Blackduck, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Blackduck City. It lies in ZIP code area 56630. The Survey maps it on the Blackduck quadrangle. 845 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,398 feet above sea level.
On record in Blackduck
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 2 records
Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) CampNational Historic Landmark · listed 1976
Minnesota and International Railway Trestle at Blackducklisted 2014
Population over time
2 figuresBlackduck grew from 785 to 845 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 | 785 | |
| 2020 | 845 | +60 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Bemidji quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bemidji quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Blackduck quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Blackduck quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Blackduck quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Blackduck between 1992 and 2020, burning about 130 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 July 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2015 | Fireworks | 1.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Blackduck: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beighley Bros Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blackduck in 38 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 22 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | $8,000 | A small utility shed was blown down near Blackduck Lake. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | $5,000 | A boat with four occupants aboard overturned on Blackduck Lake, due to a combination of factors. The lake was rough at the time, but weather was not the main issue. However, thunderstorm winds did hamper rescue efforts following the accident. Two of the occupants were rescued but two others drowned. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | $2,000 | Significant tree damage was reported southwest of Blackduck. At Blackduck Lake, a car and camper were damaged by falling trees. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | $1,000 | Large trees were damaged by the wind. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Blackduck | - | Emergency Manager reports golf ball sized hail in Blackduck, MN. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Blackduck | - | Trained spotter reports quarter sized hail. Lasted 5 minutes, and garden was damaged. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Blackduck | - | Corrects previous hail report from 2 NE Blackduck. 1 - 1.25 inch hail. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | Several large tree branches were down. Power lines down. Time is estimated based on local wind sensor reports prior to the reported power outages. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | A pine tree was snapped at Dunrovin resort. Report and photo was posted via social media. Time estimated based on radar and nearby wind sensors. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Blackduck | - | Hail ranged from dimes to quarters and was accompanied by brief heavy rain and very strong winds. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Blackduck | - | Small hail covered the ground, with quarter sized hail mixed in. Hail fell for about 1 to 2 minutes across portions of southeastern Langor Township. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Blackduck | - | Golf ball sized hail reported at the Blackduck golf course. Damaging winds and large hail occurred across most of the Blackduck Lake area and Hines Township from 530 PM CDT to 540 PM CDT. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | Multiple trees were blown down between Blackduck and Kelliher. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Blackduck | - | The hail fell on the north shore of Blackduck Lake. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | Very strong winds and pea sized hail were reported on the north shore of Blackduck Lake. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | Shingles were blown off of multiple structures and a steeple was blown off a church. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Blackduck | - | A few dime to quarter sized hailstones fell along with heavy rain and very strong winds. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | A spotter reported 70 mph winds west of Blackduck. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | Many trees were blown down. Scattered electrical outages were also reported. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | A few birch trees were blown over and several large branches were broken off of evergreens along the east end of Rabideau Lake. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Blackduck | - | The tornado tracked through trees and crossed scenic highway 39 south of Blackduck. Many large trees were knocked down along the damage path. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | A sheriff's deputy reported trees bent over and blinding rain. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | Strong thunderstorm winds blew over two small campers and lifted the roof from a building. Shingles were also blown from the roofs of a number of area homes. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Blackduck | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Blackduck | - | 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.
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 Blackduck | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1926696 | 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 655419. 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.





