Ewing, Missouri
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Highland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63440. It stands on Little Grassy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Monticello quadrangle. 406 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 682 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresEwing fell from 456 to 406 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 | 456 | |
| 2020 | 406 | -50 (-11%) |
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.
- 1903 USGS Kahoka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Keokuk quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Ewing between 1994 and 2018, burning about 119 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 177178-05620-06302018-1500 |
| 15 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 24 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 23 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 March 1997 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 21 March 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ewing: 2 producers. All of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ewing Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
27 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ewing in 27 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 12 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Ewing | 1 hurt, $200,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ewing | 1 hurt | A man caught outside was injured by hail which was up to 1 1/4 inch in diameter. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ewing | 1 hurt | Hail up to two inches injured a man who was caught outside. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Ewing | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Ewing | $10,000 | The tornado first formed about 1/4 mile east of Highway 6 on Heritage Road where it damaged several pine trees. The tornado moved east-northeast and damaged three machine sheds. The tornado then snapped several utility poles and damaged more machine sheds. Some of the debris from the machine sheds was tossed 200 yards with two by four boards driven into the ground. The tornado continued to damage trees just west of Highway C. The tornado crossed Highway C and damaged a machine shed and grain bin. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs around town. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | Multiple roofs of farm outbuildings were removed in Ewing. The NWS damage survey concluded straight-line winds were responsible for this damage. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | A large tree was blown down onto a pickup truck on Route C between Routes BB and Z, northeast of Ewing. No injuries were reported. Also, a tree was blown over blocking the railroad tracks just south of La Grange. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | An intense bow echo moved through Ewing, blowing down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. The radio tower at the Ewing Fire Station was blown down on top of the station. Also, one tree fell onto a mobile home causing extensive damage. Another mobile home had part of its tin roof ripped off. A nearby carport was flipped over onto an unoccupied car. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs around town. Also, a ham radio tower was bent over by the winds. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | Thunderstorm winds blew a metal patio roof off of a house and flung it over the house into the front yard. There was also some minor soffit and shingle damage. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Ewing | - | Between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils. This caused flash flooding. Several secondary roads were flooded including Highway C, west of La Grange. Eight to twelve inches of water was flowing over Highway C. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | Several large tree limbs were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | The Sheriff Department reported power lines down near Ewing. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | Storm spotters reported roof shingles blown off a church. Several trees were also downed. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | Local law enforcement reported several large trees down west of Edina on Highway 6. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines in Ewing. About 250 customers in the area lost power. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Ewing | - | Storm spotters reported golfball size hail in Ewing. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Ewing | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Ewing | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Ewing | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Ewing | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Ewing | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Ewing | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Ewing | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Ewing | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | 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.
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 Ewing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q958478 | 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 735607. 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.







