Scandia, Minnesota
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Scandia City. It lies in ZIP code area 55073. The Survey maps it on the Scandia quadrangle. 3,984 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 876 feet above sea level.
On record in Scandia
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
Johannes Erickson Houselisted 1976
Population over time
2 figuresScandia grew from 3,936 to 3,984 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 | 3,936 | |
| 2020 | 3,984 | +48 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Forest Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Scandia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Scandia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 209 |
| 16 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Saint Croix National Scenic River | SOMERSET |
| 11 June 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Saint Croix National Scenic River | WATERFALL FIRE |
| 1 June 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2018 | Other causes | 14 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 May 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Scandia: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gomulak Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lindgren Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ridge Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Scandia Crushing & Wash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scandia in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Scandia | $1,500,000 | An EF1 tornado spun up on the southwest side of Sylvan Lake and continued northeast in a broken path through Bone Lake, and moved into Chisago County on 240th Street North, east of Morgan Avenue. The path length was approximately 4.4 miles across Washington County, with a maximum width of 440 yards. The worst damage occurred on Bone Lake where numerous large trees were uprooted or blown down. Some roof damage was noted, but most of the trees fell away from homes. Other damage along the path was associated with flattened corn, tree damage, a storage shed that had its roof blown off, and damage to a solar panel farm. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scandia | - | A storm survey in Scandia, together with reports from Public Works, noted dozens of trees scattered across the entire city of Scandia. Most of the downed trees were in the northern portion of the city, from Kirk Ave N to Parrish Rd. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scandia | - | A few dozen trees were felled from rear flank downdraft winds in the wake of the dissipation of the Forest Lake tornado. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scandia | - | Several large trees damaged, including one 40 foot evergreen tree uprooted. Minor roof damage also incurred to barn. Damage occurred on Highway 97 approximately 2 miles West of Hwy. 95. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scandia | - | Few trees down, including one which broke a window. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scandia | - | Trees and power lines down. This was the last event in Minnesota associated with this supercell, but it did continue into west central Wisconsin, producing large hail and wind damage as far as 4 SE Deer Park (St. Croix County). This storm spawned one tornado and two funnel clouds in Minnesota (in Isanti, Anoka and Chisago Counties). |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scandia | - | Large trees blown down. Other damage reported in Forest Lake. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Scandia | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Scandia | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Scandia | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Scandia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otisville | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Copas | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Marine on St. Croix | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Maple Island | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Carnelian Junction | 9.0 miles | 22 | |
| Arcola | 9.2 miles | 22 | |
| Forest Lake | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Withrow | 10.2 miles | 21 |
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 Scandia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2463967 | 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 651258. 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.







