Rudd, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rudd Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50471. The Survey maps it on the Rudd quadrangle. 358 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresRudd fell from 369 to 358 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 | 369 | |
| 2020 | 358 | -11 (-3%) |
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
- 1971 USGS Rudd quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Charles City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Rudd between 2009 and 2012, burning about 8 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1398 160TH ST., IA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Rudd: 6 unknowns, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahoney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Williams Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Blum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
13 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rudd in 13 storm reports between 2000 and 2022: 5 hail, 4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Rudd | $1,150,000 | The third tornado of the night in Floyd County formed just to the southwest of Rudd, moved northeast directly through the town and dissipated along Business U.S. Highway 18 on the north edge of town. Extensive damage occurred in the town with numerous homes sustaining damage with some roofs completely blown off. The roof of the library was removed with damage sustained to almost all the books in the building. A church on the north side of town also sustained heavy damage as did the towns water treatment plant. Water and power were not expected to be restored for several days. Classes for the Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock school district were canceled for December 16th but the building in Rockford was open to the public for showers, warmth and served breakfast and lunch to those in need. |
| July 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Rudd | $60,000 | An EF1 tornado developed between Rudd and Rockford and moved east before dissipating northwest of Charles City. The roof of a home near Rockford sustained some damage. Near the end of the path, a hog confinement building was heavily damaged, trees were downed and windows blown out of a house. Otherwise, the damage was limited to crops. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Rudd | $15,000 | An EF0 tornado developed northeast of Nora Springs and moved northeast across rural parts of Floyd County before moving into Mitchell County. Damage appeared to be limited and mainly to trees. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rudd | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down near Rudd. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Rudd | $7,500 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rudd | $2,000 | Trees were snapped off north of Rudd. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Rudd | $750 | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rudd | - | The fire department estimated a 70 mph wind gust just west of Rudd. |
| June 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Rudd | - | A funnel cloud was reported at 190th Street and Glass Avenue by several groups, including spotters and the broadcast media. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Rudd | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Rudd | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Rudd | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Rudd | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nora Springs | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Rockford | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Nora Junction | 5.9 miles | 8 | |
| Carney (historical) | 8.4 miles | 7 | |
| Floyd | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Floyd Crossing | 9.0 miles | 7 | |
| Roseville | 9.5 miles | 7 | |
| Oakwood | 10.6 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 Rudd | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1925644 | 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 460844. 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.




