Fruitland, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Fruitland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52749. The Survey maps it on the Letts quadrangle. 963 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 541 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresFruitland fell from 977 to 963 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 | 977 | |
| 2020 | 963 | -14 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1948 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Letts quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Fruitland between 2008 and 2019, burning about 60 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Fruitland: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Acme Fuel and Material Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Blue Ribbon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hahn Ready Mix Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Northern Gravel Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Richter Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fruitland in 15 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 2007 | Tornado (EF3) | Fruitland | 6 hurt, $15,000,000 | A tornado entered into Muscatine County from Louisa County just south of Fruitland, IA. It progressed to the northeast through the center of Fruitland destroying the post office and city hall building, numerous homes, and overturning some railroad cars. The tornado weakened as it approached the southwest portions of Muscatine. In Muscatine, the western sections of town had varying degrees of damage, which was mainly confined to roof damage. At a car dealership, some cars were displaced. The tornado eventually lifted on the northeast side of Muscatine near the junction of highways 22 and 61. Debris from Muscatine and Fruitland fell in Lowden, IA. Some personal papers were found 1 to 4 miles northwest of Lowden. Lowden is approximately 30 miles NNE of Muscatine.| |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland | $2,000 | Utility poles and several trees were down near Fruitland Road and Spitz Drive. The time of the event was estimated from radar. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland | - | A public report of a small flag pole bent over and a medium sized tree branch down. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Fruitland | - | Report from Mping. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Fruitland | - | The Mississippi River at Muscatine (MUSI4) rose above its major flood stage of 20 feet during the early morning of May 28th and continued into June. The river crested in June, with the stage rising to 24.0 feet at the end of May 31st. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Fruitland | - | A picture from the public of hail was received via Twitter. The time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Fruitland | - | Time of the event was estimated from radar. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland | - | Time of the event was estimated from radar. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew down some 3 to 4 inch diameter tree branches about 5 miles south southwest of Muscatine, IA around 500 pm June 19. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland | - | A wind gust was measured to be 60 mph near Fruitland, IA around 12:05 am. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Fruitland | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Fruitland | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Fruitland | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fruitland | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Fruitland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardon | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Muscatine | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Cranston | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Dayfield (historical) | 7.6 miles | 9 | |
| Kent Estates | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Conesville | 11.8 miles | 8 | |
| Port Allen (historical) | 11.9 miles | 7 | |
| Summit | 12.0 miles | 14 |
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 Fruitland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q572375 | 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 456796. 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.





