Russell, Minnesota
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Russell City. It lies in ZIP code area 56169. It stands on Coon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Russell quadrangle. 348 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,522 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresRussell grew from 338 to 348 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 | 338 | |
| 2020 | 348 | +10 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 New Ulm quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Russell quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS New Ulm quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Tracy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Russell between 2009 and 2013, burning about 192 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 October 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 81 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
44 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Russell in 44 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 25 hail, 12 flood, 7 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2019 | Flood | Russell | $560,000 | Runoff following the major winter storm in mid-April produced considerable flooding of agricultural land. The Redwood River at Russell (gage site RUSM5) crested at 1.80 feet above flood stage on April 18. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew a pickup off the road. The winds also blew accompanying small hail enough to dent vehicles. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Russell | $10,000 | After excessive two-day rainfall during September 10-12 (5.70 inches at Marshall), the Redwood River at Russell (gage site RUSM5) reached the sixth highest stage on record of 1.81 feet above flood stage on September 12. Significant agricultural land was flooded, with numerous county roads under water. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds rolled a vehicle on a county road. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Russell | - | The Redwood River at Russell rose above flood stage the evening of June 21st, cresting around 2.73 feet above flood stage (16.73 feet) on June 23rd. The river then fell below flood stage on the evening of June 27th. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Lyon County. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Russell | - | The Redwood River near Russell, MN rose above flood stage during the early morning of April 12th before cresting around 0.63 feet above flood stage (14.63 feet) on April 13th. The river then fell below flood stage on the evening of April 13th. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Russell | - | An average of 2 to 3 inches of rainfall occurred in the upper portions of the Redwood River Basin, and resultant runoff produced a quick rise into minor flood stage. The Redwood River at Russell (gage site RUSM5) reached minor flood stage late on May 12, and crested 0.19 feet above flood stage on May 13. Small tracts of agricultural land succumbed to minor flooding. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Russell | - | The Redwood River at Russell (gage site RUSM5) crested 0.46 feet above flood stage on March 9. Minor flooding of agricultural land was the main impact. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Russell | - | The Redwood River at Russell (gage site RUSM5) reached a peak of 0.19 feet above flood stage on May 28. The main impact was inundation of agricultural land and additional delays to spring planting in the flood plain. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Russell | - | Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 1.41 inches at Minneota and 1.61 inches at Lake Wilson) resulted in significant flooding of agricultural land. The Redwood River at Russell (gage site RUSM5) crested twice in the moderate level - initially on March 25 at 3.30 feet above flood stage, and second, the second highest stage on record cresting 4.50 feet above flood stage on March 28. The river remained in minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Russell | - | Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and very early April maintained significant flooding of agricultural and pasture lands near the Redwood River. The Redwood River at Russell (gage site RUSM5) crested at 0.80 feet above flood stage on April 8. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Russell | - | Snow melt and runoff from periods of heavier rainfall briefly produced moderate flooding with impact to lowland agricultural areas. River levels reached 3.3 feet above flood stage on the Redwood River at Russell (gage site RUSM5) on April 24. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Russell | - | A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 2 to 5 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 24. Weekly rainfall totals reached 4.08 inches 6 miles east of Ivanhoe, 2.79 inches at Minneota and 1.84 inches at Marshall. Minor flooding occurred with significant amounts of crop and pasture land inundated as the Redwood River at Russell (gage site RUSM5) crested 1.7 feet above flood stage on June 24. The river dropped below flood stage on June 27. |
| July 2018 | Flood | Russell | - | Significant amounts of crop and pasture land near the Redwood River were severely impacted by moderate flooding as river levels climbed to 4.2 feet above flood stage at Russell (gage site RUSM5) on July 4. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Russell | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Russell | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of damage to vehicles and roofs. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Russell | - | Large hail broke windows, and damaged roofs, vehicles, and crops. The amount of damage was not known. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Russell | - | Large hail was accompanied by damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including a few trees uprooted. The winds were accompanied by quarter size hail. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several branches blown down. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Russell | - | Large hail was reported at Camden State Park. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Russell | - | Large hail was accompanied by 40 to 50 mph wind gusts. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Russell | - | Large hail caused an unknown amount of crop damage. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Russell | - | Large hail caused severe damage to soybean fields. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | - | Thunderstorm winds caused crop damage, mainly to corn. The amount of crop damage was not known, as some of the corn recovered during the next few days after the event. However, damage was still suspected because, according to the Lyon County extension educator, the storm occurred during the pollenation period, when stalks should be upright for successful pollenation. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Russell | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Russell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burchard | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Lynd | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Balaton | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Florence | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Village Park | 11.9 miles | 11 | |
| Marshall | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Garvin Park | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Garvin | 12.6 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 Russell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2228346 | 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 650423. 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.





