Arnold, Missouri
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Arnold Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63010. The Survey maps it on the Maxville quadrangle. 20,858 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 604 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresArnold grew from 20,808 to 20,858 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 | 20,808 | |
| 2020 | 20,858 | +50 (+0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1912 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Maxville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
102 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 102 fires within 5 miles of Arnold between 2005 and 2008, burning about 38 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Arnold: 13 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Lead | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Simpson South Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lemay Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
31 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arnold in 31 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 19 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | 1 killed | A line of severe storms moved across Jefferson County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. In Pevely, a 51 year old woman was killed when a tree was uprooted by the thunderstorm winds and it fell on her. She had been helping her boyfriend move a hard top from a Jeep to prevent damage to it from the approaching severe storms. The boyfriend was not injured by the fallen tree. In Arnold, a large maple tree was blown over onto a house. The house suffered damage to the awning and gutters before rolling off the slanted roof. Just southwest of Festus a tree was blown down onto Route CC. Several unoccupied vehicles sustained damage from fallen trees and tree limbs. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | 2 hurt | Several large trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a home destroying it and causing two people in the home to be injured. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Arnold | $500,000 | County officials reported golf ball-size hail and wind gusts to 60 mph in Cedar Hill. A local television station reported hail up to softball-size near Arnold a few minutes later. Several cars were damaged and house windows broke out. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and numerous power lines in an area between Arnold and Imperial. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees across the northeastern portions of the county. |
| February 2006 | Hail | Arnold | - | A storm spotter reported 1 inch hail in Arnold. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | The public reported trees and power lines down. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | The Missouri Highway Patrol reported trees down southwest of Arnold. |
| February 2000 | Hail | Arnold | - | Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Arnold | - | Spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Arnold | - | County emergency management officials reported one-inch-diameter hail. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| February 2016 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Arnold | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arnold | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maxville | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Ten Brook | 1.5 miles | 28 | |
| Beck | 1.5 miles | 25 | |
| Flamm City | 1.6 miles | 28 | |
| Lakeside (historical) | 2.4 miles | 28 | |
| Byers | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| Spring Forest | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Wickes | 3.0 miles | 28 |
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 Arnold | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q602688 | 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 713393. 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.










