in an hour and 3.6 inches through mid afternoon.
February 2009HailVidor-The public reported penny to nickel size hail in Vidor.
February 2009HailVidor-Golfball size hail fell in Vidor. Reported by KBMT-TV.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindVidor-Damaging winds uprooted trees in Vidor.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindVidor-Damaging winds blew trees and power lines down.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindVidor-Several trees blown down.
June 2011HailVidor-no account filed
June 2011HailVidor-no account filed
May 2010HailVidor-no account filed
May 2010HailVidor-no account filed
May 2008HailVidor-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Orange County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Maple Crest Acres1.8 miles13
Lakewood2.0 miles13
Connell2.3 miles16
Rose City2.8 miles19
Pine Forest3.6 miles15
Lawson Crossing3.9 miles15
Doty4.2 miles13
Echo Forest4.5 miles15

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 VidorAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1014704The 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 1349270. 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.