BlockDubuque, Iowa
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Dubuque City. It lies in ZIP code area 52001. It sits by Kellys Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Dubuque North quadrangle. 59,667 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 618 feet above sea level.
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On record in Dubuque
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 12 of 69 shown
Dubuque County JailNational Historic Landmark · listed 1972
WILLIAM M. BLACK (dredge)National Historic Landmark · listed 1982- Julien Dubuque MonumentNational Historic Landmark · listed 1988
Andrew-Ryan Houselisted 1985
John Bell Blocklisted 2002
Bishop's Blocklisted 1994
Carnegie-Stout Public Librarylisted 1975
Cathedral Historic Districtlisted 1985
Diamond Jo Boat Store and Officelisted 1977
Dubuque Casket Companylisted 2006
Dubuque City Halllisted 1972
Dubuque County Courthouselisted 1971
Population over time
4 figuresDubuque grew from 36,000 to 59,667 between 1893 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 36,000 | |
| 1907 | 36,500 | +500 (+1%) |
| 2010 | 57,637 | |
| 2020 | 59,667 | +2,030 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1900 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000
- 1908 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Dubuque North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Dubuque between 1996 and 2015, burning about 52 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | MINES OF SPAIN REC AREA, IOWA |
| 1 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 October 2012 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1/2 SOUTH OF HWY 3, IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Dubuque: 22 past producers, 8 unknowns, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Becker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Brugh and Amsden Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Beadle Mine, Dubuque and L Superior Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Fourteenth Street Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Levens Mine North Langworthy Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Composite Section | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Creek Bank | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Creek Bank | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 96 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dubuque in 96 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 32 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 15 flash flood, 13 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Dubuque | $16,000,000 | Five to six feet of water flooded city streets in downtown. Major road damage resulted, including buckled roads and pavement washed away. Approximately 25 residential blocks were affected. Basements in over 60 houses were flooded with water from 2 feet deep up to the rafters. Flooding was reported between 20th and 28th Streets and between between Washington and Jackson streets. State damage estimates were set at $17 million in Dubuque. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Dubuque | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $1,000,000 | Numerous trees down |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $500,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Lightning | Dubuque | $100,000 | Lightning struck a spire on Bishop's Block Building at the intersection of 1st and Main Streets in Dubuque, IA during the evening of July 27 causing bricks to shoot out over the street below. Some cars were damaged and a portion of the street was blocked. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $50,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $5,000 | Trees and limbs down across the city. One tree fell on a house causing minor damage. Several trees were downed in Miller-Riverview Park and the arboretum. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Dubuque | $5,000 | Thunderstorms erupted in an unstable airmass over Iowa. The first storms developed near an old outflow boundary formed from the previous nights convection. The storms produced gusty winds and heavy rainfall for the most part. Three quarter inch diameter hail fell in Jackson and Dubuque Counties. Property damage was minor, however the hail did cause quite a bit of crop damage. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $4,000 | Trees and power lines down on Broadway near 24th Street. |
| July 2003 | Heavy Rain | Dubuque | $2,000 | Street flooding |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | $1,000 | Shingles off roof on Universal Drive |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Dubuque | $200 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Dubuque | - | The Emergency Manager reports street flooding through parts of the downtown area, with a car stranded in water near the 17th and Locust Street interchange. Creeks in the area are also near bankful. Waters are slowly starting to recede as the rain ended. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Dubuque | - | Water up to the bumpers on cars at the intersection of 17th and Locus streets. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Dubuque | - | Law Enforcement Officers reported that flash flooding made roads impassable near Linwood Cemetery. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Hail ranging from pea size to penny size embedded in torrential rainfall downpours was reported. |
| July 2024 | Flood | Dubuque | - | The Mississippi River at the Dubuque Railroad Bridge rose above its major flood stage of 21.5 feet around 1 AM on July 3 and crested at 22.30 feet on the 6th. The river fell back below flood stage around 6 PM on July 10. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Dubuque | - | Report gathered from mping indicating street flooding, with road closures and vehicles stranded in the water. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | A trained spotter reported that large trees were blown down. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | A trained spotter reported power lines and trees down at 32nd Street and Peru Road. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | Sheriffs office reported trees and powerlines down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | Sheriffs office reported trees and powerlines down throughout Dubuque Iowa. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | Law enforcement reported 2 trees were blown down by thunderstorm outflow winds. The trees are about 2 feet in diameter. