Isanti, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Isanti City. It lies in ZIP code area 55040. It stands on Isanti Brook. The Survey maps it on the Isanti quadrangle. 6,804 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 935 feet above sea level.
On record in Isanti
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 5 records
District No. 1 Schoollisted 1980
Edward Erickson Farmsteadlisted 1980
Linden Barnlisted 1980
St. John's Lutheran Churchlisted 1980- Farmers Cooperative Mercantile Company of West Stanford
Population over time
2 figuresIsanti grew from 5,251 to 6,804 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 | 5,251 | |
| 2020 | 6,804 | +1,553 (+30%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Isanti quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Isanti quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Anoka quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
206 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 206 fires within 5 miles of Isanti between 1992 and 2020, burning about 566 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 16 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 | 95 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
48 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Isanti in 48 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 25 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Flash Flood | Isanti | $100,000 | Estimate of four inches of rain in less than one hour. Major damage to wastewater treatment facility under construction. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | $10,000 | Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines across southern Isanti County between Highway 47 and 65, north of 245 Street. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 65 mph downed a large tree across driveway. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Delayed report of multiple large trees down throughout Isanti, time estimated from radar. |
| August 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Isanti | - | A tornado developed in Anoka County and moved through portions of Oak Grove, St Francis, and East Bethel before crossing into Isanti County. In Isanti County, twofarm outbuildings weredestroyed and a pole barnsustained roof damage. Hundreds of trees were also broken or uprooted. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Isanti | - | There was a social media picture of 1.5 inch hail. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Isanti | - | There was a social media picture of golf ball size hail. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Isanti | - | There was a lot of smaller hail, but a few hail stones were as large as half dollar size. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Several trees were blown down in the city of Isanti. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down near Isanti, Minnesota. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Several large trees were blown down south of Isanti. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Multiple trees were blown down near Isanti. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Isanti | - | A local observer measured 3.50 inches of rainfall in the past 12 hours. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Isanti | - | A local observer measured 3.50 inches of rainfall in the past 12 hours. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Isanti | - | Occurred at County road 5 and Whiskey. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Twenty inch diameter tree down across road. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Isanti | - | Occurred at the intersection of Highway 65 and County Road 5. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Oak tree blown down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Tree toppled over road. Many 3 inch tree limbs down. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Isanti | - | Numerous small branches felled. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | A tree was downed across County Road 7 about one mile north of County Road 5 just north of Spencer Brook. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Isanti | - | Dime sized hail was reported at Big Lake. The time was estimated. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Power lines were downed. |
| June 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Isanti | - | Barn roof off, hundreds of trees toppled, few sheds down. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Isanti | - | Four inches of rain in less than two hours resulted in water two to three feet deep in the city of Isanti. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Trees down at County Roads 12 and 45. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Estimated winds, trees down. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Trees blown down. Gusts to 50 mph also reported in Cambridge. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Isanti | - | Trees down. Also trees reported down at Cambridge state hospital. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Isanti | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Isanti | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isanti Estates | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bodum | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Edgewood | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| East Lake Francis Shores | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| West Lake Francis Shores | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Blomford | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Cambridge | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Minnesota Boys Town | 5.9 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 Isanti | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1924167 | 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 645470. 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.








