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Sioux Center, Iowa

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in West Branch Township. It lies in ZIP code area 51250. The Survey maps it on the Sioux Center quadrangle. 8,229 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,463 feet above sea level.

Sioux Center within Sioux County

Population over time

2 figures

Sioux Center grew from 7,048 to 8,229 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.

YearPeople Change
20107,048
20208,229+1,181 (+17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

10 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Sioux Center between 2006 and 2020, burning about 22 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
Equipment and vehicle use5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 April 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.8 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 April 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
4 November 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 October 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
20 October 2015Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sioux County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Sioux Center: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hymans Sioux CenterSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Old County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Old State PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Western EngSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Sioux County

Storms near this place

52 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sioux Center in 52 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 7 tornado, 6 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2023Flash FloodSioux Center$1,500,000Water ponding in the area of Central Park overflowed roadways and entered the Sioux Center Fire Department building. Two homes suffered the collapse of basement walls from the high water. Water also inundated a transformer which cut off power to seven homes in the northwest part of town. Seven trailers were evacuated due to high water in Westbrook Village on the northwest edge of town. More than two dozen vehicles were stranded in high water. Damage costs are rough estimates.
June 1996HailSioux Center$300,000no account filed
August 2023Flash FloodSioux Center$100,000A no travel advised order was put out with numerous roads under significant flowing water up to mid-vehicle depth, including 2nd Avenue SE near New Age Church and 4th Avenue SE near Children's Park. Property damage costs are rough estimates.
August 2001Tornado (F1)Sioux Center$100,000A tornado blew down power lines and poles, caused tree damage, flattened corn, and destroyed two machine sheds on a farm. Equipment inside the machine sheds was damaged.
August 2001Tornado (F1)Sioux Center$50,000A tornado damaged several small farm buildings, and peeled the middle part of the roof off a large hog confinement building.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindSioux Center$50,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindSioux Center$20,000no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindSioux Center$5,000Semi-truck blown over just west of Sioux Center.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindSioux Center$5,000Thunderstorm winds damaged a roof, and caused tree damage, including some trees uprooted.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-An extended period of damaging thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station, with a peak of 99 mph measured at 2039 CST.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-Numerous trees were knocked down by thunderstorm wind gusts.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-Winds were measured by a personal weather station.
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Sioux Center-A brief tornado spun up just south of 380th Street on the outskirts of Sioux Center. The tornado quickly crossed 380th Street as it moved north-northeast and uprooted several large pine trees along a tree line. The tornado then struck a farmstead where it collapsed a barn and tossed tin into a neighboring field. The tornado shifted track to a more northeast direction and then crossed open fields until it lifted near the railroad tracks around one-half mile south of 370th Street. The maximum estimated wind speed was 85 mph and the average path width was 25 yards.
June 2024Flash FloodSioux Center-Significant street flooding was reported in several locations in Sioux Center. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for areal and river flooding for Sioux County.
August 2023Flash FloodSioux Center-U.S. Highway 75 was blocked in both directions due to significant standing water between County Road B30 and County Road B46.
August 2023Tornado (EFU)Sioux Center-Photographic evidence showed a very brief tornado touchdown west of Grant Avenue north of 420th Street. There was no known damage to provide a rating.
May 2018HailSioux Center-Social media report. Time based on radar.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-Scattered trees and power lines down across the entire town.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, and were accompanied by heavy rain.
May 2012Tornado (EF0)Sioux Center-A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Sioux Center-A brief tornado caused no reported damage.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-Thunderstorm winds blew the door off a machine shed and broke it into three pieces.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-Thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off two small buildings.
July 2001Flash FloodSioux Center-Heavy rainfall of around two inches caused flooding of streets and small creeks in town.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-Thunderstorm winds blew tree limbs down.
July 2024HailSioux Center-no account filed
June 2017HailSioux Center-no account filed
June 2017HailSioux Center-no account filed
July 2016HailSioux Center-no account filed
May 2014HailSioux Center-no account filed
May 2008HailSioux Center-no account filed
August 2007HailSioux Center-no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-no account filed
September 2007Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-no account filed
August 2007HailSioux Center-no account filed
June 2006HailSioux Center-no account filed
April 2004HailSioux Center-no account filed
May 2004HailSioux Center-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-no account filed
October 2002HailSioux Center-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-no account filed
August 2002HailSioux Center-no account filed
June 2001HailSioux Center-no account filed
August 2001HailSioux Center-no account filed
July 1999Flash FloodSioux Center-no account filed
May 1998HailSioux Center-no account filed
April 1998Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindSioux Center-no account filed
May 1998Tornado (F0)Sioux Center-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sioux County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Westbrook Village0.6 miles8
Carmel4.6 miles7
Middleburg6.1 miles7
Perkins7.5 miles7
Maurice7.8 miles10
Hull7.8 miles7
Orange City8.0 miles7
Highland Park9.1 miles8

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 Sioux CenterAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1933076The 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 461652. 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.