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Weiser, Idaho

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Weiser census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83672. It stands on Monroe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Weiser North quadrangle. 5,630 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,129 feet above sea level.

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Weiser within Washington County

On record in Weiser

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 26 shown

Every listing in Washington County

Population over time

2 figures

Weiser grew from 5,507 to 5,630 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
20105,507
20205,630+123 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

9 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Weiser between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,392 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined751 acresVale DistrictWICKIUP
4 August 1993Natural9.0 acresVale DistrictMOORES HLW
24 August 2000Naturalunder an acrePayette National ForestSAND I
16 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined364 acresBoise DistrictSAGEBRUSH
7 July 2015Power generation/transmission/distribution33 acresPayette National ForestJENKINS
6 July 1997Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresVale DistrictSLIDES
19 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined67 acresVale DistrictSLIDES
28 June 1992Natural75 acresVale DistrictPATCHGULCH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Weiser: 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Geothermal, Silica. 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 DogGold, SilverProspectVolcanogenic Massive Sulfide
Bristol Northwest SilicaSilicaProducer
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Clay OccurrenceClayOccurrence1919
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Unnamed LocationClayOccurrence
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Washington County

Storms near this place

22 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Weiser in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 hail, 2 tornado. The reports record 3 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 1999Thunderstorm WindWeiser3 hurtThunderstorm downburst winds of up to 80 mph damaged several homes and businesses in downtown Weiser. Numerous trees were downed on homes, with 2 people sustaining broken bones and a third sustaining a minor shoulder injury. The roofs of several businesses were damaged or blown off. The damaged area was two miles wide and 5 miles in length.
February 2017FloodWeiser$1,000,000An ice jam released and caused flooding downstream along the Weiser River near the town of Weiser. Some homes near the river were flooded and widespread flooding of agricultural land occurred. A few residents living near the river were evacuated from their homes and one resident had to be rescued via helicopter. Flood waters inundated a portion of U.S. Highway 95 just south of Weiser.
May 1996Tornado (F1)Weiser$50,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindWeiser$30,000On the evening of June 27th, thunderstorm winds toppled numerous trees and caused structural damage to several outbuildings and to six houses in Weiser, Idaho. A National Weather Service storm survey estimated wind speeds between 60 and 90 mph.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWeiser-Spotter reported thunderstorm wind gusts resulting in 3 large pine trees knocked down, small branches breaking, and one large branch breaking.
April 2017FloodWeiser-Flooding continued from the previous month of March along the Snake River in southern Washington County near Weiser.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindWeiser-A trained spotter reported trees down around the Weiser area due to thunderstorm outflow winds.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindWeiser-Wind damage including large tree limbs and power lines down was reported by a county official.
March 2011FloodWeiser-Moderate flooding occured on the Weiser River around Weiser, Idaho with flooding of houses and buildings. The flooding also closed U.S Highway 95 and county roads around the area. The river crested at 12.1 feet which is about 2.5 feet above flood stage.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWeiser-Washington County Emergency Manager reported large trees down on power lines on Cove Road west of Weiser and an out building was leveled just south of Weiser.
June 2009Flash FloodWeiser-Law enforcement reported flash flooding on a creek west of Weiser, Idaho. Water flowing across Olds Ferry Road prompted county officials to close the route.
July 2003HailWeiser-Near Weiser High School.
September 2001Tornado (F0)Weiser-A tornado touched down briefly and moved east, crossing US Highway 95 about 7 miles north of Weiser. A barn, shed and mobile home received some damage before the tornado lifted.
June 1999FloodWeiser-During the afternoon of June first a series of showers and thunderstorms moved over the Weiser area dumping an estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain. Street flooding caused minor damage to a number of homes and businesses.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindWeiser-,,,,,,,,Blowing Dust
June 1995Thunderstorm WindWeiser-Winds gusted to 60 miles per hour in Weiser. This thunderstorm also produced pea-size hail.
May 2005Thunderstorm WindWeiser-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindWeiser-no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindWeiser-no account filed
June 1998Flash FloodWeiser-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindWeiser-no account filed
April 1995HailWeiser-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washington 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
Feltham3.6 miles16
Jonathan4.6 miles12
Rebecca5.9 miles15
Eaton6.2 miles12
Crystal7.1 miles16
Concrete11.7 miles15
Barton12.9 miles15
Diamond15.2 miles15

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 WeiserAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q514160The 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 398330. 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.