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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Population over time
3 figuresVidor 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10,000 | |
| 2010 | 10,579 | +579 (+6%) |
| 2020 | 9,789 | -790 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1926 USGS Lakeview quadrangle1:24000
- 1932 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Pine Forest quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Beaumont quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Pine Forest quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
117 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 43 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 863 |
| 7 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 696 |
| 4 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 668 |
| 27 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 22 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Livingston Area | LIVINGSTON - 321 |
| 20 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 238 |
| 2 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 621 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose City Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Rose City Sand Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Beeco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| L O Block Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Larry Tinkle Sand Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rose City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Sand |
Storms near this place
60 of 74 shownRegional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $750,000 | Winds 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 2002 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $250,000 | Nearly 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 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Vidor | $100,000 | no account filed |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $50,000 | A spotter reported damage to Wright's BBQ on Main Street in Vidor. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $10,000 | Multiple trees were blown down and some onto homes and power lines near Vidor. The microburst also downed some fencing in the area. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $10,000 | Several roads were flooded in Vidor, including the underpass under I-10. One vehicle was stalled in the high water. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $10,000 | The 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 2007 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $10,000 | Heavy rain associated with Hurricane Humberto caused flooded service roads along I-10 between Vidor and Orange. |
| October 2003 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $10,000 | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $10,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $10,000 | no account filed |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $5,000 | Beaumont Enterprise reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the city of Vidor. |
| February 2007 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $5,000 | Highway 105 in front of Wal-Mart was completely flooded. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Flood | Vidor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $3,000 | Several trees were uprooted in the Vidor area. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $3,000 | A spotter reported a tree down across Sarver Street in Vidor. Trees were also down along Cherry Street and Old Spanish Trail. |
| December 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $2,000 | Large tree limbs were snapped taking down power lines. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $2,000 | The Sheriffs Sheriffs Department of Orange County relayed a report of a tree down on FM 1131 and one tree on a house. |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $2,000 | Power lines were blown down in Vidor. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $2,000 | KFDM-TV reported more than 3600 Entergy customers lost power across Orange County. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $2,000 | A trained spotter reported an oak tree was split in half and knocked over by high winds. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $2,000 | Two large trees were blown over. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Vidor | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Vidor | - | Flooding was reported in Vidor with Main Street and the I-10 underpass being closed due to high water. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Vidor | - | Several roads along Interstate 10 including the service roads were flooded after several inches of rain. Main Street near Walmart was also flooded. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Vidor | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Vidor. |
| January 2017 | Hail | Vidor | - | Hail to 1 inch was reported in Vidor through social media. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | - | A spotter estimated a wind gust around 60 MPH in Vidor. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Vidor | - | 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 2015 | Flash Flood | Vidor | - | Heavy rain fell across southwest sections of Orange County. This caused flooding over southern sections of Vidor flooding and closing roadways. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Vidor | - | KFDM TV in Beaumont relayed several reports of street flooding of secondary roads around Vidor from slow moving heavy thunderstorms. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Vidor | - | A report from the public indicated nickel sized hail was falling in Vidor with a passing storm. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Vidor | - | A report was received via Facebook of nickel sized hail in Vidor. |
| April 2013 | Heavy Rain | Vidor | - | Street flooding near Vidor was reported from heavy rain. Rainfall rates approached 5 inches per hour during the event. |
| January 2012 | Heavy Rain | Vidor | - | 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 2009 | Hail | Vidor | - | The public reported penny to nickel size hail in Vidor. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Vidor | - | Golfball size hail fell in Vidor. Reported by KBMT-TV. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | - | Damaging winds uprooted trees in Vidor. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | - | Damaging winds blew trees and power lines down. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Vidor | - | Several trees blown down. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Vidor | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Vidor | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Vidor | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Vidor | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Vidor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Crest Acres | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lakewood | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Connell | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rose City | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Pine Forest | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Lawson Crossing | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Doty | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Echo Forest | 4.5 miles | 15 |
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 Vidor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1014704 | 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 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.







