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Little Sioux, Iowa

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Little Sioux Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51545. The Survey maps it on the Little Sioux quadrangle. 166 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,037 feet above sea level.

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Little Sioux within Harrison County

On record in Little Sioux

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

Little Sioux fell from 170 to 166 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
2010170
2020166-4 (-2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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.

Fires near this place

8 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Little Sioux between 2006 and 2017, burning about 277 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/undetermined8

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
22 April 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined47 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
25 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
18 March 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined202 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources1801 124TH TRAIL, PISGAH, IA
24 February 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 December 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
17 November 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Harrison County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Little Sioux: 4 past producers. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
J McwilliamsSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Little Sioux PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pisgah PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wallace PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Harrison County

Storms near this place

57 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little Sioux in 57 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 33 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 1 funnel cloud, 1 heavy rain. 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
April 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux$100,000Two glass windows were blown out of a home.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux$100,000no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux$1,000Thunderstorm wind gust over 60 mph blew the windows out of some outbuildings north of Little Sioux, Iowa. From the same mini-supercell which produced the tornadoes near Crescent, Treynor and Mineola, Iowa. Reported by a cooperative observer.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux$1,000Thunderstorm winds uprooted several trees causing damage to 2 sheds near Little Sioux.
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Little Sioux-A tornado developed approximately 1.5 miles north-northwest of Little Sioux, IA at 12:46 PM CST. The tornado began just southeast of the intersection of 120th Street and Dayton Avenue, before flipping a center pivot. It continued northeast, damaging farm outbuildings, trees, and power poles near 120th Street and Early Avenue. Just over 1 mile northeast of this intersection, another center pivot was flipped over. The tornado then turned slightly more eastward and tore the fabric roofing off part of a hoop barn near Gage Lane and Easton Trail. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 105 mph.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-An Iowa Department of Transportation automated station recorded a 61 mile per hour wind gust.
June 2024HailLittle Sioux-A trained spotter reported ping-pong ball sized hail.
June 2024HailLittle Sioux-A trained spotter reported 3 inch hail.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-A trained spotter reported a measured wind gust of 65 miles per hour.
June 2024HailLittle Sioux-A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail.
September 2023HailLittle Sioux-Emergency Manager reported quarter sized hail in Little Sioux.
September 2019HailLittle Sioux-A Coop observer reported hail up to golf ball size.
May 2018Heavy RainLittle Sioux-Heavy rain that totaled 2.97 inches fell in over an hour near Little Sioux. Fields were flooded.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Winds of 60 mph were estimated by a Cooperative Weather Observer near Little Sioux.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-The observed reported wind gusts to 60 mph and small hail with the line of thunderstorms.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-The Little Sioux COOP Observer estimated winds to 60 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-The COOP observer estimated the gust.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Several tree limbs around 3 or 4 inches in diameter were downed by thunderstorm winds that were estimated at close to 60 mph.
June 2009HailLittle Sioux-Accompanied by 40 mph winds.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-A cooperative observer near Little Sioux estimated thunderstorm winds around 70 mph knocked down 3 to 4 inch diameter tree limbs and flattened corn in the area.
June 2008HailLittle Sioux-The hail was accompanied by a wind gust of around 55 mph.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at around 60 mph downed a few 12 to 18 foot tree limbs.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Thunderstorm winds blew a semi over at mile marker 94 on Interstate 29. Large tree branches and power lines were also downed in the area and a roof of a house sustained damage.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Several large tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Thunderstorm winds damaged a roof and trees near Little Sioux.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-A cooperative observer estimated thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph near Little Sioux.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-A Cooperative Observer estimated that thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph peeled the roof off of a machine shed. The winds also ripped a 4 inch diameter limb off of a healthy tree.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew 6 to 8 inch diameter branches off trees near Little Sioux.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew over a few trees, shredded a cornfield and blew the trellis off of a house northwest of Little Sioux.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph by a cooperative observer knocked down 3 inch tree limbs and blew the roof off of a patio.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-A cooperative observer near Little Sioux, Iowa reported thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph blew part of a roof off of a shed.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-A cooperative observer near Little Sioux estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph in addition to 1 inch hail. The winds also overturned a semi truck on I-29 near town.
April 2001Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-A thunderstorm wind gust, estimated at between 55 and 60 mph by a cooperative observer, damaged large tree branches and caused minor roof damage near Little Sioux.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Cooperative Observer measured a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust weather equipment.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Thunderstorm wind gusts between 55 and 60 mph downed small trees near Little Sioux.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Thunderstorm wind damage was reported by a cooperative observer. Trees and a corn crib were damaged by winds estimated between 65 and 70 mph.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Tree limbs downed.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-Roof blown off a grain bin near Smith Lake.
June 2014HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
April 2005HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
May 2005HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
April 2004HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
June 2004HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
September 2004HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
July 2002HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
June 2002HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
May 2002HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
July 2002HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
May 2001HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
June 2000HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-no account filed
May 1998Funnel CloudLittle Sioux-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindLittle Sioux-no account filed
June 1996HailLittle Sioux-no account filed
June 1996HailLittle Sioux-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Harrison 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
River Sioux1.4 miles8
Orson2.9 miles8
Pisgah5.3 miles8
Echo6.3 miles8
Mondamin6.8 miles8
Allen (historical)10.7 miles8
Magnolia11.0 miles8
Modale13.1 miles9

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 Little SiouxAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q684318The 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 458504. 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.