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White Deer, Texas

6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the White Deer-Groom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 79097. The Survey maps it on the White Deer quadrangle. 918 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,366 feet above sea level.

White Deer within Carson County

Population over time

2 figures

White Deer fell from 1,000 to 918 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,000
2020918-82 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 6 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

90 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of White Deer between 2006 and 2020, burning about 6,293 acres in total. 8 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/undetermined42
Equipment and vehicle use17
Power generation/transmission/distribution16
Natural8
Debris and open burning4
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Smoking1

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
29 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRR GRASS FIRE
20 August 2016Power generation/transmission/distribution10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceCRP GRASS FIRE
14 August 2010Equipment and vehicle use30 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSTUBBLE
8 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceRR TIE
6 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceNORTH 294
19 July 2016Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHOT YOKE GRASS FIRE
16 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceMCCLELLAND ST FIRE
16 July 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceAIRPORT RD 120

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Carson County

Storms near this place

60 of 125 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Deer in 125 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 91 hail, 24 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 3 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1999LightningWhite Deer$125,000Lightning caused a house fire.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer$10,000Strong thunderstorm winds estimated around 75-80 mph violently shook and pivoted a medium sized camper trailer, turning it about 30 degrees, with the jack stands underneath folding.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer$3,000Power was reported out along with tree damage due to the high winds. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
May 2025Tornado (EFU)White Deer-Several photos and videos were submitted of a brief circulation that occurred east of FM 294 and south of County Road 13. The circulation lasted around a minute to a minute and a half. No damage was noted as the tornado remained in open fields.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-Multiple large tree limbs were blown down and flag pole was snapped in half.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-This wind gusts was measured by a storm chaser with an anemometer.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-Storm chaser measured with an anemometer.
May 2022HailWhite Deer-Discovered quarter size hail on the ground 5 to 6 minutes prior to his arrival around 1701CDT.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-The roof of a well house was blown off and hit a gazebo, causing damage. The well house itself was blown over. Barn doors were damaged, and a few large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-Spotter reported a large air conditioning unit blown off of the White Deer Elementary School. The AC unit was mounted on the roof.
May 2020HailWhite Deer-Penny size hail fell 6 miles east-northeast of Panhandle.
May 2019HailWhite Deer-Time based on radar.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-Power lines are down with the 60 mph winds.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-Power lines blown down in White Deer. Power is out. Time estimated by radar.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-Measured gust at Lazy H farms school net site.
May 2016HailWhite Deer-Penny size hail was reported in White Deer.
May 2016HailWhite Deer-Quarter size hail was reported in Skellytown.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-Four inch diameter tree branch snapped.
April 2015HailWhite Deer-Hail estimated to be the size of golf balls occurred approximately 5 miles northwest of White Deer.
April 2015HailWhite Deer-Two reports of hail estimated to be golf ball size were received from White Deer.
April 2015HailWhite Deer-Golf ball to tennis ball size hail was reported by law enforcement in White Deer.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-Scattered thunderstorms developed across Carson County during the evening hours of the 12th. As a storm approached the town of Groom (Carson County), the KVII Schoolnet site ten miles north of Groom recorded a 66 mph downburst. After producing this downburst the storm continued to move eastward across the county.
October 2014HailWhite Deer-A supercell moved across Carson County during the evening hours of the 9th. As the storm moved over the town of White Deer (Carson County), a member of the public reported baseball size hail (2.75 inches) in town. After producing this hail, the supercell continued to moved eastward across the county.
June 2013Flash FloodWhite Deer-Training thunderstorms brought heavy rain to Carson County during the morning hours of the 19th. This heavy rain produced flash flooding in spots on County Road 294 between County Roads 13 and 21. No injuries or swift water rescues were reported with this flooding.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-The White Deer Fire Department estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts along with pea size hail on County Road 15 and Farm to Market Road 294 about two miles south of White Deer Texas in Carson County. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
April 2009HailWhite Deer-A storm chaser for the broadcast media reported golf ball to hen egg size hail.
April 2009HailWhite Deer-The White Deer Fire Department reported mostly quarter to golf ball size hail...with some hailstones to the size of baseballs.
June 2009Tornado (EF0)White Deer-The tornado touched down at approximately 2039 CST six miles south southeast of White Deer and moved east southeast to around seven miles southeast of White Deer when it lifted around 2048 CST. The tornado remained over open country and the path length and path width were estimated. No damage or injuries were reported.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-A trained spotter located six miles west of White Deer estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-two knots.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-The general public located two miles east of White Deer estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-six knots.
September 2006Flash FloodWhite Deer-Farm-to-Market Road 294 just north of White Deer reported to have water of unknown depth over the surface of the road. A deputy had to turn around and was unable to continue heading south on Farm-to-Market Road 294 into White Deer.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-Tree limbs reported blown down.
June 2005Tornado (F0)White Deer-Tornado verified by storm chaser video. Very small and brief tornado which occurred over open country. The path length and path width were estimated and no damage or injuries were reported.
June 2005HailWhite Deer-Reported at Farm to Market Road 294 and County Road 1.
May 2000Flash FloodWhite Deer-Sheriff's Office reported flooded roadways.
June 1997Tornado (F0)White Deer-Brief touchdown over open country. Tornado track was estimated.
August 2023HailWhite Deer-no account filed
May 2022HailWhite Deer-no account filed
May 2022HailWhite Deer-no account filed
May 2021HailWhite Deer-no account filed
May 2021HailWhite Deer-no account filed
May 2017HailWhite Deer-no account filed
April 2012HailWhite Deer-no account filed
April 2012Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2010HailWhite Deer-no account filed
May 2010HailWhite Deer-no account filed
May 2010HailWhite Deer-no account filed
May 2010HailWhite Deer-no account filed
April 2009HailWhite Deer-no account filed
April 2009HailWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2009HailWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2009HailWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2009HailWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2009HailWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2009HailWhite Deer-no account filed
April 2009HailWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2008HailWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2008HailWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2008HailWhite Deer-no account filed
June 2008Thunderstorm WindWhite Deer-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Carson 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
Cargray5.6 miles6
Cuyler6.2 miles7
Skellytown9.7 miles6
Panhandle12.6 miles6
Abell15.4 miles6
Lark16.1 miles7
Groom16.4 miles7
Hillard17.3 miles7

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 White DeerAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q978431The 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 1371364. 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.