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Woodson, Texas

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Woodson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76491. The Survey maps it on the Woodson quadrangle. 219 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,227 feet above sea level.

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Woodson within Throckmorton County

Population over time

2 figures

Woodson fell from 264 to 219 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
2010264
2020219-45 (-17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 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

76 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Woodson between 2005 and 2020, burning about 1,585 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined40
Debris and open burning13
Equipment and vehicle use9
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking3
Natural3

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
23 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceSHED FIRE
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
12 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceHWY 183 BOAT6
6 August 2012Arson/incendiarism10 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceFM 209 EAST
31 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service383 FIRE
29 August 2012Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service183 FIRE
24 August 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named
2 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresTexas A & M Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Throckmorton County

Storms near this place

60 of 62 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodson in 62 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 39 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. The reports record 3 injuries. 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
April 2003HailWoodson3 hurt, $80,000Severe damage to storm chaser vehicles all along county road 209 west of Woodson. Three people were injured by the combination of hail and broken glass.
April 2003HailWoodson$115,000Softball size hail ravaged the community of Woodson in southeast Throckmorton county. There was severe damage to structures and automobiles throughout the community.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindWoodson$50,000High winds damaged the roof of the Woodson school, the restroom facility at the football field was partially unroofed, and the field lights at the football stadium were twisted such that they did not shine on the field. The damaged roof allowed rain water inside the school, which caused considerable additional damage.
February 1994Thunderstorm WindWoodson$50,000Two 7,200-volt power line poles were broken by thunderstorm winds.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindWoodson$40,000Thunderstorm winds tore the roof of of a home and blew out several windows.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindWoodson$8,000Trees blown down in Woodson.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindWoodson$5,000Large trees were blown down around the Woodson Community. Little structural damage was noted.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWoodson$5,000Winds up to 60 mph destroyed a garage.
June 2025HailWoodson-Woodson Fire Department reported quarter size hail 1 mile north of Woodson.
June 2025HailWoodson-NWS Austin/San Antonio relayed a trained spotter report of golf ball size hail in Woodson, Texas.
March 2023HailWoodson-The hail was reported along Highway 183.
September 2023HailWoodson-Law Enforcement reported golf ball size hail.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindWoodson-Law enforcement estimated a wind gust of 60 mph.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWoodson-A member of the public estimated a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph in Woodson.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindWoodson-There was widespread damage to power lines and trees across Woodson. The high winds also damaged roofs and porches. The winds were estimated to be at least 80 mph.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindWoodson-Law enforcement estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust on County Road 209 just south of Woodson.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindWoodson-The Woodson Volunteer Fire Department estimated winds from 50 to 60 mph winds.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindWoodson-The Throckmorton Fire Department/Rescue reported numerous tree limbs down in Woodson.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindWoodson-The Throckmorton Fire Department/Rescue estimated a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph in Elbert.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindWoodson-The Woodson Fire Department reported a wind gust of 65 MPH.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindWoodson-Law enforcement reported tree damage in Woodson.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindWoodson-The Throckmorton Volunteer Fire Department reported a 60 MPH wind gust.
June 2011Funnel CloudWoodson-A trained storm spotter witnessed a funnel develop and dissipate several times. The funnel never touched the ground.
June 2011HailWoodson-A trained spotter located 2 miles north of Woodson reported tennis ball size hail covering the ground.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWoodson-Damaging wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph with tree limbs down in the City of |Woodson.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWoodson-A wind gust of 60 mph was reported.
May 2007Tornado (EF0)Woodson-A brief tornado developed over open country. No damage.
April 2003Tornado (F0)Woodson-Cooperative observer reported a brief tornado near the intersection of highway 283 and county road 209.
February 2001Thunderstorm WindWoodson-Winds estimated at 60 mph.
April 2021HailWoodson-no account filed
March 2018HailWoodson-no account filed
March 2018HailWoodson-no account filed
May 2015HailWoodson-no account filed
May 2015HailWoodson-no account filed
April 2015HailWoodson-no account filed
April 2015HailWoodson-no account filed
May 2015HailWoodson-no account filed
April 2015HailWoodson-no account filed
April 2015HailWoodson-no account filed
May 2015HailWoodson-no account filed
May 2015HailWoodson-no account filed
April 2014HailWoodson-no account filed
March 2008HailWoodson-no account filed
March 2008HailWoodson-no account filed
June 2007HailWoodson-no account filed
April 2007HailWoodson-no account filed
May 2005HailWoodson-no account filed
June 2005HailWoodson-no account filed
April 2004HailWoodson-no account filed
April 2004HailWoodson-no account filed
May 2004HailWoodson-no account filed
June 2004HailWoodson-no account filed
April 2003HailWoodson-no account filed
May 1998HailWoodson-no account filed
May 1998HailWoodson-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindWoodson-no account filed
August 1996HailWoodson-no account filed
April 1996HailWoodson-no account filed
May 1994HailWoodson-no account filed
April 1993HailWoodson-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Throckmorton 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
Lusk3.2 miles11
McKeichan Crossing10.4 miles8
Throckmorton13.1 miles8
Reynolds Crossing14.3 miles8
Bartholomew Crossing14.7 miles8
Gentry Crossing15.5 miles8
Hayford Crossing16.3 miles8
Paint Crossing17.0 miles8

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 WoodsonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q978471The 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 1350567. 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.