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Charlotte, Iowa

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Waterford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52731. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Goose Lake quadrangle. 389 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 696 feet above sea level.

Charlotte within Clinton County

Population over time

2 figures

Charlotte fell from 394 to 389 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
2010394
2020389-5 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Charlotte: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clark QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Goose Lake QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Manikowski QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Petersville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clinton County

Storms near this place

23 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Charlotte in 23 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 5 hail, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2008Tornado (EF0)Charlotte$250,000An EF0 tornado damaged three farmsteads along a path from 3.2 miles north northeast of Charlotte, IA to 4 miles south southwest of Goose Lake, IA between 547 pm and 605 pm August 4. Several outbuildings were damaged with the total loss of the roofing on many of them. Many trees and branches were damaged, with several large trees blown down or snapped off.
July 2007Flash FloodCharlotte$150,000Three to six inches of rain fell in a short amount of time during the early morning hours of July 4th in Charlotte, IA resulting in flash flooding. Deep Creek flowed out of its banks just before 2 AM prompting the fire department to start sand-bagging residences. By 3:30 AM, Honey Creek was out of its banks, which resulted in the closure of Highway 136 in Charlotte. By 5:30 AM, fourteen residences were flooded and home evacuations were being conducted. The flood waters finally receded by evening.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindCharlotte$4,000Trees and powerlines down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindCharlotte$1,500Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees, destroyed a large wooden playhouse and dislodged a concrete slab at a farm south of Charlotte.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindCharlotte$1,000Several trees down.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindCharlotte-Partial barn roof blown off. The time was estimated from radar information.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindCharlotte-Broadcast media relayed a public report of trees blown down and damage to power poles in Charlotte.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindCharlotte-Trees blown down along Highway 136, causing it to be closed.
June 2018Flash FloodCharlotte-The mayor of Charlotte Iowa reported flash flooding of creeks in town.
June 2015Flash FloodCharlotte-Spotters reported flash flooding in Charlotte, including Highway 136 mostly covered in rushing water. Case Street, in Charlotte completely covered in water in several locations.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCharlotte-A trained spotter reported no power.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCharlotte-A trained spotter measured 65 mph winds.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCharlotte-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a tree down across Highway 136 about 23 miles northwest of Charlotte, IA around 549 pm CDT May 22.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindCharlotte-A 72 mph wind gust was recorded in Charlotte, IA at 600 am CDT July 11.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindCharlotte-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down two large trees in Charlotte, IA at 600 am CDT July 11.
May 2008HailCharlotte-Penny-sized hail fell in Charlotte, IA around 11:32 pm.
May 2008HailCharlotte-A trained spotter reported pea to smaller than a nickel size hail near Charlotte.
June 2008HailCharlotte-Quarter-sized hail fell in Charlotte, IA at 9:12 am June 12.
June 2002Flash FloodCharlotte-Several houses and basements flooded.
June 2002Flash FloodCharlotte-Highway 136 partially closed due to high water.
June 2002Flash FloodCharlotte-Rock Creek out of it's banks.
May 2001HailCharlotte-Golf ball sized hail reported by general public.
March 2026HailCharlotte-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clinton 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
Petersville3.7 miles14
Goose Lake4.4 miles16
Riggs4.6 miles17
Browns5.2 miles13
Tenmile7.0 miles16
Bryant7.2 miles16
Welton7.8 miles14
Delmar8.1 miles17

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 CharlotteAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q994962The 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 455357. 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.

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.