Ogden, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Yell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50212. The Survey maps it on the Ogden quadrangle. 2,007 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.
On record in Ogden
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
Beaver Creek Bridgelisted 1998
Population over time
2 figuresOgden fell from 2,044 to 2,007 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 | 2,044 | |
| 2020 | 2,007 | -37 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1951 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Ogden between 2006 and 2017, burning about 28 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 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | HWY 17, P AVE, BOONE COUNTY, IOWA |
| 26 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 November 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Wetland Management District | HARRIER MARSH |
| 11 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | I AVE, OGDEN., IOWA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ogden: 3 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.
Storms near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ogden in 56 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 7 heavy rain, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Ogden | $150,000 | Relatively brief touchdown, destroyed a barn. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $75,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and a grain elevator blown over. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $60,000 | Emergency Manager estimated winds of 60 MPH. Central Iowa Expo building was destroyed. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $25,000 | The roof was blown off of a pole barn. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Ogden | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Flood | Ogden | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported flooding causing road closures across portions of the county. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Ogden | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $5,000 | Strong winds caused tree and power line damage west of Ogden. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Ogden | $5,000 | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $5,000 | Three inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds broke several large branches in the city of Ogden. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $5,000 | The EM reported 60 MPH winds from Ogden to Berkley. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $5,000 | Trees were downed across Highway 169. |
| April 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Ogden | $5,000 | Short lived tornado in mostly open area. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Ogden | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Ogden | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | $1,000 | Emergency Manager reported 2 to 4 inch tree branches down, mainly on the north side of town. Time radar estimated. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ogden | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Ogden | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Ogden | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Ogden | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Ogden | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Ogden | - | Dispatch relayed a report of quarter sized hail in Ogden reported by police. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Ogden | - | Hail lasted about 2 minutes. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | Ogden | - | Storm chaser observed a very brief tornado between Boone and Ogden south of Highway 30. The tornado did not impact any damage indicators, hence the EFU rating. |
| October 2019 | Heavy Rain | Ogden | - | Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.70 inches over the past 24 hours. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Ogden | - | Automated rain gage recorded heavy rainfall of 2.60 inches. Beginning time estimated from radar. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Ogden | - | Public relayed photo of flooding ongoing in Ogden. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Ogden | - | CoCoRaHS observer reported heavy rainfall of 3.07 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Ogden | - | Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 3.00 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Ogden | - | Official NWS rain gage report of 1.00 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| July 2016 | Heavy Rain | Ogden | - | Coop observer recorded heavy rainfall of 2.00 inches. |
| September 2015 | Heavy Rain | Ogden | - | CoCoRaHS report of storm total heavy rainfall of 2.54 inches. End time based on radar. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | - | Trained spotter estimated gust. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| July 2021 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Ogden | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ogden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Valley | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Logansport | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Moingona | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Beaver | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Centerville | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Wolf | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Fraser | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Boone | 7.9 miles | 13 |
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 Ogden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q977445 | 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 459806. 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.






