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Appleton City, Missouri

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Appleton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64724. The Survey maps it on the Appleton City quadrangle. 1,032 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 876 feet above sea level.

Appleton City within St. Clair County

On record in Appleton City

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 figures

Appleton City fell from 1,127 to 1,032 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,127
20201,032-95 (-8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

3 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Appleton City between 2017 and 2018, burning about 27 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/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
1 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
16 April 2018Debris and open burning24 acresMissouri Department of Conservation178019-04226-04162018-1900
25 January 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.6 acresMissouri Department of Conservation165931-09338-01252018-1545

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Clair County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Appleton City: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
F & R QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Montrose Quarry #4Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Clair County

Storms near this place

59 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Appleton City in 59 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 29 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2024Tornado (EF0)Appleton City$20,000An NWS storm survey determined that a tornado briefly touched down Friday evening on Highway 52 at the Bates and St Clair county line, downing trees and power lines.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindAppleton City$10,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts damaged three barns in northwest St. Clair County. Most of the damage was roof damage while some tin siding was stripped off.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindAppleton City$10,000no account filed
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Appleton City$8,000A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF-0 tornado touched down near the western edge of Appleton City and continued intermittently to near 2.5 miles northeast of town. The tornado downed several trees and caused minor shingle and roof damage to a few homes.
April 1999LightningAppleton City$8,000no account filed
July 2009Thunderstorm WindAppleton City$7,000Severe thunderstorm winds caused power outages, downed trees and scattered loose outdoor items across portions of the city.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindAppleton City$5,000Power poles and trees were downed from thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindAppleton City$5,000Large trees and power poles were snapped off.
May 1997Tornado (F0)Appleton City$500no account filed
May 2024HailAppleton City-Report of hail sizes ranging from pea to quarter size.
May 2023HailAppleton City-Nickle to quarter sized hail was reported.
July 2023HailAppleton City-Hail up to quarters in size was reported.
September 2023Thunderstorm WindAppleton City-Multiple large limbs were reported down and several smaller trees were uprooted.
March 2021Heavy RainAppleton City-The Coop observer reported 1.92 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindAppleton City-Many large tree limbs were reported down north of Highway 54.
August 2019Heavy RainAppleton City-Rainfall of 2.80 inches was measured over the past 24 hours.
May 2019Heavy RainAppleton City-A co-op observer reported a 24-hr rainfall accumulation of 2.03 inches.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindAppleton City-Several large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindAppleton City-Multiple trees were reported down.
July 2018HailAppleton City-Quarter size hail was reported.
July 2018HailAppleton City-A mixture of pea, nickle and quarter size hail was reported.
July 2018HailAppleton City-Strong winds and hail of dime to nickle size were reported.
April 2016HailAppleton City-The Appleton City COOP observer reported dime to nickel size hail.
April 2016HailAppleton City-The public reported nickel to quarter size hail.
May 2010FloodAppleton City-Several low water crossings were reported as flooded and impassable across the county.
June 2009Flash FloodAppleton City-A section of Highway 52 east of Appleton City was flooded and impassable to motorists. This section of Highway 52 was flooded by Monegaw Creek.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAppleton City-Several oak trees were snapped due to severe thunderstorm wind gusts.
March 2008FloodAppleton City-This flooding is a continuation of the flash flooding. Poor drainage areas continued to flood roadways and lowlands near rivers and creeks.
June 2008Flash FloodAppleton City-Excessive rainfall flooded low water crossings throughout the county. A section of Highway BB east of its intersection with Highway H was flooded and impassable to motorists.
April 2008Flash FloodAppleton City-One to two inches of rain fell over St. Clair County. All low areas that typically flood during periods of excessive rainfall were flooded.
March 2008Flash FloodAppleton City-One to three and a half inches of rain fell over St. Clair County. Minor flooding occurred on secondary roads county wide. The greatest precipitation fell over the southeastern portion of the county. This caused a couple of state routes to flood.
September 2008Flash FloodAppleton City-Three to five inches of rain fell over St. Clair County resulting in flooding of small streams, creeks, and two main stem rivers. A few locations that flooded included sections of Highway A near Appleton City and sections of Highway H.
August 2005Flash FloodAppleton City-Thunderstorms with heavy rain caused flash flooding of small creeks in rural areas east of Appleton City. A section of Highway AA became impassable from the flooding.
May 2018HailAppleton City-no account filed
March 2017HailAppleton City-no account filed
March 2017HailAppleton City-no account filed
March 2017HailAppleton City-no account filed
May 2011HailAppleton City-no account filed
June 2009HailAppleton City-no account filed
June 2009HailAppleton City-no account filed
June 2009HailAppleton City-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindAppleton City-no account filed
March 2005HailAppleton City-no account filed
May 2004HailAppleton City-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindAppleton City-no account filed
September 2003HailAppleton City-no account filed
April 2003HailAppleton City-no account filed
May 2003HailAppleton City-no account filed
May 2003HailAppleton City-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindAppleton City-no account filed
December 2002HailAppleton City-no account filed
July 2001HailAppleton City-no account filed
May 2000HailAppleton City-no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodAppleton City-no account filed
July 2000Thunderstorm WindAppleton City-no account filed
October 1998HailAppleton City-no account filed
May 1997HailAppleton City-no account filed
May 1996HailAppleton City-no account filed
April 1994HailAppleton City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Clair County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Lindale2.7 miles15
Copeland6.7 miles18
Johnson City7.4 miles19
Iuka Springs8.6 miles19
Ohio9.7 miles17
Taberville12.7 miles19
Chalk Level13.4 miles20
Donia14.7 miles19

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 Appleton CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q521513The 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 755694. 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.