Little Falls, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Little Falls City. It lies in ZIP code area 56345. It lies near Mill Island. The Survey maps it on the Little Falls East quadrangle. 9,140 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,112 feet above sea level.
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On record in Little Falls
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 11 records
Charles A. Lindbergh House and ParkNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970
Burton-Rosenmeier Houselisted 1986
Church of Our Savio-Episcopallisted 1980
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic Resourceslisted 1989
Little Falls Carnegie Librarylisted 1980
Little Falls Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1994
Morrison County Courthouselisted 1978
Northern Pacific Railway Depotlisted 1985
Our Lady of the Angels Academylisted 2005
Pine Tree Lumber Company Office Buildinglisted 1985
Weyerhaeuser, Charles A., and Musser, Richard Drew, Houseslisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresLittle Falls grew from 8,343 to 9,140 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 | 8,343 | |
| 2020 | 9,140 | +797 (+10%) |
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.
- 1948 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Little Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Little Falls East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS St. Cloud quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
215 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 215 fires within 5 miles of Little Falls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 645 acres in total. None started naturally. 24 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 | 96 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Little Falls: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Titanium, Water, Free, Aluminum, Iron, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River Area Clays | Titanium, Water, Free, Aluminum, Iron, Silica | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
46 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Little Falls in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 20 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 2 flood, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | $75,000 | Significant wind damage occurred to city-owned property of the Little Falls Golf Course. There were 53 trees lost to the storm, along with several large branches. There were also several buildings damage to the local Little Falls Community School District. Dozens of trees were also broken or uprooted in the southeast part of town. A damage survey by the NWS was performed and it appeared to have been downburst damage. |
| June 2001 | Flash Flood | Little Falls | $20,000 | Little Elk River in Randall overflowed. Skunk River in Pierz overflowed and undermined Park Road bridge. Many highways and basements flooded. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Trees down in the Little Falls with a measured wind gust of 65 mph. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | A few trees were down, including one on a power line. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Tree down on the 700 block of 6th St NE. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2022 | Heavy Rain | Little Falls | - | Storm total from overnight thunderstorms 4.00 inches. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | A measured wind report from a private weather sensor. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | There were numerous reports of downed trees in the Little Falls area. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Little Falls | - | There were reports of hail throughout the county, with the largest hailstone being ping pong ball size in Little Falls. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | A tree was blown onto a house in Little Falls. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | A tree was blown down across a road in Little Falls. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Several trees were blown down in Little Falls. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Little Falls | - | Storm total rainfall amount of 3.73 inches was measured near Little Falls. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Little Falls | - | Highway 10 bridge was closed due to an ice jam. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Dozens of trees also reported down in vicinity. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Little Falls | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Little Falls | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Two trees down in and near spotter residence. Additional trees and power lines down on the west side of town. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Little Falls | - | Heavy rain also reported. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | A tree was reported felled in Belle Prairie Township. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Tree limbs were downed in the southwest part of town. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Two hangars, a maintenance garage, and the roof of the terminal building were damaged by winds measured at 78 MPH at the airport in the southeast corner of town. A large tree also fell onto a truck at the airport. In town, Oak trees up to 40 feet tall and several branches were blown down. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Little Falls | - | Penny sized hail falling along Highway 27 stopped traffic. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | A tree was downed between two homes on 7th Street SE. |
| September 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Several trees were downed, including one in Pine Grove Park. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Little Falls | - | This was the last severe report from a series of storms that formed in Douglas County near Rose City, produced a tornado 3 E Long Prairie in Todd County, and moved into Morrison County. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Grove of trees felled. |
| July 2000 | Flood | Little Falls | - | Two to three inches rain in less than two hours caused minor street flooding, with two vehicles stranded. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Trees blown down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Estimated winds, trees down. |
| July 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Little Falls | - | Large trees down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Little Falls | - | Trees down from thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Little Falls | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Little Falls | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Leaf Court | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Gregory | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Belle Prairie | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Sobieski | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Ripley Junction | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Vawter | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Flensburg | 9.3 miles | 12 | |
| Freedhem | 9.8 miles | 12 |
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 Little Falls | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1903165 | 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 646801. 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.






