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Mahnomen, Minnesota

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mahnomen City. It lies in ZIP code area 56557. It stands on White Earth River. The Survey maps it on the Mahnomen quadrangle. 1,240 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,211 feet above sea level.

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Mahnomen within Mahnomen County

On record in Mahnomen

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 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Mahnomen grew from 1,214 to 1,240 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,214
20201,240+26 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

28 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Mahnomen between 2003 and 2020, burning about 2,800 acres in total. None started naturally. 13 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/incendiarism13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2012Equipment and vehicle use215 acresDetroit Lakes Wetland Management DistrictWOLBECK 2
5 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMinnesota AgencyVETERANS 1
5 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMinnesota AgencyVETERANS 2
5 May 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 May 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresDetroit Lakes Wetland Management DistrictTURKEY
20 May 2010Arson/incendiarism704 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 May 2018Arson/incendiarism104 acresMinnesota Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 April 2015Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresMinnesota AgencyRIVERSIDE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mahnomen County

Storms near this place

59 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mahnomen in 59 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 32 thunderstorm wind, 17 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2013Tornado (EF2)Mahnomen$1,000,000This tornado continued into Clearwater County, where it lifted at about 0130 am CST, west-northwest of Zerkel. The tornado damaged structures at three locations along the route with long tracks of tree and crop damage evident. Peak winds were estimated at 115 mph.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindMahnomen$100,000no account filed
June 2002Thunderstorm WindMahnomen$50,000One airplane hanger was destroyed as well as the airplane inside. Another hanger was severely damaged.
July 1998Tornado (F0)Mahnomen$30,000A retired farmer was looking out his back door and saw a swirling cloud come down. He headed for the basement and was not hurt. His home lost power and his house and outbuildings were damaged. Witnesses said the tornado was a high-based rope tornado.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindMahnomen$10,000Windows were broken and a shed door was torn off.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindMahnomen$2,000Large trees were blown down.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMahnomen$2,000A machine shed was blown down in the wind.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindMahnomen$1,000Trees and powerlines were blown down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindMahnomen$500Tree branches were blown down.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindMahnomen$500Large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-Wind gust measured by MN dot station MN044.
June 2023HailMahnomen-Valley News Broadcaster reports quarter-sized hail in Mahnomen.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-Peak wind was measured at the Minnesota DOT RWIS on Hwy 59.
May 2022HailMahnomen-Received a report of dime to nickel sized hail.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-Mahnomen Airport (K3N8) AWOS reported 51 knot or 58.7 mph wind gust.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-The Mahnomen AWOS reported the wind gust, associated with a passing thunderstorm. A nearby MNDOT RWIS mesonet sensor also registered a peak wind of 73 mph.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-A gustnado developed on two convergent thunderstorm outflow boundaries and slowly moved across a field. A persistent rotating dust plume was evident.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-A couple of trees were split and broken down across power lines, resulting in local power outages.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-Several large branches were blown down by the strong wind.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-The wind gust was measured by a MNDOT RWIS sensor along highway 59.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-Trees and power lines were blown down.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-Several large trees were blown down.
June 2015Tornado (EF1)Mahnomen-A tornado tracked across southern portions of the city of Mahnomen, where it ripped roofing off of a maintenance shed, lifted and tipped a parked semi trailer, slid parked vehicles, and destroyed a small wooden shed. Flying debris impacted and damaged additional vehicles and structures near the casino. Peak wind speeds were estimated at 95 mph.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-Strong winds broke off a large piece of a tree in Mahnomen, where it fell into a street.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-The wind gust was measured by an MNDOT RWIS sensor.
September 2008Funnel CloudMahnomen-A brief cold core funnel was viewed south of Mahnomen. No touchdown was observed.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-The wind gust was measured at the MNDOT RWIS site near Highway 59.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-The wind gust was measured by a MNDOT RWIS sensor.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-The wind gust was measured by a MNDOT RWIS wind sensor on U.S. Highway 59.
June 2006HailMahnomen-The hail covered the ground.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-The MNDOT RWIS site southeast of Mahnomen reported a 58 mph wind gust. A barn nearby was damaged.
September 2005Flash FloodMahnomen-Flash flooding occurred along Marsh Creek. Water briefly overtopped county road 130 near Marsh Creek.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-Large branches were blown down and power outages were reported.
June 2002Flash FloodMahnomen-Highway 200 was flooded by water. Travel in Mahnomen county was not advised, as many other county roads were washed out. Many basements flooded and farm fields were submerged.
June 2002Flash FloodMahnomen-Citywide flooding was reported and no travel was advised throughout the county.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-A MN DOT RWIS site measured a 67 mph wind gust.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-A 63 mph wind gust was measured by a Minnesota DOT RWIS site.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-A 60 mph wind gust was measured by a Minnesota DOT RWIS site.
June 1998Flash FloodMahnomen-Water was reported to be covering a portion of highway 200 near Mahnomen.
July 1998Tornado (F0)Mahnomen-A tornado was picked up on video near the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen by a parking lot security camera.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-Strong thunderstorm winds downed several large trees and power lines and tore shingles from many roofs of buildings in the Mahnomen area.
May 2022HailMahnomen-no account filed
June 2018HailMahnomen-no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-no account filed
July 2007HailMahnomen-no account filed
July 2007HailMahnomen-no account filed
August 2006HailMahnomen-no account filed
July 2006HailMahnomen-no account filed
September 2005HailMahnomen-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-no account filed
July 2004HailMahnomen-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindMahnomen-no account filed
July 2002HailMahnomen-no account filed
August 2001HailMahnomen-no account filed
June 2000Flash FloodMahnomen-no account filed
August 2000HailMahnomen-no account filed
July 1999HailMahnomen-no account filed
August 1997HailMahnomen-no account filed
August 1997HailMahnomen-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mahnomen County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bejou8.7 miles9
Beaulieu8.8 miles9
Waubun9.4 miles9
Naytahwaush18.5 miles10
Mahkonce18.7 miles9
Pine Bend21.4 miles9

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 MahnomenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1924509The 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 647385. 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.