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New Florence, Missouri

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Danville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63363. The Survey maps it on the New Florence quadrangle. 641 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 873 feet above sea level.

New Florence within Montgomery County

Population over time

2 figures

New Florence fell from 769 to 641 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
2010769
2020641-128 (-17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 20 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

6 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of New Florence between 2013 and 2016, burning about 124 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/undetermined5
Debris and open burning1

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
27 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 April 2016Debris and open burning112 acresMissouri Department of Conservation135858-07034-04142016-1653
19 February 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
14 December 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation142895-07034-12142016-1400
29 November 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
8 October 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Montgomery County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 151 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 151 workings within 5 miles of New Florence: 148 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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
Missouri Minerals Processing PlantClayProducer
Mcclain Lime Quarry & PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Anderson PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Capstix PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Chris HaererFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer

Every working recorded in Montgomery County

Storms near this place

25 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Florence in 25 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 13 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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
May 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Florence$35,000Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged a greenhouse near New Florence.
October 2021Thunderstorm WindNew Florence$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees in New Florence.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Florence-Thunderstorm winds snapped off a couple of power poles in town. Also, the winds blew off some shingles on several homes.
May 2017Tornado (EF0)New Florence-A weak tornado formed on the south outer road of Interstate 70 one mile southeast of New Florence. It caused damage to two buildings at a MODOT facility, including the removal of 12 garage doors. The tornado tossed these doors and roofing material into the power lines, causing one of the poles to snap. Some of the material landed across Interstate 70 at a residence on Highway WW. There was minor damage to the house with a garage door ruined and the porch pillars shifted off the foundation. Debris stretched into the adjacent field. The tornado continued northeast and caused roof and door damage to three barns on Hudson Road east of New Florence. The tornado continued northeast and ended shortly after destroying a barn on County Road 230, south of Manley Road. Overall, the tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 3.98 miles. Maximum path width was 75 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported with this tornado.
May 2013Tornado (EF0)New Florence-A weak tornado touched down 2 miles north northwest of New Florence. Much of the damage was confined to downed trees. The tornado traveled east for about a mile. Before lifting and dissipating, the tornado caused minor siding and soffit damage to a home and uprooted a large tree in the backyard. The tornado path length was 1.06 miles with a max path width of 40 yards. The damage was rated EF0 with max wind speeds of 80 MPH.
May 2011Tornado (EF1)New Florence-The tornado touched down just east of Highway 19 on County Road 219. The tornado moved northeast to County Road 221, just south of County Road 226, where it struck a small farm causing extensive tree damage and minor damage to some of the outbuildings. The tornado continued northeast to County Road 226, just east of intersection with County Road 221 where it affected another farmstead. At this location, a metal machine shed lost most of the roofing with some of the tin blown approximately one half mile to the north-northeast. Also, a grain bin was partially caved in and there was more significant tree damage. On the next road north, County Road 227, a metal machine shed had the eastern portion of the roof partially caved in. There was also minor tree damage. On Highway V, approximately 2 miles east of Highway 161, another farm sustained damage. Three outbuildings were destroyed and a full grown oak tree was snapped at the base. Metal roofing was tossed northeast at least one half mile with a couple pieces wrapped around high tension power lines to the north of Highway V. This was the most intense damage along the tornado path and was rated high end EF-1. The tornado continued moving northeast causing minor tree damage along County Road 153 and finally dissipated in an open field west of County Road 141 about two miles northwest of Bellflower, MO. The maximum width of the tornado was 100 yards and the path length was 7 miles.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindNew Florence-Thunderstorm winds blew some shingles off the roof of a motel in New Florence.
June 2006Tornado (F0)New Florence-A tornado formed just south of Interstate 70 destroying several large power poles. The tornado moved east, crossing I-70 and damaging a barn about 75 yards north of the highway.
April 2005HailNew Florence-Local law enforcement reported 3/4 inch hail.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Florence-Thunderstorm winds knocked down a couple of trees and power lines.
May 2004HailNew Florence-Local law enforcement reported 1 inch hail.
April 2002HailNew Florence-The County Sheriff department reported 3/4 inch hail.
July 2000Funnel CloudNew Florence-Local law enforcement reported a funnel cloud moving east along Interstate 70 near New Florence.
May 2018HailNew Florence-no account filed
April 2013HailNew Florence-no account filed
March 2012HailNew Florence-no account filed
May 2011HailNew Florence-no account filed
April 2008HailNew Florence-no account filed
June 2006HailNew Florence-no account filed
May 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Florence-no account filed
May 2005HailNew Florence-no account filed
May 2005HailNew Florence-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Florence-no account filed
April 2001HailNew Florence-no account filed
April 2000HailNew Florence-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Montgomery 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
High Hill4.1 miles20
Danville4.6 miles21
Montgomery City5.5 miles21
Prices Branch6.5 miles20
Mineola6.7 miles21
Big Spring7.6 miles21
Bellflower8.3 miles16
Jonesburg8.5 miles21

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 New FlorenceAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q956888The 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 729575. 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.