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George, Iowa

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Wheeler Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51237. It stands on Rio Grande Creek. The Survey maps it on the George West quadrangle. 1,077 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,381 feet above sea level.

George within Lyon County

On record in George

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

George fell from 1,080 to 1,077 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,080
20201,077-3 (-0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of George: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
AckermanSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Eben PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hogan-Winter PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lee and JohnsonSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lyon County-Swanson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Lyon County

Storms near this place

48 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names George in 48 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 20 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2001Flash FloodGeorge$4,000,000Very heavy rain caused flash flooding, forcing streams including the Kanaranzi River, Rio Grand, and Moon Creek to overflow and flood homes, garages, and storage sheds in George. Flooding of roads and other lowlands was widespread. A road washed out and at least four bridges were damaged in George.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindGeorge$50,000Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including several trees blown down, and other trees split. Trees falling on power lines caused a power outage. Numerous streets were made impassable by tree debris.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindGeorge$50,000A classic spring synoptic situation was taking shape over Iowa. Intense low pressure moved across western Kansas into southern Nebraska. A warm front extended east from the low into Iowa. Warm and moist air was in place over the state. Surface dew point temperatures were in the lower to middle 60s with significant moisture extending above the 850 mb level. Meanwhile, drier air was working its way northeast aloft. Violent thunderstorms erupted during the late afternoon hours over northwest Iowa. There were several reports of tornadoes just to the north of the Iowa/Minnesota border. The storms moved into the northwest part of the state and produced hail, high winds, and funnel clouds. Winds gusted to 63 mph at the Sioux City Gateway Airport. A short time later three-quarter inch diameter hail pelted the area. High winds caused damage in Plymouth County around LeMars. Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Part of a building was destroyed south of LeMars. The local utility company recorded a wind gust of 75 mph. A funnel cloud was sighted a short time earlier west of town. The storms clipped the far northwest corner of the state as well. Winds gusted to 78 mph at Sioux Center, causing damage around town. A funnel cloud was sighted in Lyon County at Alvord. A tornado also touched down in the area, a short distance east of Alvord. It struck two farms, causing extensive damage to each. Several buildings were downed on a farm near Hull, a machine shed, garage, and brooder coop were downed north of Hull. The storms worked their way northeast. Hail the size of quarters was reported later in the evening in Kossuth County, southwest of Algona. During this time, an area of thunderstorms developed over east-central Iowa. One of them dropped hail the size of quarters at Clarence in Cedar County. In Henry County, one-inch diameter was recorded at Mt. Pleasant.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindGeorge$20,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down power poles and lines, causing power outages in Lyon and Osceola Counties.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindGeorge$10,000Thunderstorm winds moved a hog shed a foot and a half off its foundation, and blew two large grain bins into the Little Rock River.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindGeorge$10,000Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a machine shed, destroyed cattle sheds, and blew a grain bin down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindGeorge$10,000Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including at least one tree blown down and several large branches broken off.
May 2004Tornado (F0)George$1,000A tornado caused minor damage to outbuildings.
April 2025HailGeorge-Hail was as large as ping-pong to golf ball size.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Thunderstorm winds destroyed an empty grain bin with debris blown west to east. Several large tree limbs were downed through the town of George.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Thunderstorm winds partially damaged the roof of an outbuilding.
April 2024Tornado (EF1)George-A tornado developed along 270th Street to the west of Kennedy Avenue. It tracked north-northeastward through Otter Valley Golf Course where it uprooted several trees and damaged a maintenance shed. The tornado continued on a north-northeast path and impacted a farmstead north of the golf course where it destroyed an outbuilding and uprooted several more trees. Debris from the outbuilding was strewn across a field as it continued for another half mile northward before it lifted near the intersection of 260th Street and Kennedy Avenue. The maximum estimated wind speed was 105 mph and the average path width was 50 yards.
June 2024Flash FloodGeorge-Rainfall reached just shy of 4 inches during the late afternoon and early evening and resulted in numerous streets under water in George and flooding of areas small creeks. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for areal and river flooding for Lyon County.
June 2024FloodGeorge-The Little Rock River near George rose above flood stage the morning of June 21st, cresting around 7.13 feet above flood stage (1318.63 feet) on June 22nd. This crest is in the Major Stage. The river then fell below flood stage on the evening of June 23rd. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Lyon County.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Multiple trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in George.
June 2019HailGeorge-Accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage.
June 2014Tornado (EF0)George-A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including up to 12 inch diameter limbs blown down.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)George-A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down.
June 2008Tornado (EF0)George-A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. The thunderstorm also produced 2 inches of rain.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Thunderstorm winds damaged crops. The amount of crop damage was not known.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Thunderstorm winds blew an outbuilding across a road.
July 2004HailGeorge-Large hail dented vehicles and caused crop damage. The amount of damage was not known.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindGeorge-Thunderstorm winds blew down trees.
June 2001Tornado (F0)George-A brief tornado caused no reported damage or injuries.
June 2001HailGeorge-Large hail damaged vehicles and crops in the area. The amount of crop damage was not known.
August 1995Tornado (F0)George-Sheriff officials reported a brief tornado touchdown.
April 2025HailGeorge-no account filed
July 2021Thunderstorm WindGeorge-no account filed
June 2019HailGeorge-no account filed
May 2014HailGeorge-no account filed
May 2014HailGeorge-no account filed
June 2014HailGeorge-no account filed
September 2010HailGeorge-no account filed
July 2009HailGeorge-no account filed
August 2008HailGeorge-no account filed
June 2006HailGeorge-no account filed
May 2005HailGeorge-no account filed
June 2002HailGeorge-no account filed
April 2001HailGeorge-no account filed
June 2001HailGeorge-no account filed
June 2001HailGeorge-no account filed
June 2001HailGeorge-no account filed
June 2001HailGeorge-no account filed
June 1998Tornado (F0)George-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lyon County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Edna5.7 miles7
Lakewood (historical)8.5 miles7
Lakewood Corner9.2 miles7
Little Rock9.4 miles7
Midland10.5 miles7
Rock Rapids10.9 miles7
Doon13.0 miles7
Alvord15.8 miles7

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 GeorgeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1922630The 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 456873. 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.

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.