BlockNichols, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Pike Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52766. The Survey maps it on the Nichols quadrangle. 340 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 633 feet above sea level.
On record in Nichols
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 5 records
Big Slough Creek Bridgelisted 1998
Ijem Avenue Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2020
Samuel Nichols Houselisted 1978
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Churchlisted 2022- Nichols, Benjamin F. and Susan M. (Jenkins), Houselisted 2023
Population over time
2 figuresNichols fell from 374 to 340 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 | 374 | |
| 2020 | 340 | -34 (-9%) |
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.
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Nichols quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Muscatine quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
18 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nichols in 18 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Nichols | 1 killed, 1 hurt, $120,000 | Entered from Johnson County |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Nichols | $80,000 | Entered from Johnson County |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Nichols | $25,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in Muscatine, IA and Nichols, IA during the late afternoon and evening of June 23. Some vehicles were stalled out in over a foot of flood water in downtown Muscatine. In Nichols, some streets were temporarily closed due to flooding. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nichols | $10,000 | Semi blown over on highway 70 at 200th Street |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nichols | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 85 mph blew down several 20 inch diameter tree limbs in Nichols, IA around 515 pm June 19. A fence was also blown away. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nichols | - | Trees reported blown down, and power is out on west side of Nichols, Iowa. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Nichols | - | A tornado developed south of Lone Tree in Johnson County, as evidenced by a public photo. The tornado then tracked rapidly northeast, and caused damage to outbuildings at a farm west of Nichols along Highway 22. The tornado then continue through open farm land before lifting between West Liberty and Atalissa. The tornado was rated EF-1 with max winds around 90 mph. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nichols | - | Wind gusts estimated between 50 to 60 mph from the thunderstorm. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nichols | - | Widespread straight-line winds that produced extensive damage were reported throughout Muscatine 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 70 MPH for much of the county with 80 MPH or higher over the northern half. These estimates were determined based off damage reports and photos submitted through social media. The duration of strong winds caused extensive damage to most trees, powerlines, crops, and structures in their path. The peak wind gust measured at the Muscatine Airport was 58 MPH before power was lost. The widespread damage also resulted in long duration power outages. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nichols | - | Law enforcement reported large trees down, blocking the road. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Nichols | - | Quarter sized hail fell about 4 miles east northeast of Nichols, IA at 1033 pm CDT June 29. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nichols | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph were observed about 3 miles south of Nichols, IA at 8:28 pm June 8. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nichols | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed in Nichols, IA at 8:31 pm June 8. |
| June 2007 | Flash Flood | Nichols | - | Water covered several roads including Highway 6 in western portions of Muscatine County, closing them. Water also topped part of the levy between Nichols and West Liberty. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nichols | - | Power lines and tree limbs blown down. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Nichols | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Nichols | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Nichols | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Liberty | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Conesville | 7.2 miles | 8 | |
| Cranston | 7.5 miles | 8 | |
| Dayfield (historical) | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Ardon | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Atalissa | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Port Allen (historical) | 10.2 miles | 7 | |
| Fruitland | 12.8 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 Nichols | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1904500 | 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 459517. 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.
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.