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Van Horne, Iowa

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52346. The Survey maps it on the Van Horne quadrangle. 774 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 945 feet above sea level.

Van Horne within Benton County

Population over time

2 figures

Van Horne grew from 682 to 774 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
2010682
2020774+92 (+13%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 9 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

7 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Van Horne between 2014 and 2018, burning about 50 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/undetermined4
Smoking2
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
11 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
28 April 2018Smoking3.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
19 April 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 March 2018Smoking1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 October 2015Debris and open burning35 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
13 January 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Benton County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Van Horne: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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
Marshalltown Sand PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Benton County

Storms near this place

57 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Van Horne in 57 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 32 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2006Thunderstorm WindVan Horne1 hurt, $150,000NWS storm survey indicates a one mile wide swath of estimated 61 knot (70 mph) winds centered along 71st Street. Several outbuildings were destroyed with tree and roof damage and a tractor trailer rig was blown over. Some windows were blown out causing minor structural damage. One injury occurred with this event. A 22 year old male was hurt when the outbuilding collapsed around him.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindVan Horne$100,000Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew a 2 to 2.5 foot diameter tree down onto a house at the intersection of Highway 30 and 20th Avenue about 3 miles south southwest of Van Horne, IA around 735 pm August 9.
July 2008Tornado (EF1)Van Horne$100,000An EF1 tornado damaged a hog confinement, a barn, and some grain bins and machine sheds along a 1 mile path located about 2 to 3 miles east of Van Horne, IA around 510 pm July 2.
April 2006Tornado (F0)Van Horne$10,000Rated high F0
May 2011Thunderstorm WindVan Horne$5,000Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph downed some power lines on 21st Ave just south of Van Horne, IA at 520 pm CDT May 24.
April 2006HailVan Horne$5,000Mainly quarter size hail with some golfball size hail just before ending.
April 2006HailVan Horne$4,00068th Street & 21st Avenue
August 2006Thunderstorm WindVan Horne$3,000Numerous small to large trees were reported down across the town. Time estimated based on radar.
June 2005HailVan Horne$3,000no account filed
October 2004HailVan Horne$3,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindVan Horne$2,000Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph bent a light pole over about 30 degrees from vertical on Main Street in Van Horne, IA around 445 am CDT July 11.
April 2006HailVan Horne$2,00071st Street & 21st Avenue; KCRG-TV reports house damage south of Van Horne
June 1998Thunderstorm WindVan Horne$2,000Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees across the town of Van Horne.
May 2004HailVan Horne$2,000no account filed
June 2005HailVan Horne$1,500no account filed
June 2006HailVan Horne$1,000no account filed
April 2026HailVan Horne-The time was estimated from radar data.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-A personal weather station recorded a 53 knot gust.
April 2023HailVan Horne-A trained spotter reported mainly quarter size hail falling with a some nickel hail.
July 2023HailVan Horne-One inch tree branches were also blown down by the thunderstorm winds.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-A large tree branch at least 6 inches in diameter broken off.
September 2018Tornado (EF0)Van Horne-An EF0 tornado was observed by a storm spotter about 4 miles south southwest of Vinton, Iowa. The tornado briefly touched down with no visible damage.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-The county emergency manager reported estimated winds up to 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-The emergency manager reported trees and power poles down 1 to 2 miles west of Van Horne.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-A trained spotter reported 60 mph winds.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-The emergency manager reported 60 mph winds.
January 2013HailVan Horne-Nickel sized hail fell for about a minute just northwest of Van Horne, IA at 930 pm CST January 28.
January 2013HailVan Horne-Quarter sized hail fell 2 miles west northwest of Van Horne, IA around 933 pm CST January 28.
January 2013HailVan Horne-Penny sized hail fell 6 miles northeast of Van Horne, IA at 937 pm CST January 28.
March 2011HailVan Horne-A trained spotter 6 miles northeast of Van Horne reported pea to penny size hail for 5 minutes.
August 2011Funnel CloudVan Horne-A funnel cloud was observed for 5 to 10 minutes, dissipating around 220 pm CDT (120 pm CST).
May 2010HailVan Horne-A power outage was also observed.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-A 58 mph wind gust was measured about 2 miles northwest of Van Horne, IA around 751 pm August 9.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-Wind gusts were estimated to be 70 mph about 5 miles south of Vinton, IA around 456 pm June 23.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-A 70 mph wind gust was measured in Van Horne, IA around 734 pm August 9.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-Wind gusts were estimated to be at least 60 mph in Van Horne, IA at 1:46 am June 6.
June 2008HailVan Horne-Quarter-sized hail fell in Van Horne, IA at 6:30 pm June 12.
June 2008HailVan Horne-Dime to nickel-sized hail fell for about 2 minutes approximately 6 miles northeast of Van Horne, IA between 6:31 pm and 6:33 pm June 12.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-A spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts more than 60 mph.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-Winds were estimated to be 60 mph by the fire department at Van Horne, IA.
June 2005HailVan Horne-18th Avenue and 70th Street
June 2005Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-19th Avenue and 70th Street
June 1999Thunderstorm WindVan Horne-Several tree limbs downed.
April 2026HailVan Horne-no account filed
March 2023HailVan Horne-no account filed
March 2023HailVan Horne-no account filed
July 2020HailVan Horne-no account filed
July 2020HailVan Horne-no account filed
May 2012HailVan Horne-no account filed
April 2007HailVan Horne-no account filed
April 2007HailVan Horne-no account filed
June 2005HailVan Horne-no account filed
November 2000Funnel CloudVan Horne-no account filed
June 1998HailVan Horne-no account filed
October 1998HailVan Horne-no account filed
May 1997HailVan Horne-no account filed
May 1997HailVan Horne-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Benton 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
Keystone5.7 miles8
Newhall6.6 miles13
Blairstown6.9 miles8
Geneva7.7 miles9
Luzerne9.0 miles8
Eden9.5 miles13
Garrison9.8 miles9
Watkins9.8 miles13

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 Van HorneAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2239985The 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 462533. 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.