Hoffman, Minnesota
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hoffman City. It lies in ZIP code area 56339. The Survey maps it on the Hoffman quadrangle. 698 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,247 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHoffman grew from 681 to 698 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 | 681 | |
| 2020 | 698 | +17 (+2%) |
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.
- 1911 USGS Barrett quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Hoffman quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lake Minnewaska quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Hoffman between 2002 and 2020, burning about 277 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | STEINLICHT |
| 5 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | SELLEVOLD (SOUTH) |
| 5 April 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | SELLEVOLD |
| 17 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 acres | Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | HASEMAN WILDFIRE (110 FIRE) |
| 11 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
44 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoffman in 44 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 21 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 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 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | $150,000 | Roofs were lifted and torn off, which resulted in walls collapsing on two large hog finishing barns in southeast Land Township. The 800 hogs were not injured. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | $15,000 | A cattle barn was damaged by the wind as well as trees and power lines. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | $3,000 | Wind blew down large trees and power poles in Hoffman and folded back the roof on a farm building. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | $1,000 | A windmill was blown over in the strong wind. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Hoffman | - | Public reports half dollar sized hail. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | Pictures relayed of tree damage due to high winds. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Hoffman | - | Golf ball sized hail reported by a Grant county Deputy, relayed by dispatch. |
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Hoffman | - | This tornado was the fifth and southernmost of five tornadoes that occurred in Grant County. This tornado had a persistent wall cloud for several minutes prior to tornado development. The tornado quickly became wrapped in heavy rain. It snapped or uprooted several trees, and tore roofing off of a home and a pole shed before passing over highway 55, as confirmed by video and a storm damage survey. Peak winds were estimated at 95 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | Several large tree branches were blown down. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | A small metal shed was blown over and tumbled through a yard. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Hoffman | - | Pea to quarter sized hail fell at the White Horse Ranch east of Herman. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Hoffman | - | The hail was pretty soft and was accompanied by very heavy rain. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | The report was relayed through Spotter Network. |
| June 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Hoffman | - | A funnel cloud moved up from the south. The storm had produced an earlier touchdown in adjacent portions of northern Stevens County. |
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Hoffman | - | A northward moving supercell thunderstorm produced multiple distinct tornadoes across eastern Stevens County and into far southeastern Grant County. This brief tornado touchdown was observed and videoed by two storm chaser groups over an open field south-southwest of Hoffman. Peak winds were estimated at 75 mph. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Hoffman | - | Several half dollar to ping pong ball sized hailstones were found, though not enough to cover the ground. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | A few four to six inch diameter tree branches were broken down in shelterbelts and crops were flattened in a few spots. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Hoffman | - | Very strong winds were also reported. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | Numerous trees were blown down along the highway 55 corridor between Barrett and Hoffman. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | Many large trees were blown down along highway 55 between Barrett and Hoffman. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | The wind gust was estimated by a trained spotter. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Hoffman | - | The storm left banks of mainly dime to nickel sized hail covering the ground, although there were also some quarter sized hail in the mix. Heavy rain and moderate to strong winds accompanied the hail. |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Hoffman | - | A tornado briefly touched down. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Hoffman | - | The tornado tracked to the east through central Roseville Township, tearing up several large trees in the corner of a shelterbelt. A tall steel silo was dented in near the top and the silo cap was torn off. The tornado was briefly visible from about 3 miles southwest of Barrett. The peak wind speeds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs were ripped off. |
| June 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Hoffman | - | This funnel cloud formed near the county line. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | Large 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | Many large trees were knocked down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoffman | - | Several trees were uprooted and numerous branches were blown down. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Hoffman | - | Water flowed over several rural roads. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| March 2004 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Hoffman | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Hoffman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Erdahl | 11.3 miles | 10 | |
| Thorsborg (historical) | 11.8 miles | 10 | |
| Elbow Lake | 15.0 miles | 10 | |
| Ashby | 18.2 miles | 13 | |
| Herman | 18.7 miles | 10 | |
| Norcross | 21.7 miles | 10 | |
| Wendell | 21.7 miles | 10 |
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 Hoffman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1968710 | 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 645053. 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.





