Geneva, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Geneva Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50633. The Survey maps it on the Hampton South quadrangle. 136 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,102 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGeneva fell from 165 to 136 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 | 165 | |
| 2020 | 136 | -29 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Hampton South quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Iowa Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Geneva in 2011, burning about 2 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 | 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 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | OLIVE AVE AND 110TH ST SOUTH OF HAMPTON, IA, IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Geneva: 7 producers, 5 past producers. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Heitland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hibness Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Geneva | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Geneva | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Geneva Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Heuberger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Koch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Geneva in 21 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Geneva | $250,000 | This tornado began a few miles north of Geneva and moved northeast producing plenty of tree damage as well as extensive outbuilding damage on two farmsteads. Additional damage to a home with missing roofing and siding occurred along 170th Street west of Yarrow Avenue. The tornado continue producing tree and power pole damage to the northeast before lifting on the north side of 190th Street near the West Fork Wildlife Area. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $225,000 | Large tree limbs down throughout the city. Empty grain bin on the east side of the town blown down. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $75,000 | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Geneva | $50,000 | Law enforcement reported water flowing over Highway 65 south of 95th street in Franklin County. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Geneva | $10,000 | Winds were estimated at 50 MPH as well. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $5,000 | Large trees were blown down by 60 MPH winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $2,000 | Six to 7 inch diameter trees down. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | $1,000 | Six inch tree limbs were blown down on the highway. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Geneva | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Geneva | - | Trained spotter reported a funnel cloud that persisted for one minute then lifted. The spotter could not confirm if it had made contact with the ground due to darkness. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Geneva | - | Public reported nickel to quarter sized hail. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Geneva | - | Trained spotter reported 50 mph winds and quarter sized hail. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Geneva | - | Rainfall of 3.2 inches in a little over an hour at Geneva. No flooding. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Geneva | - | Shingles were blown off houses, and power poles were leaning. Up to 8 inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Geneva | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Geneva | - | 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.
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 Geneva | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1913481 | 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 456868. 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.



