Clifton, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Dayton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83228. It stands on Clifton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clifton quadrangle. 413 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,852 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresClifton grew from 259 to 413 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 | 259 | |
| 2020 | 413 | +154 (+59%) |
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 Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Clifton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Malad City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Clifton between 1994 and 2018, burning about 4,371 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | OXFORD SPRING |
| 8 August 1996 | Natural | 120 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | OXFORD |
| 23 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,413 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | CLIFTON |
| 2 July 1996 | Fireworks | 410 acres | Idaho Falls District | TWINLAKES |
| 18 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.1 acres | Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge | SWATHER FIRE |
| 17 July 2000 | Natural | 501 acres | Idaho Falls District | DAYTON |
| 16 July 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 900 acres | Idaho Falls District | TWIN LAKES |
| 10 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | CLIFTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Clifton: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Baker Prospect | Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Clifton | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Clifton | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clifton in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2018: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton | $10,000 | Between 4:30 and 6:30 on 6/1/2015 the Franklin County Sheriff's Office received several reports of power lines down with either broken power poles or trees fallen on lines, or power poles and lines fallen on houses. Rocky Mountain Power and Utah Power are still working on restoring power, however, many residents are still without power. Much of the damage was isolated to the West Side of Franklin County. We had one report of a man electrocuted by a downed line, however, he was treated on scene by EMS and released. We had many trees blocking roads which have now been removed, and other reports of property damage due to wind including one cargo trailer which was blown over. We appreciate the help from the Preston Police Department, Franklin County Fire, EMS, Search & Rescue and Road & Bridge, Idaho State Police and Idaho State Fish & Game who all helped cover different calls. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clifton | $3,000 | Power lines reported downed over houses and roads with 4 to 6 inch trees downed as well near Clifton. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Clifton | $400 | Ping pong ball sized hail reported in the town of Clifton. Some damage to siding reported on homes. |
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.
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 Clifton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1511100 | 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 397557. 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.



