Salix, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51052. The Survey maps it on the Salix quadrangle. 295 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,079 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSalix fell from 363 to 295 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 | 363 | |
| 2020 | 295 | -68 (-19%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Salix quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1977 USGS Salix quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Sioux City South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Salix between 2014 and 2016, burning about 41 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
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 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 April 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 35 acres | Winnebago Agency | ROSALIE #004 |
| 17 April 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Winnebago Agency | WENDYS |
| 15 March 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Winnebago Agency | BIG BEAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
55 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salix in 55 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 27 hail, 23 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | 1 hurt, $200,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Salix | $250,000 | The tornado touched down near Buchanan Avenue between 230th and 240th streets and moved north northeast, impacting four farmsteads. One machine shed was completely destroyed with debris deposited about 1 mile downstream in an open field. Several other outbuildings were damaged along the track along with a few trees. The tornado lifted just east of the intersection of Old Highway 141 and County Home Road. The average path width was 50 yards and the maximum estimated wind speed was 105 mph. Property damage costs are a rough estimate. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn and caused other scattered damage to structures, as well as tree damage. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Tornado | Salix | $50 | Following the passage of the cold front the previous night, Iowa was under a cyclonic flow regime. Unseasonably cold air aloft made conditions conducive for convective development during the later part of the afternoon. One thunderstorm moved into southwest Woodbury County. A tornado touched down briefly near Salix in an open area. It is believed that this tornado was the product of a brief touch down of a cold air funnel. |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Salix | - | A public video revealed that a tornado briefly spun up in an open field southwest of Salix between Benton Avenue and Interstate 29 north of 290th Street. The tornado traveled north northeast and lifted just south of 280th Street. The average path width was estimated at 20 yards. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | A few trees downed. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including one tree blown down onto a highway. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a few branches blown down. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, and blew up a large amount of dust before rain began. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large branches blown down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused an unknown amount of damage to corn crops. The winds were accompanied by pea size hail. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large branches. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including numerous branches blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds blew shingles off a roof and caused tree damage, including large branches blown down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Salix | - | Large hail was accompanied by damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Damaging thunderstorm wind gusts were accompanied by large hail. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Salix | - | Large hail was accompanied by 40 mph winds. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Salix | - | Large hail was accompanied by estimated 50 mph wind gusts. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down one to two inch diameter branches and a few power poles. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Salix | - | Large hail damaged vehicles and cracked windows. The amount of damage was not known. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including three inch diameter limbs blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage and blew down power lines. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Salix | - | Large hail caused damage to vehicles and other property, but the amount of damage was not known. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including two inch diameter limbs blown down. |
| August 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Salix | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salix | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Salix | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Salix | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Salix | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Sloan | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Owego | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Sergeant Bluff | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Glen Ellen | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Estates West | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bronson | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Climbing Hill | 11.4 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 Salix | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1925850 | 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 461380. 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.
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.





