Wabasha, Minnesota
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Wabasha City. It lies in ZIP code area 55981. It lies near Hershey Island. The Survey maps it on the Wabasha North quadrangle. 2,559 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 686 feet above sea level.
On record in Wabasha
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 10 records
William H. and Alma Downer Campbell Houselisted 1989
Lorenz and Lugerde Ginthner Houselisted 1989
Grace Memorial Episcopal Churchlisted 1982
Lucas Kuehn Houselisted 1994
Clara and Julius Schmidt Houselisted 1989
Henry S. and Magdalena Schwedes Houselisted 1989
Alexander Thoirs Houselisted 1989
Wabasha Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1982
Wabasha County Poor Houselisted 1982- Hurd House-Anderson Hotellisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresWabasha grew from 2,521 to 2,559 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 | 2,521 | |
| 2020 | 2,559 | +38 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1932 USGS Wabasha quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Wabasha quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Wabasha North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Wabasha between 1994 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 August 1995 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2021008 |
| 9 April 1994 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 March 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Wabasha: 5 occurrences, 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own Crews | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Alma High School Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Deer Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Deer Creek Shale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Freiheit Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lake Pepin Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Marky Bluff Rd Limestone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Spring Creek Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Creek Shale Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Wabasha Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wabasha in 39 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 17 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 2 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 | Wabasha | $40,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $15,000 | A wind gust to 74 mph was measured in the city of Wabasha which blew trees down and caused power outages. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Wabasha | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $12,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wabasha | $3,500 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Wabasha | $3,500 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $3,000 | Public reported multiple fallen large trees on roadways and loss of electricity near Wabasha. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $2,000 | Trees were blown down just north of the city of Wabasha. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Wabasha | $1,500 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto U.S. Highway 60 near mile marker 214. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | $500 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wabasha | $400 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wabasha | - | Emergency management reported quarter sized hail 1 mile southwest of Wabasha. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wabasha | - | The public reported ping pong ball sized hail in Wabasha. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Wabasha | - | A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail 2 miles south-southeast of Wabasha. |
| July 2021 | Heavy Rain | Wabasha | - | In Wabasha, two inches of rain fell. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Wabasha | - | Near Wabasha, 4.92 inches of rain fell. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Wabasha | - | In the city of Wabasha, 6.6 inches of rain fell. |
| July 2014 | Flood | Wabasha | - | Flooding along the Mississippi River, combined with runoff from heavy rain, caused flooding to occur on the west side of Wabasha. This flooding prompted the Minnesota Department of Transportation to close State Highway 60 in late June. The road was opened in the first week July. |
| June 2014 | Flood | Wabasha | - | Flooding along the Mississippi River, combined with runoff from heavy rain, caused flooding to occur on the west side of Wabasha. This flooding prompted the Minnesota Department of Transportation to close State Highway 60. The road remained closed into July. |
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Wabasha | - | Storm total rainfall was 7.29 inches, including 5.16 inches on September 23rd and a brand new daily September record. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | - | Trees were knocked down in town. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Wabasha | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Wabasha | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reads Landing | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Midland Junction | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Dumfries | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Kellogg | 5.6 miles | 20 | |
| Maple Springs | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Conception | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Theilman | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| West Newton | 10.8 miles | 20 |
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 Wabasha | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q612217 | 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 653695. 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.








