New London, Minnesota
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in New London City. It lies in ZIP code area 56273. The Survey maps it on the New London quadrangle. 1,252 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,207 feet above sea level.
On record in New London
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
Population over time
2 figuresNew London grew from 1,251 to 1,252 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 | 1,251 | |
| 2020 | 1,252 | +1 (+0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Saint Cloud quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS New London quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Litchfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of New London between 1993 and 2020, burning about 784 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 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 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | CASEYLAKE |
| 10 June 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | RAYMOND |
| 3 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | COKATO |
| 24 May 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | OAK |
| 15 May 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 130 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 17 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | GILBERTS |
| 13 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 43 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | SWANLAKE3 |
| 8 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Litchfield Wetland Management District | MUD LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of New London: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Allied Enterprises Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goodall Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goodall Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hegstrom Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oscar Erickson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ringo Lake Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
51 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New London in 51 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 32 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 3 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | $200,000 | A large machine shed was destroyed. Several dozen large trees and power poles were uprooted or broken. A pontoon was flipped and there was some soffit and shingle damage to a couple houses. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | $50,000 | A spotter with New London Fire and EMS measured 68 mph winds just southeast of Lake Andrew. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | $10,000 | Several power poles were blown down near New London. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree in New London. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | Trees and power lines were down north of Spicer. |
| July 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | New London | - | A brief tornado formed along a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) and moved into New London. It took part of the roof off of three homes and a large shed. Other homes sustained shingle, soffit, and siding damage. At least 200 trees were broken or uprooted. Some of the adjacent damage appeared to be associated with inflow winds. The tornado was associated with a surge in the QLCS which then caused damaging downburst winds that started several miles west of New London and continued into Meeker County (see separate entries). |
| July 2018 | Funnel Cloud | New London | - | Funnel clouds were reported between Spicer, and Paynesville, on Highway 23. |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | New London | - | There was a brief touchdown just north of Norway Lake. It was mostly over an open field, but it did hit a couple trees. The tornado was filmed by multiple storm chasers and witnessed by fire department personnel. |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | New London | - | There was a brief touchdown just north of Games Lake. It was over an open field, and was filmed by multiple storm chasers. |
| August 2015 | Funnel Cloud | New London | - | Several funnel clouds were reported north of New London. |
| August 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | New London | - | Large branches were down, some corn was damaged, and a heavy cap was lifted off some farm equipment. Two storm chasers photographed/videod the storm while other chasers were caught in the rain or behind rain curtains and their view was shrouded. |
| June 2012 | Heavy Rain | New London | - | An observer measured 3.21 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hours. |
| May 2008 | Hail | New London | - | Hail reported at County Road 40. |
| May 2008 | Hail | New London | - | Hail occurred at County Road 36 Northwest of Norway Lake. |
| May 2008 | Hail | New London | - | Hail reported at Sibley State Park. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | A tree was downed onto North Shore Drive. |
| September 2005 | Hail | New London | - | Golf ball sized hail fell at Games Lake. A number of campers at the lake campground suffered dents and puncture holes in awnings. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | New London | - | Flooding occurred in northern portion of county. New London recieved three inches of rain in 30 minutes. Parking lots and interesctions were flooded in Spicer. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | Power lines down. Winds estimated. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | Roof torn off restaurant. |
| July 1995 | Hail | New London | - | Eight mile hail swath from just southeast of New London ,to the county line northeast of Hawick. Hail produced extensive crop damage. |
| September 2019 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | New London | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Funnel Cloud | New London | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | New London | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spicer | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Hawick | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Regal | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Norway Lake | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Kandiyohi | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Willmar | 13.4 miles | 10 | |
| Parkwood Estates | 14.0 miles | 10 | |
| Atwater | 14.2 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 New London | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2228487 | 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 648513. 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.





