Waverly, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Waverly City. It lies in ZIP code area 50677. The Survey maps it on the Waverly quadrangle. 10,394 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 912 feet above sea level.
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On record in Waverly
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 10 records
Bremer County Court Houselisted 2003
Harmon and LeValley Northwest Historic Districtlisted 2014
Old Fourth Ward Southeast Historic Districtlisted 2013
Sturdevant Southwest Historic Districtlisted 2016
Third Street Bridge (FHWA No. 012250)listed 2018
Wartburg College Historic Districtlisted 2022
Wartburg Teachers' Seminarylisted 1978
Waverly East Bremer Avenue Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2014
Waverly Houselisted 1976
Waverly Municipal Hydroelectric Powerhouselisted 2026
Population over time
2 figuresWaverly grew from 9,874 to 10,394 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 | 9,874 | |
| 2020 | 10,394 | +520 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Waverly between 2006 and 2009, burning about 42 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 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 March 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 November 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Waverly: 13 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurrence | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Barite | |
| Drappe Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Janesville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waverly in 61 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 25 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 8 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 9 injuries. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | 9 hurt, $20,000 | Numerous tents on the fairgrounds were blown down with people in them causing some injuries. In another place in town a woman had a broken arm when a tree fell on her while mowing the lawn. Several trees fell across the area with some additional injuries. There was no thunderstorm in the area, as they were to the north, but the strong gust front from the storms up north produced the damage. |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $750,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $300,000 | Several roads across the county have water over them from small creeks and streams. Flooding reported in the cities. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Waverly | $100,000 | Law enforcement reported all of the southeast portion of Waverly has been evacuated due to the Cedar River flooding. Time of evacuation unknown. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $100,000 | Roads were washed out in various parts of the county. |
| September 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Waverly | $100,000 | Tornado moved in from Butler County and touched down again, mostly in open field. A car and garage was damaged in Bremer County. |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $75,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $50,000 | Water up to the top of tires on vehicles located at the intersection of 3rd Ave and 4th Street in northwest Waverly. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $50,000 | Extensive crop damage was reported northwest of Waverly. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flood | Waverly | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flood | Waverly | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Flood | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $10,000 | Torrential rain over a 15 minute period caused street flooding. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Waverly | $10,000 | Dry Run Creek in town is beginning to flood. |
| August 2009 | Lightning | Waverly | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Waverly | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | Whole trees in motion with intermittent strong gusts for the past 15 minutes. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | One quarter inch diameter hail occurred with the wind as well. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | The Emergency Manager reported trees and large limbs blown down. |
| May 2010 | Lightning | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Waverly | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Waverly | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $2,000 | Eight inch diameter tree branches were snapped at Bremer Ave and 8th St. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Waverly | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Waverly | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Waverly | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Waverly | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Waverly | - | Dime to quarter sized hail reported. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Waverly | - | Delayed report, image submitted via social media. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Waverly | - | Public reported quarter sized hail via mPing app. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | - | A large tree limb nearly 1 foot in diameter was broken from the gust front. There was no thunderstorm, as they were to the north, but the strong gust front from the storms up north produced the damage. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | - | KWWL viewer shared pictures of tree damage, branches 2 to 3 inches in diameter downed, in Waverly. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Waverly | - | Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | - | Trained spotter reported a large limb broken, wind speed unknown at the time. This is a delayed report. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Waverly | - | CoCoRaHS observer reported heavy rainfall of 2.06 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Waverly | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Waverly | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Waverly | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Junction | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Bremer | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Janesville | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Artesian | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Denver | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Horton | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Roxie | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Plainfield | 9.0 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 Waverly | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q996036 | 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 462757. 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.



