Evansdale, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Evansdale City. It lies in ZIP code area 50707. It stands on Elk Run. The Survey maps it on the Waterloo South quadrangle. 4,561 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 840 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresEvansdale fell from 4,751 to 4,561 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 | 4,751 | |
| 2020 | 4,561 | -190 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 11 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 Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Waterloo South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Marshalltown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Evansdale between 2001 and 2011, burning about 18 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 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1690 HWY 218 AND 27, IA |
| 26 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 November 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 November 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 October 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 January 2002 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Evansdale: 10 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pint's Quarry | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite, Iron | Past Producer | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Morgan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Pints Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Raymond Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Raymond Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Livingston 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 | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evansdale in 39 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 13 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 10 flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Evansdale | $500,000 | Intersection of Shaulis Road near Highway 218 had water up to the car doors. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Evansdale | $250,000 | Black Hawk Creek at Hudson crested at 16.82 feet on 5 September 2018 at 1345 UTC. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Evansdale | $250,000 | Flash flooding at Black Hawk and Ansborough Ave. Southbound U.S. 218 at Washington and Mullan Ave flooded. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Evansdale | $100,000 | Black Hawk Creek at Hudson crested at 14.28 feet on 22 September 2018 at 1100 UTC. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Evansdale | $50,000 | Black Hawk Creek at Hudson crested twice, the first crest was at 15.9 ft on 2 October 2018 at 11:45 UTC and the second crest at 16.32 ft on 3 October 2018 at 10:00 UTC. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | $50,000 | Trained spotter reported a semi trailer flipped over and boat trailer picked up and knocked over in the parking lot of a Waterloo casino. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Evansdale | $50,000 | Black Hawk Creek crested at 16.82 feet on 15 December 2015 at 08:45 UTC. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Evansdale | $50,000 | no account filed |
| February 2016 | Flood | Evansdale | $20,000 | The Black Hawk Creek at Hudson crested at 14.12 feet on 21 February 2016 at 0815 UTC. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Evansdale | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Evansdale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Hail | Evansdale | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Evansdale | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Evansdale | $1,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Evansdale | - | Hail reported from a trained spotter. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | - | A 65 mph gust from Iowa Dept. of Transportation RWIS. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Evansdale | - | Black Hawk Creek at Hudson crested at 15.54 ft on May 22 at 6:15 pm CDT. |
| October 2024 | Hail | Evansdale | - | Report by kwwl tv. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Evansdale | - | KWWL forwarded report of golf ball sized hail. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Evansdale | - | Trained spotter reported baseball and larger hail. |
| March 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | Evansdale | - | Brief tornado was caught on video by a storm chaser. The chaser was located just south of the Highway 20 and Highway 218 intersection looking northward toward downtown Waterloo. The tornado occurred in an unpopulated area southeast of downtown near the Waterloo Waste Water Treatment Plant along the Cedar River. It is likely some tree damage occurred, however no reports were received, therefore the tornado was rated EFU. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Evansdale | - | Black Hawk Creek at Hudson crested at 1530 UTC on June 23rd at 18.12 feet. Flood stage is 15.0 feet. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | - | KWWL relayed report of a large tree down. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | - | Trained spotter report of up to 6 inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Evansdale | - | Black Hawk Creek at Hudson crested at 14.28 feet on 28 February at 18:15 CST. |
| October 2018 | Flood | Evansdale | - | Black Hawk County EM reported flooded roads between Orange Rd. and Shaulis Road. Several gravel roads were closed due to flooding throughout the county. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | - | Iowa DOT RWIS station recorded a 58 mph wind gust. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Evansdale | - | Trained spotter reported quarter to ping pong ball sized hail. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Evansdale | - | Black Hawk Creek at Hudson crested at 14.51 feet on 26 September 2016 at 7:45 am CDT. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Evansdale | - | Public reported heavy rainfall of 2.60 inches event total. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Evansdale | - | Two reports of 5-6 inches in the past three hours in the town of Evansdale. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Evansdale | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Evansdale | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evansdale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Elk Run Heights | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Eastgate Estate Park | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Raymar | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Cedar Knoll Park | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Raymond | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Armour | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Waterloo | 3.7 miles | 11 |
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 Evansdale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1933379 | 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 456412. 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.



