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Caldwell, Idaho

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Caldwell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83605. The Survey maps it on the Caldwell quadrangle. 59,996 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,375 feet above sea level.

Caldwell within Canyon County

On record in Caldwell

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 12 of 16 shown

Every listing in Canyon County

Population over time

2 figures

Caldwell grew from 46,237 to 59,996 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
201046,237
202059,996+13,759 (+30%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 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.

What the histories say of this town

14,078 words

1 chapter about Caldwell from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.

ChapterFrom Length
Caldwell, "the Magic City" : In the Boise Valley, Idaho. Facts PertainCaldwell, "the Magic City" : In the Boise Valley, Idaho. Facts Pertaining to the Magic City and Its Great Tributary Resources; Also Statistics As to Climate, Health, Agriculture, Stock Raising, Mining, Etc. / Presented by Rule & Cole ... (1891)14,078 words

Fires near this place

4 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Caldwell between 1992 and 2019, burning about 45 acres in total. 1 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
Natural1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
22 September 2008Naturalunder an acreDeer Flat National Wildlife RefugeORCHARD
3 August 1994Arson/incendiarism43 acresBoise DistrictSINKER CR.
22 August 1992Debris and open burning2.0 acresDeer Flat National Wildlife RefugeY66 BLDG
2 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoise DistrictMURPH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Canyon County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 17 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Caldwell: 7 unknowns, 6 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Blue Creek Clay DepositClayOccurrence
Clay IndustrialClayUnknown
Caldwell Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Canyon County

Storms near this place

14 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caldwell in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death and 5 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2002LightningCaldwell1 killed, 2 hurtOne man was killed instantly when struck by lightning while moving an aluminum irrigation pipe on an alfalfa farm near Sunnyslope. A second man, standing about four feet away, received serious burns to the head and shoulder.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindCaldwell2 hurtThe public in Caldwell reported several large trees and power lines down.
June 2001WildfireCaldwell1 hurtno account filed
May 2005Flash FloodCaldwell$50,000no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindCaldwell$20,000no account filed
May 1996LightningCaldwell$15,000no account filed
May 2020Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-Damage was widespread across the valley including downed trees of various sizes.
April 2012HailCaldwell-A National Weather Service employee reported one inch size hail and damage to vehicles.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-High winds blew down trees and damaged power lines which knocked out power to over 8000 homesas well as traffic signals, tying up traffic in Canyon County during the afternoon and evening. Heavy rain also caused street flooding in Nampa and Caldwell.
April 1998Funnel CloudCaldwell-Funnel clouds were observed over Lake Lowell by numerous weather spotters and a local television station. The funnels did not touch down. Numerous showers were in the area at the time.
March 1998Funnel CloudCaldwell-Weather spotters and a local television station reported a small funnel cloud near Caldwell.
April 1997HailCaldwell-During the afternoon and evening of April 30 1997 a series of strong and severe thunderstorms moved into Southwest Idaho. 3/4 inch hail was reported just south of Caldwell , Idaho and 1 inch hail was reported in just west of the Boise Airport.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-,,,,,,,,Blowing Dust
August 1996Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Canyon 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
Bugtown (historical)0.7 miles13
Simplot2.5 miles13
Underkoflers Corner3.1 miles13
Weitz3.9 miles13
Midway3.9 miles13
Enrose4.1 miles13
Middleton4.7 miles13
Maddens4.7 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 CaldwellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q849592The 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 397514. 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.