Monmouth, Iowa
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Monmouth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52309. The Survey maps it on the Wyoming East quadrangle. 129 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 755 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMonmouth fell from 153 to 129 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 | 153 | |
| 2020 | 129 | -24 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wyoming East quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Monmouth between 2007 and 2018, burning about 114 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1450 50TH AVE, IOWA |
| 14 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Monmouth: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Flagstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maquoketa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Baldwin Mines | Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Main Baldwin Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Mineral Creek Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Unknown | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monmouth in 10 storm reports between 2002 and 2023: 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Hail | Monmouth | - | Report gathered through mping. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monmouth | - | Widespread straight-line winds that produced extensive damage were reported throughout Jackson County, associated with a derecho. These winds lasted around an hour in total at any one location, even though the initial line of storms moved out quickly. Damaging straight-line winds continued and were associated with the rear inflow jet. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be 60 to 80 MPH for much of the county with winds of 80 to 100 MPH across the southern two thirds of the county These estimates were determined based off damage reports. The duration of strong winds caused extensive damage to trees, powerlines, crops, and structures in their path. The widespread damage also resulted in long duration power outages. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monmouth | - | A NWS employee reported large branches were downed by the high wind. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Monmouth | - | A trained spotter reported major stream flooding on Bears Creek due to 5.20 inches of rain. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Monmouth | - | Quarter sized hail fell 1 mile north of Monmouth, IA at 930 pm CDT June 8. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Monmouth | - | Penny-sized hail fell in Monmouth, IA at 724 am August 3. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monmouth | - | Extensive tree damage occurred in Monmouth. Trees were uprooted and numerous branches were blown down. In addition, power lines were downed by the strong winds. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Monmouth | - | dime size hail |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Monmouth | - | Monmouth Post Office and City Hall workers had to evacuate due to high water surrounding the building. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Monmouth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Millrock | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Nashville | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Ozark (historical) | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Emeline | 6.0 miles | 17 | |
| East Canton | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| West Iron Hills | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Buckhorn | 6.8 miles | 17 |
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 Monmouth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1926214 | 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 459172. 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.







