New Hampton, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in New Hampton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50659. The Survey maps it on the New Hampton quadrangle. 3,494 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,158 feet above sea level.
Research this city
On record in New Hampton
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 2 records
Chickasaw County Courthouselisted 1981- John Foley Houselisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresNew Hampton fell from 3,571 to 3,494 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 | 3,571 | |
| 2020 | 3,494 | -77 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Mason City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Mason City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS New Hampton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Charles City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of New Hampton between 2006 and 2010, burning about 34 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 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 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
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of New Hampton: 8 past producers, 1 unknown. 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 | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Hampton in 74 storm reports between 1993 and 2021: 30 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 10 heavy rain, 5 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1993 | Tornado (F2) | New Hampton | 2 hurt, $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Tornado (F2) | New Hampton - | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F1) | New Hampton | $100,000 | The cold front from the system that affected Iowa the previous day had not yet moved through the state. The air mass remained fairly unstable overnight, and with surface heating became more unstable. Once the cap broke a line of thunderstorms formed over the central sections around mid day. The storms moved east during the afternoon. A storm formed ahead of the main line over Chickasaw County. This storm became severe as it produced a tornado. The tornado touched down south of New Hampton where it destroyed one farm building and damaged a few others on one farmstead. Several trees were also taken down. The tornado tracked across fields to the southeast of New Hampton and did not directly effect another farmstead. The tornado dissipated south of Lawler. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $65,000 | Numerous garages and buildings were damaged across New Hampton. Power lines and approximately 100 trees were also blown down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Lightning | New Hampton | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | New Hampton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F0) | New Hampton | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | New Hampton | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $7,000 | Trees were blown down in New Hampton. One of the trees landed on a house causing minimal damage. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down east of New Hampton along State Highway 24. |
| May 2004 | Hail | New Hampton | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $3,500 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $3,000 | Some large trees were blown down in New Hampton. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $3,000 | Trees were snapped off 20 feet up and power lines knocked down. A garden trailer and mower were also thrown. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $3,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | New Hampton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flood | New Hampton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $1,000 | Tree branches were blown down in New Hampton. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $1,000 | Tree branches were snapped in New Hampton. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | New Hampton | $800 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | New Hampton | $750 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | $750 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | New Hampton | $700 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | New Hampton | $500 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Tornado (F0) | New Hampton | $500 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | New Hampton | $500 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | In New Hampton, 8.5 inches of rain fell. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | New Hampton | - | Runoff from heavy rain caused street flooding to occur in New Hampton. |
| May 2019 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | In New Hampton, 4.54 inches of rain fell. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | - | A couple of trees were knocked down on rural roads between Nashua and New Hampton. |
| August 2018 | Hail | New Hampton | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in New Hampton. |
| August 2018 | Hail | New Hampton | - | Quarter sized hail was reported in New Hampton. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | In New Hampton, a mesonet station measured 4.08 inches of rain. |
| May 2017 | Hail | New Hampton | - | Egg sized hail fell south of New Hampton at exit 201 along U.S. Highway 63. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | - | A 66 mph wind gust occurred in New Hampton. |
| July 2017 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | In New Hampton, 8.35 inches of rain fell. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | In New Hampton, 3.59 inches of rain fell. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | In New Hampton, three inches of rain fell. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | The COOP observer in New Hampton measured 3.71 inches of rain. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | - | Numerous large tree branches were blown down in New Hampton. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | In New Hampton, 3.95 inches of rain fell. |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | New Hampton | - | Funnel clouds were sighted near New Hampton. |
| April 2013 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | The COOP observer near New Hampton reported 2.03 inches of rain. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hampton | - | A wind gust of 63 mph occurred in New Hampton. |
| April 2013 | Heavy Rain | New Hampton | - | Rainfall of 2.23 inches was reported near New Hampton. |
| June 2010 | Flood | New Hampton | - | Heavy rains produced some street flooding in New Hampton. A 24-hour rainfall total of 2.30 inches was reported. |
| May 2019 | Hail | New Hampton | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | New Hampton | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | New Hampton | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | New Hampton | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | New Hampton | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | New Hampton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Devon | 4.7 miles | 7 | |
| Dresden (historical) | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Nansen | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Williamstown | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| North Washington | 6.6 miles | 7 | |
| Jacksonville | 7.1 miles | 7 | |
| Ionia | 7.5 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 New Hampton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1868791 | 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 459473. 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.




