Carroll, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Carroll City. It lies in ZIP code area 51401. It lies near Mount Moses. The Survey maps it on the Carroll East quadrangle. 10,321 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,270 feet above sea level.
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On record in Carroll
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 11 records
American Express Building-Carrolllisted 1990
Chicago & Northwestern Passenger Depot and Baggage Room-Carrolllisted 1990- Carnegie Library Buildinglisted 1976
- Carroll City-Mount Olivet Cemeterylisted 2022
- Graham Park Historic Districtlisted 2024
- Kittyhawk Avenue Bridgelisted 1998
- Olympic Avenue Bridgelisted 1998
- Quail Avenue Bridgelisted 1998
- Robin Avenue Bridgelisted 1998
- Storm Creek Bridgelisted 1998
- Storm Creek Bridge 2listed 1998
Population over time
2 figuresCarroll grew from 10,103 to 10,321 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 | 10,103 | |
| 2020 | 10,321 | +218 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Carroll East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Carroll between 2007 and 2016, burning about 45 acres 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 | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | LIDDERDALE FD |
| 4 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 6301 JADE AVE, IA |
| 26 April 2014 | Smoking | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1408 N WEST ST., IOWA |
| 8 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | LIDDERDALE |
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 Carroll: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Pit Dredge and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Handlos Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Matt Lappe | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schumacher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 91 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carroll in 91 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 44 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 12 heavy rain, 6 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 | Lightning | Carroll | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Carroll | $300,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Flood | Carroll | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Carroll | $250,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Carroll | $100,000 | Three to four feet of standing water on city streets. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $50,000 | Sheriff dispatch relayed wind and hail in Carroll, including trees and powerlines down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $50,000 | Sheriff reported half of the city of Carroll without power and numerous crews out clearing up to a foot diameter trees from roads in town along with power lines. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Carroll | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall of 2 inches in about 45 minutes. Street flooding in Carroll was reported with water up to the doors of cars. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $50,000 | Widespread damage throughout the town of Carroll. Numerous branches, power lines, and street signs down. |
| April 1998 | Flood | Carroll | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flood | Carroll | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Lightning | Carroll | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $35,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flood | Carroll | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $25,000 | Power lines down in Carroll. Large branches down, causing damage to a house porch. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Carroll | $25,000 | Highway was closed and flooded at 3rd street. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Carroll | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Carroll | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flood | Carroll | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in the city of Carroll. |
| July 1999 | Hail | Carroll | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | Local law enforcement reports power lines and fencing blown down near the 1500 block of Highway 71 in Carroll. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | Spotter reported 70 MPH winds at the intersection of Highways 30 and 71. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | Measured gust by the Carroll Kuemper Catholic Schoolnet site. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Carroll | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $4,000 | Two trees were downed. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Carroll | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Carroll | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Lightning | Carroll | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Carroll | $2,000 | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Hail | Carroll | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | $1,000 | Public reported 3 to 4 inch diameter branches down in Carroll from the evening storms. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Carroll | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Lightning | Carroll | $300 | no account filed |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | - | Emergency manager reported large trees down in Swan Lake State Park. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Carroll | - | Report via broadcast media. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Carroll | - | Quarter sized hail in Carroll relayed by Law Enforcement. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Carroll | - | Report via social media. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carroll | - | Reports of trees and a powerline down in the city of Carroll. |
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 River | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Roselle | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Lidderdale | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Carmel | 6.4 miles | 8 | |
| Willey | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Halbur | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kentner | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Glidden | 7.3 miles | 8 |
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 Carroll | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1903180 | 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 455182. 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.





