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Walcott, Iowa

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Blue Grass Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52773. The Survey maps it on the Walcott quadrangle. 1,551 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 732 feet above sea level.

Walcott within Scott County

Population over time

2 figures

Walcott fell from 1,629 to 1,551 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
20101,629
20201,551-78 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 15 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

1 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Walcott in 2011, burning about 2 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/undetermined1

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
14 March 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resources2930 200TH ST., IA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Scott County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Walcott: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Buffalo QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, ClayProducer

Every working recorded in Scott County

Storms near this place

33 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walcott in 33 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 tornado, 3 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
July 2010FloodWalcott$125,000no account filed
July 2009Flash FloodWalcott$100,000Heavy rains of 3 to 4 inches resulted in flash flooding in and around Walcott, IA during the afternoon of July 10. Highway 6 was blocked off by police due to water flowing over the roadway just east of town. In town, North Main Street flooded near Mud Creek. In addition, several residences experienced flooding in their basements with the flood waters 2 to 11 inches deep.
May 2003HailWalcott$50,000no account filed
June 2010Flash FloodWalcott$25,000Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of the Wapsipinicon River about 5 miles south of De Witt, IA in Scott County at the COOP observer's residence. The flood waters covered the porch of the house. In the southwest part of Scott County, County Road F58 was partially flooded between Durant, IA and Stockton, IA. It had to be closed due to the flooding. Law enforcement also contributed to this report.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindWalcott$8,000Strong thunderstorm winds toppled trees in the Walcott area. One large maple tree smashed a corn crib full of soybeans. About 3,000 bushels of beans were spilled and a farm wagon on the lower level of the corn crib was crushed by the falling building.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindWalcott$7,000no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindWalcott$5,000Location is 1 mile north of Durant on 1st Avenue
May 1995Tornado (F0)Walcott$5,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWalcott-An NWS Storm Survey found thunderstorm wind damage to 1 to 2 inch diameter tree limbs.
May 2024Tornado (EFU)Walcott-Video of a tornado in an open field northwest of Stockton. No damage reported, so rating EF-Unknown.
April 2023HailWalcott-Hail was falling at the time of the report.
April 2023HailWalcott-An off duty NWS employee reported 1.25 to 1.5 inch falling right now.
April 2023HailWalcott-Report was relayed by an off duty NWS Employee.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindWalcott-Facebook photo of a roof blown off a machine shed.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWalcott-A farm reported seven trees uprooted and laying in the same direction. A small shed was also blown down.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindWalcott-A National Weather Service employee reported an estimated wind gust of 65 MPH.
February 2017Funnel CloudWalcott-Emergency management, spotters, and public all reported a funnel cloud over half way to the ground. No damage was noted with this funnel, and no touchdown was witnessed, but numerous photos were posted to social media of this funnel.
May 2017HailWalcott-Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail at the I-80 truck stop.
March 2017Tornado (EF1)Walcott-Tornado tracked from near Walcott and crossed the Wapsipinicon River into Clinton County and traveled to Goose Lake before lifting. Damage in Scott County was rated EF-1, and consisted primarily of damage to farm outbuildings and trees. Some power lines were snapped. Near Walcott, significant damage occurred to commercial property, several signs and more than a dozen large tow-behind campers were damaged.
November 2015Thunderstorm WindWalcott-A public report via Facebook of a few power poles leaning over just off the I-80 exit at Walcott.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindWalcott-A former NWS employee estimated 60 mph winds.
May 2013HailWalcott-Relayed by Scott County Sheriff's office.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindWalcott-Report relayed by the Scott county sheriff's office.
April 2013FloodWalcott-The city of Davenport spent $287,548 fighting the flooding of the Mississippi River during the flooding in April.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindWalcott-A retired NWS employee estimated thunderstorm wind speeds of 60 to 70 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWalcott-A wind gust was estimated to be 60 mph in Walcott, IA around 535 pm June 19.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWalcott-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down some 2.5 to 3 foot diameter trees in Walcott, IA around 535 pm June 19.
May 2001FloodWalcott-Water over Old Highway 6 reported by law enforcement.
April 2000HailWalcott-Nickel-sized hail reported by law enforcement.
July 2000Funnel CloudWalcott-Law enforcement reported a funnel cloud just north of Walcott.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindWalcott-Six to nine inch tree limbs broken completely off several trees. Corn in surrounding fields blown partially over.
March 2006HailWalcott-no account filed
May 2000HailWalcott-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Scott 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
Walcott Eststes0.9 miles15
Hickory Grove5.0 miles18
Lakewood Park5.1 miles18
Blue Grass5.2 miles15
Maysville5.3 miles18
Little Groves5.5 miles18
Plainview5.8 miles16
Probstei5.8 miles18

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 WalcottAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1008625The 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 462603. 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.