Grandview, Iowa
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Grandview Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52752. The Survey maps it on the Letts quadrangle. 437 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 712 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGrandview fell from 556 to 437 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 | 556 | |
| 2020 | 437 | -119 (-21%) |
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
31 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Grandview between 2003 and 2019, burning about 495 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 | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge | CAMPFIRE 1 |
| 9 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 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 |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
35 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grandview in 35 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 16 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 5 flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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) | Grandview | 1 hurt, $1,000,000 | The tornado touched down on the southern edge of Grandview. It moved through the center of town intensifying in rural areas as it approached the county line. In Grandview, several homes sustained severe damage. North of Grandview, about 1.5 miles, a farm house was completely destroyed. Other homes and trees along the path sustained damage. The tornado crossed the Louisa-Muscatine county line just south of Fruitland, IA.| |
| April 2011 | Flood | Grandview | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Grandview | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Grandview | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | $5,000 | Barn damaged and trees downed. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Grandview | $2,000 | A brief tornado touchdown resulted in tree and roof damage and a missing boat at a home near Grandview. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | $200 | Several tree limbs were blown down. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | Part of a building was reported blown onto the roadway. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Grandview | - | Reported through social media. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | A 4 to 5 foot diameter large tree was snapped off by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Grandview | - | The Mississippi River at New Boston Lock and Dam 17 began the month above its major flood stage of 18.5 feet. The river stage at the beginning of the month was 22.39 feet. The river would rise to a crest of 23.59 feet beginning on May 3rd. This crest is preliminary the 4th highest crest. The river fell below major flood stage around 1 AM on May 14th. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | A trained spotter reported a few trees were down. The time was estimated by radar. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Grandview | - | A tornado touched down west of Grandview Iowa, and broke off wooden power poles about 3 feet off the ground as well as uprooting a few trees and breaking tree limbs. A semi was blown into a ditch in the same area. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Grandview | - | This report was delayed. The hail was reported up to the size of tennis balls. Numerous cars sustained dents and windows were broken out at a generation station. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | A storm survey team found a small area of scattered straight line wind damage to two farmsteads at this location. Large hardwood tree branch damage as well as minor damage to a farm outbuilding roof was surveyed. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Grandview | - | Law enforcement reported several streets closed due to water over the roads. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Grandview | - | Heavy rains during the second half of June resulted in the Mississippi River at New Boston, IL and Keithsburg, IL going above their respective major flood stage levels on the afternoon and evening of June 28. They crested about 5.5 to 6 feet above their major flooding levels on July 5. They fell below their major flood stage levels on July 14.||New Boston rose above its major flood stage level of 18.5 feet on June 28 around 10 pm CDT. It crested around 24.52 feet around 2 am CDT July 5. It fell below the major flood stage level around 2 am CDT July 14.||Keithsburg rose above its major flood stage level of 17 feet on June 28 around 1 pm CDT. It crested around 22.63 feet around 645 pm CDT July 5. It fell below the major flood stage level around 230 pm CDT July 14. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | A trained spotter reported numerous branches down in Grandview. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Grandview | - | Heavy rains farther to the north during the last two weeks of June led to rises on the Mississippi River to above major flood stage at both New Boston and Keithsburg. Both New Boston and Keithsburg rose above their major flood stages of 18.5 feet and 17 feet respectively during the early morning hours of the 28th and remained there through the end of the month. |
| November 2013 | Hail | Grandview | - | Hail was reported to be a bit larger than a quarter. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Grandview | - | Nickel sized hail fell in Grandview, IA at 515 am CDT September 7. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down a 12 foot fruit tree about 9 miles east southeast of Columbus Junction, IA. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Grandview | - | Nickel sized hail fell covering the ground in Grandview, IA at 328 am CDT September 7. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Grandview | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Grandview, IA at 831 pm CDT April 3. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down a 3 foot diameter tree in Grandview, IA at 336 pm CDT July 23. A power outage was also observed in town. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Grandview | - | The Mississippi River at New Boston was over its major flood stage level from 12:00 am May 1 until 1:00 pm May 7.||The Mississippi River at Keithsburg was over its major flood stage level |from 12:00 am May 1 until 10:00 am May 8. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Grandview | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Grandview | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Grandview | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Grandview | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Grandview | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Grandview | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Grandview | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Grandview | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grandview | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Louisa | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Letts | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Bard (historical) | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Wapello | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Fredonia | 8.0 miles | 7 | |
| Columbus Junction | 9.1 miles | 7 | |
| Hillsboro (historical) | 9.3 miles | 7 | |
| Lafayette (historical) | 9.3 miles | 7 |
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 Grandview | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q998757 | 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 457030. 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.
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.





