Sturgis, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Sturgis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42459. The Survey maps it on the Sturgis quadrangle. 1,735 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 371 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSturgis fell from 1,898 to 1,735 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 | 1,898 | |
| 2020 | 1,735 | -163 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1907 USGS Morganfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Sturgis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Sturgis between 2000 and 2019, burning about 99 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | DEKOVEN ROAD |
| 4 March 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 March 2014 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | RT.365 |
| 23 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | MANSION FIRE |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 18 February 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 17 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | HWY 1508 |
| 4 October 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CASEYVILLE CEMENTERY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sturgis: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caseyville-Dekoven Road Outcrop | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Union Sand Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sturgis in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 11 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 flash flood. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sturgis | $100,000 | State police reported numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Siding was stripped from downtown businesses. Winds knocked over a wall and damaged bleachers at Sturgis Elementary School. An estimated 10 to 15 homes were damaged by felled trees, and other trees were down over roads. Roofs were ripped off storage buildings at a lumberyard, and some roofing material was blown three blocks down U.S. Highway 60. Sturgis was still cleaning up from wind damage that occurred during a thunderstorm on June 12. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sturgis | $40,000 | At the Union County Fairgrounds, one barn was damaged and debris damaged two campers. Most of the other damage was to trees in the Sturgis area. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sturgis | $30,000 | Numerous trees were blown down, and a structure partially collapsed in downtown Sturgis. There were power outages. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Sturgis | $20,000 | The tornado moved along Highway 109 from the east edge of Sturgis to just south of the Sturgis Municipal Airport. Damage was mainly to trees, including several that were snapped or uprooted. A couple of homes sustained soffit and shingle damage. Two outbuildings were destroyed. One of them was thrown about 75 yards into a group of trees. Peak winds were estimated between 105 and 110 mph. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sturgis | $10,000 | The roof was blown off the back side of a house. Other damage was reported in the surrounding area. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sturgis | $8,000 | Power lines and trees were blown down on a street. |
| December 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sturgis | $5,000 | An old dilapidated building partially collapsed onto Highway 365 in Sturgis. The road was blocked. Peak winds were estimated near 50 mph by an emergency management official. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sturgis | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down across Highway 109. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sturgis | $2,000 | A metal utility building was destroyed in Sturgis. Trees were down in Morganfield. |
| May 1995 | Hail | Sturgis | $1,000 | Several trees and large limbs were blown down in Uniontown. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Sturgis | - | Moderate flooding subsided along the Ohio River after cresting in February. About eight state roads were closed, including Highways 667, 668, 1452, 1637, 871, and 1508. Large areas of agricultural land were flooded, but it was mostly dormant outside of planting season. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Sturgis | - | Moderate flooding occurred along the Ohio River. At the river gage at J.T. Myers Dam near Uniontown, the river crested at 49.56 feet around the 20th. This was well above the 37-foot flood stage. About eight state roads were closed, including Highways 667, 668, 1452, 1637, 871, and 1508. Large areas of agricultural land were flooded, but it was mostly dormant outside of planting season. |
| July 2016 | Flood | Sturgis | - | Water was over several roads in the Sturgis area, including U.S. Highway 60 west. |
| June 2015 | Heavy Rain | Sturgis | - | Water covered several roads. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Sturgis | - | Two feet of water was running across U.S. Highway 60 in town. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Sturgis | - | Slow-moving thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall, with radar estimates around 3 inches in 4 hours just east of Sturgis. Serious street flooding was reported in Sturgis, with water getting into some residences. Highway 270 was flooded just east of Sturgis. |
| October 2000 | Hail | Sturgis | - | Quarter to golf-ball size hail was reported in Sullivan and Sturgis. |
| January 2023 | Hail | Sturgis | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sturgis | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sturgis | - | no account filed |
| March 2019 | Hail | Sturgis | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Sturgis | - | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Hail | Sturgis | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Sturgis | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Sturgis | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Sturgis | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grangertown | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Kern Orchard | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Hazel | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sullivan | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Arnold | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Eberly (historical) | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Caseyville | 4.3 miles | 24 | |
| Mulfordtown | 4.7 miles | 24 |
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 Sturgis | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2867669 | 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 504617. 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.







