Hewitt, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hewitt City. It lies in ZIP code area 56453. The Survey maps it on the Bertha quadrangle. 251 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,371 feet above sea level.
On record in Hewitt
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 1 record
Hewitt Public Schoollisted 2006
Population over time
2 figuresHewitt fell from 266 to 251 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 | 266 | |
| 2020 | 251 | -15 (-6%) |
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.
- 1953 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Brainerd quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Bertha quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Battle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Hewitt between 1993 and 2019, burning about 233 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
20 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hewitt in 20 storm reports between 2001 and 2022: 10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Hewitt | $500,000 | A tornado moved out of Wadena County (where it was rated EF2) and into Todd County. A barn was collapsed just south of Aldrich, with roofing material blown 1/2 mile downwind. Dozens of trees were broken or uprooted in this area. Several wooden power poles were snapped. An outbuilding was also destroyed. Farther east, an outbuilding was destroyed along with a roof partially blown off near the intersection of 500th street and 223rd Avenue, just northwest of Dower Lake. Significant tree damage was noted on the northeast side of Dower Lake, and concentrated damage continued in a path to about two miles west of Staples. Separate entries have also been made for numerous trees blown down due to the rear flank downdraft and downbursts north of the tornado track. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hewitt | $100,000 | A damage survey revealed that a rear flank downdraft (RFD) accompanied a tornado, and produced tree damage to the south of the tornado track. Numerous trees were tipped over and large branches were broken. Once the tornado dissipated about two miles west of Staples, the RFD broadened out and swept across the south side of Staples, where it continued to topple dozens of trees. The last damage noted from the RFD was southeast of Staples. Several outbuildings were damaged, and trees fell across many vehicles. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hewitt | $25,000 | Several trees were blown down in Hewitt, along Highway 210, plus a roof was blown off a building. |
| May 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Hewitt | - | A tornado developed in far northwest Todd County and moved into Wadena County (see separate entry from NWS Grand Forks). On the Todd County side of the county line, the tornado hit a farmstead and destroyed two tin sheds, leading to estimated maximum winds in Todd County of 90 mph. The debris was strewn in a narrow path. The tornado also broke or uprooted a number of trees. Damage assessment was aided by photographs (not included here) provided by the Todd County Sheriff's Office. |
| July 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Hewitt | - | A storm chaser reported a funnel cloud and provided video. The funnel cloud may have made ground contact, but it was not possible to determine that from the video or in discussions with the chaser. Nor was there any damage reported, so this was documented as a funnel cloud. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hewitt | - | Several hardwood trees were snapped, six wooden power poles were snapped, and an irrigation system was tipped over. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hewitt | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down along Highway 210 near and west of Hewitt. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Hewitt | - | Hail occurred near intersection of County Rd. 210 and County Rd. 11. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hewitt | - | A citizen measured a wind gust of 71 MPH with an anemometer. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hewitt | - | Trees down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hewitt | - | Several trees downed. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Hewitt | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Hewitt | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Hewitt | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Hewitt | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Hewitt | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Hewitt | - | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Hewitt | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Hewitt | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Hewitt | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertha | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Eagle Bend | 11.4 miles | 9 | |
| Clarissa | 15.3 miles | 9 | |
| Staples | 15.7 miles | 9 | |
| Philbrook | 19.8 miles | 10 | |
| Browerville | 20.3 miles | 9 | |
| Clotho | 21.2 miles | 9 | |
| Long Prairie | 26.9 miles | 9 |
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 Hewitt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2060399 | 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 644919. 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.





