Wilmer, Texas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Southwest Dallas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75172. The Survey maps it on the Ferris quadrangle. 4,974 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 466 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWilmer grew from 3,682 to 4,974 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 | 3,682 | |
| 2020 | 4,974 | +1,292 (+35%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Ferris quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Seagoville quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Dallas quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
59 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Wilmer between 2006 and 2017, burning about 224 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1900 FM 664 |
| 24 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ROLLING HILLS |
| 22 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | GRASS FIRE |
| 13 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | BRUSH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Wilmer: 8 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Clay Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Harkrider Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica | Producer | ||
| Abandoned | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bluebird Pit & Plant No. 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bob Meals Co Inc Lone Star Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dowdy Ferry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fred Wray Sand and Gravel Operaion | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Keller Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Prasifka Brothers Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southwest Contracting Co Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilmer in 8 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmer | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilmer | $6,000 | A large tree, approximately 2-4 feet wide, was lying across Beltline Road northeast of Wilmer. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Wilmer | - | An image on social media showed ping pong sized hail in Wilmer. |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Wilmer | - | Major flooding was reported across city streets. The flooding was from heavy thunderstorm rain. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Wilmer | - | Creeks overflowed their banks and flooded nearby roads. |
| March 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Wilmer | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Wilmer | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Wilmer | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lancaster | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Hutchins | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Bear Creek Ranch | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bobwyn | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Kleberg | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Rylie | 7.5 miles | 21 | |
| Seagoville | 8.5 miles | 19 |
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 Wilmer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q981715 | 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 1350245. 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.






