Erhard, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Erhard City. It lies in ZIP code area 56534. The Survey maps it on the Erhard quadrangle. 132 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,283 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresErhard fell from 148 to 132 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 | 148 | |
| 2020 | 132 | -16 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1913 USGS Fergus Falls quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Erhard quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Wahpeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Erhard between 1994 and 2019, burning about 183 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/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | J.I. CASE |
| 22 May 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | PELICAN VALLEY |
| 22 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 April 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 75 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | ERHARDWPA |
| 14 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | ERHARDS GROVE EAST |
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 Erhard: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Ready Mix Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erhard in 18 storm reports between 2003 and 2020: 7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erhard | $200,000 | A microburst (downburst wind) likely initiated over the west end of Long Lake and moved rapidly eastward across Long Lake Point Road. A trailer home was blown over and demolished. Several large tree limbs were broken down by the wind, while a pontoon was flipped over by the combination of wave and wind action. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Erhard | $10,000 | Numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped off. A large evergreen was embedded in the north side of the Trondhjem township hall. A road sign was also twisted along 360th street near county road 21. A corn crib was thrown about 100 feet across a road and demolished. Power poles were also snapped off. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Erhard | $5,000 | A boat was sunk by the heavy rain. The rain guage read over four inches, but was blocked by leaves, so an accurate reading was impossible. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erhard | - | Trees damage occurred around town. |
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Erhard | - | This tornado tracked intermittently for about two miles, ending in central Erhard Township. The tornado broke down numerous large tree branches in shelterbelts and tree claims along its path. An assortment of ash and elm trees were snapped in Erhard. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Erhard | - | Funnel with rapid rotation evident over Erhard as viewed from west of town. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Erhard | - | Two funnels were observed in the Star Lake area. One produced a brief touchdown but no apparent damage. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erhard | - | Large tree branches were blown down. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Erhard | - | A swath of large hail fell across northern Elizabeth and Friberg townships and affected the Long Lake and Edwards areas. Considerable roof and vehicle damage was reported in these areas due to the large hail. Three to four inches of rain fell. |
| August 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Erhard | - | A tornado touched down about 2 miles south-southwest of Edwards and tracked for about a mile to 2.5 miles south of Edwards. Numerous trees were snapped off along the damage path and in a shelterbelt near Sproul Lake. One home had roofing and lawn furnature damage. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erhard | - | Large branches were blown down. This was part of an intermittent downburst wind pattern found from Rothsay to near Parkers Prairie. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erhard | - | Tree branches were blown down. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Erhard | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Erhard | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Erhard | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Erhard | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Erhard | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Erhard | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Rapids | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Edwards | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Elizabeth | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Carlisle | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Norwegian Grove | 10.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dunvilla | 13.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeview Estates | 13.1 miles | 11 | |
| Fergus Falls | 14.0 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 Erhard | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2230852 | 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 643391. 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.





