Ida Grove, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Corwin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51445. It stands on Odebolt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ida Grove quadrangle. 2,051 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,234 feet above sea level.
On record in Ida Grove
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 3 records
Alvin Bushnell Bell Houselisted 1983
Ida County Courthouselisted 1974
Moorehead Stagecoach Innlisted 1974
Population over time
2 figuresIda Grove fell from 2,142 to 2,051 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 | 2,142 | |
| 2020 | 2,051 | -91 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ida Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ida Grove quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Ida Grove between 2011 and 2015, burning about 222 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 220 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 5358 240TH ST. BATTLE CREEK, IA 51006, IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ida Grove: 1 past producer. None of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
44 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ida Grove in 44 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 21 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | $5,000 | A stationary frontal system remained just to the northwest of Iowa. The airmass was extremely unstable with convective available potential energy between 5000 and 6000 J-Kg-1 over the northwest part of Iowa. Feeding into the area was an area of dew point temperatures between 75 and 80 degrees. This set the stage for explosive thunderstorm development. A small area of thunderstorms fired up over northwest Iowa in Woodbury County. As the evening progressed, a HP Supercell developed over the western part of the county and remained nearly stationary for several hours. Actually the cell would drift slightly northeast with the environmental winds, then back-develop over the same area. This resulted in flash flooding over a part of Woodbury County as around 5 inches of rain fell in two to three hours time. The cell spawned numerous funnel clouds and one tornado. The tornado touched down northwest of Salix, then drifted slowly southeast. Damage occurred in the Salix area. First to be hit was in the rural areas northwest of town, where several grain bins were destroyed. As the tornado moved into the city, two houses were damaged and two others destroyed. A full size car was lifted and carried from a driveway, then deposited on its top. Damage estimates were in the $200,000 range. Fortunately, there were no injuries or deaths reported. The tornado was actually visible for nearly two hours. In all probability, this was a family of tornadoes from the parent supercell. Other than the one cell, severe weather was rather spotty even though the storms developed into a bow configuration. Sixty to 70 MPH winds were reported southeast of Le Mars as the gust front passed. High winds downed power lines in Onawa. The storms acted very much like the storms of the previous night. A well defined outflow boundary was depicted on the WSR-88D radar at Des Moines. The boundary advanced during the night until it was about 100 miles ahead of the complex by sunrise. This cut off the inflow to the storms. Lightning damage was reported in Sioux City. In one strike, a garage was struck by lightning causing minor damage. Later, a house was struck in town. The house was set on fire. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds lifted an empty 11 thousand bushel metal grain bin from its concrete base, and dropped it in a nearby field, destroying it. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | $1,000 | Several large tree limbs were strewn across Highway 59. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts brought down numerous large tree limbs, with several trees snapped or uprooted. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | Several power lines and tree branches were reported down across the city. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Ida Grove | - | Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 0.77 inches 3 miles northeast of Battle Creek and 1.42 inches 4 miles south southeast of Arthur) resulted in significant flooding of agricultural lands. Levees in Ida Grove were nearly topped. Iowa Highway 175 was closed between Ida Grove and Battle Creek due to water flowing over the roadway. The Maple River at Ida Grove (gage site MIGI4) reached the highest stage on record cresting 9.76 feet above flood stage on March 14. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | A couple of trees were taken down by thunderstorm winds, along with flattening of corn. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | Several large trees were blown down around town. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large limbs blown down. The winds also blew down at least two power lines. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Ida Grove | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of local creeks, including Odebolt Creek. Several low areas and some roads were flooded. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches blown down. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Ida Grove | - | Heavy rainfall of 5 to 7 inches caused flash flooding of numerous streets and several basements. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | Large hail damaged vehicles and crops. The amount of damage was not known. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Ida Grove | - | Heavy rain caused rapid flooding of county roads and fields. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Ida Grove | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida Grove | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Ida Grove | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Battle Creek | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Holstein | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Galva | 11.5 miles | 9 |
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 Ida Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q994821 | 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 457744. 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.




