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Minneapolis, Kansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Minneapolis City. It lies in ZIP code area 67467. It stands on Pipe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Minneapolis South quadrangle. 1,946 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,280 feet above sea level.

Minneapolis within Ottawa County

Population over time

2 figures

Minneapolis fell from 2,032 to 1,946 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
20102,032
20201,946-86 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

10 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Minneapolis between 2015 and 2018, burning about 523 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/undetermined8
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
15 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOttawa County24
10 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresKansas Forest Service22
17 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service23
19 June 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresOttawa County21
6 February 2016Missing data/not specified/undetermined500 acresKansas Forest Service2
20 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresOttawa County10
18 February 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreOttawa County9
8 October 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service25

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ottawa County

Storms near this place

60 of 133 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Minneapolis in 133 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 76 hail, 44 thunderstorm wind, 12 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 1994Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis$500,000Strong thunderstorms caused extensive tree damage as well as damage to numerous homes.
May 1995HailMinneapolis$50,000Large hail and high winds produced widespread damage in the county.
June 1995HailMinneapolis$50,000Large hail fell in and west of the city causing widespread damage to buildings and crops.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis$50,000Several telephone poles were blown down in this area by strong winds.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis$50,000Strong winds blew a roof off of a house.
June 1995HailMinneapolis$10,000High winds accompanied the large hail and caused widespread damage to buildings, cars, and crops.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis$6,000Strong winds blew down tree limbs onto power lines and knocked out power for a time. The tree limbs were reported to be 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis$6,000Strong winds broke off 3 power poles.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis$5,000A localized downburst blew over 4 trees and several powerlines down on the south side of Minneapolis, Kansas.
May 2006Flash FloodMinneapolis$5,000Measured up to 3.5 inches of rain in the area in 1 hour. Six inches of fast flowing water over rural roads.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis$5,000High winds knocked down power lines and power poles.
June 1995HailMinneapolis$3,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis$1,000no account filed
April 1994HailMinneapolis$500no account filed
June 1994HailMinneapolis$500no account filed
June 1994HailMinneapolis$500no account filed
March 2024Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Dispatch relayed public report of estimated 60 mph winds just north of Minneapolis on Highway 81.
May 2024HailMinneapolis-Nickel size hail, also estimating winds up to 55 mph.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Tree around one foot in diameter snapped in Minneapolis.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Pictures of tree media shared on social media, time estimated by radar.
April 2022HailMinneapolis-Quarter sized hail reported.
April 2022HailMinneapolis-Half dollar sized hail reported.
April 2022HailMinneapolis-Quarter sized hail reported on social media.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Widespread damage occurred early Thursday morning across Minneapolis including: large tree trunks uprooted, tree trunks snapped, snapped power poles, a roof torn off a church, and window screens blown off the courthouse. After analysis of radar data, first-hand accounts and pictures, we conclude that straight-line winds of 95 mph produced this damage.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Report of part of large healthy tree blown down and onto the power lines which caused a power outage.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Power lines and transformer blown down.
May 2020HailMinneapolis-Quarter size hail reported.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Numerous reports of snapped trees and power lines.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-A tree was uprooted. Time based on radar.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Delayed report, at least 5 power poles down, possibly more.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Wind gusts estimated.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Several reports of damaged outbuildings one of which was destroyed.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Wind gusts estimated.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Wind gusts estimated.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Sheriff reports there is tree and structural damage in Minneapolis.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Tree limbs and power lines down in the town.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Wind gusts estimated around 80 mph. Several trees uprooted and damage to roofs. Tree branches down in the town of Minneapolis and Lidsney.
May 2013Flash FloodMinneapolis-The basement of a home was flooded with a couple inches of water.
June 2013HailMinneapolis-Small tree limbs down and 1.5 inches of rainfall in 30 minutes.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Also reporting 4 inches of standing water on hwy 106 in Minneapolis.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-There were 6 inch diameter tree limbs down time estimated from radar.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-A trained spotter near Minneapolis reported 65 mph winds.
October 2012Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-The sheriff reported a power line down from strong winds in Minneapolis.
November 2012Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Law enforcement near Minneapolis reported a 60 mph wind gust.
November 2012Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-A trained spotter reported a measured 58 mph wind gust near Minneapolis.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-A trained spotter near Minneapolis measured a 68 mph wind gust.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Power is out across Minneapolis.
August 2011Flash FloodMinneapolis-Over 2.5 inches of rain fell across Ottawa County, and reports of street flooding in Minneapolis were received by the NWS.
July 2010Flash FloodMinneapolis-The road along the south side of Minneapolis has at least 6 inches of water flowing across it. Main Street in Minneapolis also has water over the roadway.
April 2009HailMinneapolis-Stones up to the size of golf balls reported. Hail covering the ground was predominantly less than one inch in diameter.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Strong winds knocked down part of a picket fence.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Limbs up to 4 inches in diameter snapped from maple trees.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-A trained spotter reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust, and also reported hail up to the size of dimes.
May 2008HailMinneapolis-Dime to quarter size hail.
September 2007Flash FloodMinneapolis-Water was reported to be over 120th St. north of Minneapolis and south of Hwy 41.
October 2007HailMinneapolis-Golf ball sized hail covered the ground in Minneapolis.
September 2007Flash FloodMinneapolis-Water approximately 8 inches deep covered a portion of Hwy 81 making it impassible.
May 2007HailMinneapolis-Measured hail at the County Dispatch Center.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindMinneapolis-Report of at least one roof lost off of a residence. Numerous trees and power poles blocking Hwy 106 near it's intersection with Hwy 81.
March 2006HailMinneapolis-Considerable damage was reported to vehicles and houses in Minneapolis.

Every storm recorded in Ottawa 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
Alfmil1.1 miles14
Lindsey2.5 miles15
Brewer4.3 miles14
Sumnerville5.4 miles14
Wells8.3 miles14
Bennington8.7 miles14
Ada9.9 miles14
Culver10.8 miles16

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 MinneapolisAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1931546The 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 476284. 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.

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.