Arlington, Minnesota
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Arlington City. It lies in ZIP code area 55307. The Survey maps it on the Arlington quadrangle. 2,247 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,004 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresArlington grew from 2,233 to 2,247 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 | 2,233 | |
| 2020 | 2,247 | +14 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gaylord quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Glencoe quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
40 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arlington in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 18 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | $60,000 | Barn and sheds down. Three grain bins tipped over. Semi blown over. Several dozen trees toppled. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | $20,000 | A NWS Storm Survey indicated no area of concentrated damage in Arlington, Minnesota. There was damage to several dozen trees around town. In addition, a small portion of a roof was blown off in Arlington. Damage was not concentrated in any area, and was deemed most likely to have occurred from downburst winds. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | Many 3 to 4 inch branches down, and one tree knocked down west of Arlington. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | Report of trees down in Arlington. |
| June 2024 | Heavy Rain | Arlington | - | A total of 3.25 to 3.50 inches of rain fell in Sibley County near Arlington, MN. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Arlington | - | The county ditch system was damaged during the 6-2-24 event. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | In the city of Arlington, a large tree blew down on power lines on Meadowbrook Lane. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | Power lines were blown down in the city of Arlington. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | A large tree blew down in Arlington. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | A large 8-12 inch diameter tree was blown down west of Arlington, Minnesota. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Arlington | - | A measured rainfall total of 3.30 inches fell in a four hour period. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Arlington | - | A measured rainfall total of 3.07 inches fell in a four hour period. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | Power lines were blown down southeast of Arlington, Minnesota. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | Numerous trees uprooted, power lines down, many large branches down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | Sixty trees up to 3 feet in diameter were downed. The most concentrated area of damage was on the east side of town. The tin roof of a shed was also blown off. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | Ten inch diameter tree felled. |
| August 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Arlington | - | Touched down in open field. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | Barn down. Winds estimated. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | Large trees blown down. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arlington | - | 5 inch branches down. 8 inches of rain also reported. Storm sewers were overflowing in Winthrop. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Arlington | - | Small shed destroyed and numerous trees down. This was an estimated width. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Arlington | - | Touched down in field. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| October 2023 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Arlington | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Arlington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Rome | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Green Isle | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Gaylord | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Jessenland | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| New Auburn | 9.1 miles | 11 | |
| Rush River | 9.9 miles | 9 | |
| Sibley Estates East | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Henderson | 10.7 miles | 11 |
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 Arlington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1944206 | 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 639437. 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.
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.






