BlockDanvers, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Danvers City. It lies in ZIP code area 56231. The Survey maps it on the Danvers quadrangle. 103 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,030 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresDanvers grew from 97 to 103 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 | 97 | |
| 2020 | 103 | +6 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Danvers quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Willmar quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
29 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Danvers in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 15 tornado, 6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 funnel cloud. 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danvers | $200,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in Danvers, including downed trees on homes and vehicles. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danvers | $50,000 | A farm irrigator was tipped over and a grain bin caved in during the early morning. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Danvers | $5,000 | The tornado moved across open fields and into a wildlife management area, where a number of trees were broken or downed. The tornado also hit a farmstead, producing minor damage. It was recorded on video by two completely independent experienced storm chasers. Times and locations of both chasers were checked very carefully, as radar only showed a weak echo north of Danvers at the time of the tornado. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Danvers | $5,000 | Tornado ripped across open fields as well as several groves of trees. It brushed one farmstead southwest of Danvers, damaging a grain bin. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Danvers | - | Video provided from storm chaser showed a condensation funnel and ground circulation. The tornado moved across a grove of trees and knocked down large trees. Its maximum wind was estimated at 75 mph. |
| August 2025 | Funnel Cloud | Danvers | - | Funnel cloud reported by a couple spotters. We have no report of it reaching the ground. |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Danvers | - | A tornado developed just west of a farm and tracked east-southeast, before turning to the southeast and dissipating. At the farm, it damaged outbuildings, taking portions of the roofs and walls. It mangled trees, knocked over three irrigation pivots, and ripped through three turkey barns. Video was provided of the tornado. Photos and drone video of the damage were provided to determine the specific track. The maximum estimated wind was 100 mph. |
| June 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Danvers | - | Funnel cloud photo submitted on social media. Time estimated via radar. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Danvers | - | This tornado developed about 5 miles southwest of Danvers and tracked north until an outflow boundary caught up with it, then the tornado tracked northeast to 7 miles northwest of Clontarf. It originated in Swift County, then moved through the southeast corner of Stevens County, then into Pope County, where it dissipated. Several wooden poles with electrical transmission lines were snapped. Irrigation systems were overturned, trees were damaged, and some structural damage to homes and farm outbuildings also resulted. Maximum winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| July 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Danvers | - | A brief multiple vortex tornado occurred two miles east of Holloway, and only broke a few trees. The tornado was photographed and caught on video by several storm chasers. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danvers | - | There were multiple large tree limbs blown down near Danvers, Minnesota. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Danvers | - | A brief tornado touched down north of Danvers. It tore a narrow path through a corn field before moving into a slough area. Other than the path through the corn field, there was no damage. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Danvers | - | A long and skinny funnel cloud developed north of Danvers. It appeared to come close to the ground but nobody saw it touch down nor was there any known damage. Just as the funnel was dissipating, a tornado did develop at 1550 CST north of Danvers very close to where the funnel had been. |
| April 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Danvers | - | Local law enforcement reported a tornado briefly touched on several occasions approximately 6 miles east-northeast of Big Bend City, Minnesota. No damage was reported. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Danvers | - | The weather observer estimated that the hail lasted for 10 minutes. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danvers | - | Semi truck blown over. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Danvers | - | Brief touchdown in open field. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Danvers | - | Few trees knocked down on southern outskirts of town. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Danvers | - | Radio tower knocked down, few trees broken on the north edge of town. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Danvers | - | Brief touchdown on edge of open field. Few broken trees. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Danvers | - | Shed, grain bins destroyed, windows blown out. High tension electric transmission line knocked down. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Danvers | - | A large storm organized rapidly just northeast of Appleton in Swift County, and began producing several brief touchdowns in and around Danvers. The first known tornado, 2 SW Danvers, was a brief touchdown in an open field, destroying an irrigation system. The storm would produce a total of nine tornadoes, including the Benson to DeGraff F2 tornado. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Danvers | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Danvers | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Danvers | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Danvers | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Danvers | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Danvers | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Danvers | - | 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 Danvers | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1152523 | 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 642634. 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.