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | A trained spotter reported that several 1 to 2 inch tree branches were down near their residence. They also noted that some shingles were blown off their shed. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| September 2019 | Flash Flood | Dubuque | - | A widespread and significant flash flood was reported in the city of Dubuque and some surrounding areas, including Catfish Creek near Swiss Valley Park. Reports of significant street flooding and stalled cars were common, and some video showing rapidly water flowing through city streets was seen on social media. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Dubuque | - | River levels continued to run high during the month of April. Heavy rain across the area causing the Mississippi River to rise above its major flood stage of 20.5 feet early in the morning on the 25th, and it remained above its major flood stage into the month of May. During this second crest, the river crested at 21.77 feet. on April 27th. Preliminarily, this is the 4th highest crest on record at Dubuque Lock and Dam 11. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | A trained spotter reported estimated wind gusts around 65 mph. Some large tree limbs were down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | A trained spotter reported a tree 1 foot in diameter snapped in the woods. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | The county emergency manager reported several trees down on the north side of Dubuque. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Dubuque | - | A trained spotter reported water 2 to 3 feet deep on 17th street and Kaufmann avenue. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Pea to nickel size reported by a spotter. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Two inch diameter hail fell 1 mile east northeast of Dubuque, IA at 821 pm CDT April 3. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Golf ball sized hail fell 1 mile south southeast of Dubuque, IA at 821 pm CDT April 3. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Grapefruit sized hail fell 1 mile east northeast of Dubuque, IA at 830 pm CDT April 3 filling the streets with hail. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Golf ball sized hail fell 7 miles southwest of Dubuque, IA in Swiss Valley at 816 pm CDT April 3. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Dubuque | - | As of 729 pm CDT July 27, the rainfall total 2 miles northeast of Dubuque, IA was 3.50 inches. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Quarter sized hail fell 2 miles northeast of Dubuque, IA at 729 pm CDT July 27. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Quarter sized hail fell 1 mile northeast of Dubuque, IA at 717 pm CDT July 27. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Quarter sized hail fell 1 mile south southeast of Dubuque, IA at 720 pm CDT July 27. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Dubuque | - | At 523 am CDT July 28, the rainfall total 1 mile northeast of Dubuque, IA was 7.50 inches. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Dubuque | - | At 718 pm CDT July 27, the 1 hour rainfall total 1 mile northeast of Dubuque, IA was estimated to be 3.00 inches. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Dubuque | - | At 6 am CDT July 28, the 24 hour rainfall total at the COOP site at Lock and Dam 11 in Dubuque, IA was 8.80 inches. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Dubuque | - | Just before 7 pm CDT, typical street flooding began in Dubuque with some sewer covers being blown off. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Hockey puck sized hail fell 1 mile northeast of Dubuque, IA at 829 pm CDT April 3. |
| October 2010 | Flood | Dubuque | - | The river rose above flood stage at Dubuque LD11 on September 30 at 1140 am cst and fell below flood stage on October 9 at 348 am cst. Moderate flooding occurred with the crest reaching 18.36 feet on October 3 at 300 pm cst. Flood stage is 16 feet. |
| October 2010 | Flood | Dubuque | - | The river rose above flood stage at Dubuque on September 29 at 740 pm cst and fell below flood stage on October 11 at 715 pm cst. Moderate flooding occurred with the crest reaching 20.17 feet on October 3 at 530 pm cst. Flood stage is 17 feet. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Hail the size of a quarter fell 2 miles northeast of Dubuque, IA at 646 pm July 24. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Dubuque | - | Hail the size of a golf ball fell on the Highway 151 bridge into Wisconsin at 638 pm July 24. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Dubuque | - | A cocorahs observer measured golf ball size hail at Clarke College in Dubuque. The hail fell for 5 minutes which shredded leaves and dented some cars. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Dubuque | - | Heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches closed the right lane in both directions on Highway 52 on the north side of Dubuque. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dubuque | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 80 mph blew down some three to four inch diameter branches just northeast of Dubuque, IA at 7:21 pm June 8. Very heavy rain was also reported. |
| June 2006 | Heavy Rain | Dubuque | - | roadside ditches full with water ponding on U.S. 52 |
| June 2006 | Heavy Rain | Dubuque | - | Heavy rain occurred in the city of Dubuque along with winds estimated at 43 knots (50 mph). At the time the spotter called in, rain was falling at a rate of 2.40 inches per hour. |
| June 2005 | Heavy Rain | Dubuque | - | Street flooding on the west side of Dubuque. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Square | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| South Switch Junction | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Eagle Point | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Rockdale | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Center Grove | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Cattese | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Key West | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Edmore | 3.9 miles | 19 |
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 Dubuque | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q493794 | 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 456040. 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.