Savage, Minnesota
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Savage City. It lies in ZIP code area 55378. It stands on Credit River. The Survey maps it on the Bloomington quadrangle. 32,465 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 722 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSavage grew from 26,911 to 32,465 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 | 26,911 | |
| 2020 | 32,465 | +5,554 (+21%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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.
- 1896 USGS Minneapolis quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Minneapolis quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Minneapolis quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Savage between 1995 and 2020, burning about 727 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LOUISVILLE SWAMP |
| 13 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | WILKIE 1 |
| 13 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BLACK DOG 9 |
| 1 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | BLACKDOG 1 |
| 6 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | WILKIE FOOT BRIDGE |
| 6 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LYNDALE 2 |
| 6 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LYNDALE 1 |
| 6 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | LYNDALE 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Savage: 6 producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Halite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargill Salt Plant | Halite | Producer | ||
| Burnsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hedberg Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kraemer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mva Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shiely Savage Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| W G Pearson Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Savage in 38 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 19 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | $170,000,000 | Large hail propelled by strong winds resulted in widespread roof and house damage. Windows at public works blown out. Roof damage to library and schools. Damage estimate for entire county. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | Measured by a trained spotter at the Savage Community Park. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | A weather sensor had a wind gust of 58 mph near the intersection of Highway 13 and County Road 42. Several small tree limbs also blew down in the area. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | A large tree was uprooted in Savage. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | A local measured wind gust of 58 mph from the Emergency Manager. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | Several trees were blown down near Highway 13 in Savage. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | A localized downburst along the Scott, Dakota county line resulted in a few trees that were blown down. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | A large tree was snapped in half in Savage. |
| June 2016 | Heavy Rain | Savage | - | A trained weather observer measured 2.82 inches of rain in less than 4 hours near the junction of Highways 13 and 169 in Savage. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | A large tree was blown down on Lynn Ave and 126th Street in Savage. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | A 12 inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | A large tree was blown down near 144th Street. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | Tree toppled onto house at Lynn Avenue in Savage. Several large trees felled in the northern portion of Savage. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | Trees down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | A tree was downed in the Woodhill subdivision. |
| October 2005 | Lightning | Savage | - | Lightning damaged computers, garage door openers, and other small appliances at the Heatherton Ridge Drive residences on the 14000 block of Heatherton Ridge Drive, and an alarm system at the Comfort Inn on Highway 13 was damaged. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Savage | - | Reported at Hwy. 13 and County Rd. 42. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Savage | - | Ground turned white with hail in southern Savage. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | Many homes damaged. 7 homes destroyed. Estimated windspeed. |
| August 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Savage | - | Trailer blown over. Garage destroyed. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | Trees blown over. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Savage | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Flash Flood | Savage | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Savage | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Savage | - | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Hail | Savage | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Cargill | 0.7 miles | 26 | |
| Glendale | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Barden | 4.0 miles | 25 | |
| Prior Lake | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Grainwood | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Credit River | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Spring Lake | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Shakopee | 10.2 miles | 19 |
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 Savage | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2045683 | 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 651242. 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.










