Chatsworth, Iowa
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Logan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51011. It stands on Sixmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chatsworth quadrangle. 75 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,161 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresChatsworth fell from 79 to 75 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 | 79 | |
| 2020 | 75 | -4 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1898 USGS Elk Point quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Elk Point quadrangle1:125000
- 1907 USGS Elk Point quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Chatsworth quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Sioux City North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Chatsworth between 1999 and 2018, burning about 392 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BIG SPRINGS DITCH 2 |
| 20 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BIG SPRINGS DITCH |
| 5 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 300 acres | Alcester Volunteer Fire Department | PLYMOUTH CO. |
| 4 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ROMMEREIM PASTURE |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | ROMAN |
| 22 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Chatsworth: 7 past producers, 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatsworth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| L G Everist | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schumacher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sioux River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sioux-Shoemaker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| W Strobehn | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chatsworth in 21 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 11 hail, 5 flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 2024 | Flood | Chatsworth | 1 killed, $6,500,000 | Rainfall amounts across Sioux County from June 20-22 ranged from 2 to 7 inches, with the highest amounts across the northern half of the county. Farther north and upstream, up to 12 inches of rain fell across portions of southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa. This rainfall resulted in extensive overland flooding and major to record flooding along the Big Sioux, Rock, West Branch Floyd, and Floyd Rivers, and Burr Oak Creek. ||Large sections of Rock Valley and Hawarden were evacuated as flood waters inundated both cities. An estimated 200 people were rescued during the peak of the flooding. An estimated 60 businesses were impacted by flood water in Rock Valley and Hawarden. County-wide, 700 to 800 housing units were impacted by flood water, 150 of which were declared a total loss. Rock Valley Public and Christian Schools were also flooded and sustained severe damage. ||Countless county roads and bridges were covered in water and damaged. Preliminary damage assessments estimate loss to public infrastructure to be 6.5 million dollars. ||One direct fatality occurred in Rock Valley when a man was pinned by debris from a collapsed foundation and subsequently drowned when water filled the basement. ||The majority of overland flooding subsided by June 25, but river flooding continued through the end of the month. For additional information on river flooding, please see other flood entries for Sioux County. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Chatsworth | $610,000 | Flooding resulted in extensive damage to public infrastructure including numerous county and township roads, culverts, and some bridges. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chatsworth | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a camper over and blew shingles off roofs. The winds also caused tree damage, including several trees blown down. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Chatsworth | $5,000 | Large hail broke windows and damaged siding on at least one house, and also damaged a nearby bean field. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chatsworth | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous 1 to 2 inch diameter tree branches, as well as one limb up to 4 inches in diameter. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Chatsworth | - | During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Chatsworth | - | Rainfall across the Sioux Falls area and southward in the Big Sioux basin from September 18-20 totaled generally 5 to 7 inches. Major flooding resulted with all crop and pasture land in the half-mile wide flood plain inundated. The Big Sioux River above Canton (gage site CBSS2) crested 6.0 feet above flood stage on September 22, the third highest crest on record. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Chatsworth | - | Minor flooding along the Big Sioux River near where the river joined the Missouri River continued at the start of August as a result of backing of water from the flooded Missouri River. The flooding had little additional impact to the Missouri River flooding in the area. The highest stage at Sioux City was 1 foot above flood stage on August 1st, with the river falling below flood stage on August 10th. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chatsworth | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Chatsworth | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | Large hail broke windows and damaged vehicles. The amount of damage was not known. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chatsworth | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including some trees blown down. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Chatsworth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawarden | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| McNally | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ireton | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Highland Park | 13.3 miles | 8 | |
| Lebanon | 15.2 miles | 8 | |
| Maurice | 18.1 miles | 10 | |
| Carmel | 20.9 miles | 7 | |
| Westbrook Village | 21.0 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 Chatsworth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1917955 | 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 455362. 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.







