BlockAlbia, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Troy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52531. The Survey maps it on the Albia quadrangle. 3,721 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 968 feet above sea level.
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On record in Albia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 9 records
Elbert-Bates Houselisted 1985
Dr. George A. Jenkins Houselisted 1987
Monroe County Courthouselisted 1981
Noble-Kendall Houselisted 1984
T. B. Perry Houselisted 1983
Arvine and Elizabeth W. White Houselisted 1994- Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1985
- Brick Gothic Houselisted 1994
- Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Churchlisted 1992
Population over time
2 figuresAlbia fell from 3,766 to 3,721 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 | 3,766 | |
| 2020 | 3,721 | -45 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1929 USGS Albia quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Albia quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Oskaloosa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Albia in 2009, burning under an acre in total. None 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/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 82 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albia in 82 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 31 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 17 heavy rain, 7 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2007 | Flood | Albia | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF2) | Albia | $125,000 | This tornado developed and intensified quickly just to the west of Albia where EF-2 damage occurred. The tornado dissipated as it swept into the SW corner of Albia, damaging several homes and businesses. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Albia | $100,000 | Major street flooding in Albia as Highway 5 was impassable due to water running under the railroad overpass in the northern part of town. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Albia | $100,000 | Numerous gravel roads were covered with water and washed out across the southern two thirds of Monroe County. Rainfall since 0700 CST was 2.98 inches. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $100,000 | A Burlington Northern train had 21 cars blown off the tracks. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Albia | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $75,000 | Numerous small branches and limbs down along with a few portions of larger trees with some of the trees blocking portions of the road. Another tree fell onto a vehicle at the Chinese restaurant on east Benton. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Albia | $75,000 | Several reports of golf ball size hail in the Albia area. Car windows were also reported to be broken. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $50,000 | Public reported power out, roof damage, and trees down at Indian Hills Inn. |
| September 2014 | Flash Flood | Albia | $50,000 | Water over the road on old Highway 34 and 189th St. with a portion of the road closed. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Albia | $50,000 | Tornado touched down southeast of Albia and tracked across mostly open country. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Albia | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flood | Albia | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Albia | $30,000 | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $25,000 | A large tree was downed at the intersection of Highway 137 and Highway 5 on the north side of Albia. Scattered tree damage was reported throughout the Albia area. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $25,000 | Post event survey indicated numerous large tree limbs were down, portions of whole trees, and even a few large trees taken down along with power lines. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Albia | $25,000 | Flash flooding was reported at the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 137. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $20,000 | Storm chaser reported large tree limbs down and a large tin roof on the ground near a camping areas on the south side of Albia. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $15,000 | Public reported numerous trees down in Albia. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $10,000 | Public reported large tree snapped in half. Report via social media. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $10,000 | Numerous tree limbs down, some 3 inches or more with winds estimated at 65 MPH. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Albia | $10,000 | A car stalled in the water at a low lying bridge underpass just north of town. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Albia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $5,000 | Public reported trees down in Albia. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree limb damage. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $5,000 | A trained spotter estimated 60 MPH wind gusts. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Albia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Albia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Albia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Albia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Albia | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Albia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $2,000 | Estimated winds of 60 MPH. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Albia | $1,000 | Mostly pea to nickel size hail. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Albia | $500 | torrential rainfall |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Albia | - | Report of water over old pave US 34 near Albia to a depth of around 4.5 feet. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | - | Numerous 4 inch tree branches down in tow. Delayed report, time estimated by radar. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | - | KIIC relayed report of 63 mph wind gusts. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Albia | - | Delayed report, time estimated by radar. |
| September 2022 | Hail | Albia | - | Delayed report, time estimated via radar. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Albia | - | Trained spotter report of 5.25 inches of rain in 24 hours. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Albia | - | A public report of 5.20 inches of rain in 24 hours. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Albia | - | A trained spotter reported 5 inches of rain in 24 hours. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Albia | - | Trained spotter reported 2.46 inches of rain in 24 hours. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Albia | - | Public report of 3.03 inches of rain in approximately 50 minutes. |
| June 2021 | Heavy Rain | Albia | - | Trained spotter reported 5 inches of rain with rain still occurring. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Albia | - | A rain total of 3.08 inches overnight through the morning. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albia | - | Three trees downed, blocking northbound lanes on Iowa 137. Time estimated from radar. |
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.
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 Albia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q338581 | 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 454114. 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.