Frazee, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Frazee City. It lies in ZIP code area 56544. The Survey maps it on the Frazee quadrangle. 1,335 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,388 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresFrazee fell from 1,350 to 1,335 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 | 1,350 | |
| 2020 | 1,335 | -15 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1915 USGS Perham quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Frazee quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Detroit Lakes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Frazee between 1992 and 2019, burning about 376 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 18 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | WIRTH |
| 15 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
40 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frazee in 40 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 17 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | $50,000 | Seventeen large trees were downed on a farmstead, one landing on a car. Nearby, 2 large turkey barns were damaged, and 30 trees were flattened. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | $40,000 | Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down by the strong wind. One tree fell on a car. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Frazee | $30,000 | Lightning struck a house near Acorn Lake, igniting a fire in the attic. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | $15,000 | A 33 foot camper was rolled over by the wind at Eagle Lake. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | $10,000 | Metal roofing was peeled off of a garage. Time estimated based on radar. |
| July 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Frazee | $5,000 | This tornado touched down intermittently along a roughly 10 mile track to about 3 miles west-northwest of Wolf Lake. Several large trees were blown over or snapped off at points along the track. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mph. |
| October 2004 | Lightning | Frazee | $5,000 | Lightning struck a large tree twice in less than 30 seconds. The tree was less than a foot from a house in which two people were sleeping. The loud noise gave one of the occupants a concussion. The electrical surge also wrecked several appliances. |
| September 2008 | Lightning | Frazee | $1,000 | A man driving to work in Detroit Lakes on U.S. Highway 10 was struck by lightning. The strike left marks on the vehicle, but the man was not injured. A rear tire was also blown out and the car's generator was damaged. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | $500 | Large tree branches were blown down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | $500 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | $400 | Trees were downed in the strong wind. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | - | Machine shed lost roof and trees snapped near Eagle lake. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | - | Broadcast media relays photo of a large tree down in Frazee, MN. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | - | Broadcast media relays photo of a tree down in Frazee. Time estimated. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Frazee | - | Public reports 1.25 inch hail 1 E Frazee. Relayed via Broadcast Media. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Frazee | - | Received a public report of hail relayed via broadcast media partner. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | - | NWS Storm Damage Survey of the northwest shore of Eagle Lake, 3 miles west of Frazee, revealed two uprooted 18 to 24-inch pine trees and a flipped dock. Another dock had three aluminum deck panels ripped from it. Eyewitnesses to the event stated trees fell and aluminum deck panels flew in the same direction, indicating straight-line microburst winds. One tree caused a slight indentation of an asphalt driveway. Evaluation of damage indicators resulted in estimated 75 to 90 mph winds. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | - | A 2-foot diameter birch tree was uprooted. Relayed via the Spotter Network, time estimated by radar. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Frazee | - | Report of 1.25 inch hail received via social media. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | - | Numerous large trees were blown down, blocking lanes of U. S. Highway 10 between Detroit Lakes and Frazee. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | - | Three to five inch diameter tree branches were blown down and assorted debris was blown around a farm yard. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Frazee | - | The large hail damaged a house and vehicle. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | - | A large apple tree was broken in two by the strong winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frazee | - | The winds gusted from fifty-five to sixty miles per hour. |
| July 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Frazee | - | A funnel cloud was observed passing over Frazee and continuing to the east-northeast of town. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Frazee | - | A half-mile damage path occurred near Six Lake. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Frazee | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Frazee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Lake Estates | 0.0 miles | 12 | |
| Rochert | 9.1 miles | 11 | |
| Detroit Lakes | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Shoreham | 10.7 miles | 11 | |
| Bucks Mill | 11.4 miles | 16 | |
| Evergreen | 13.4 miles | 10 | |
| Richards | 13.5 miles | 11 | |
| Lake Eunice | 14.3 miles | 16 |
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 Frazee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1933878 | 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 643899. 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.
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.






