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Saginaw, Missouri

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Shoal Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 64804. It stands on Thurman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Joplin East quadrangle. 300 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 942 feet above sea level.

Saginaw within Newton County

Population over time

2 figures

Saginaw grew from 297 to 300 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
2010297
2020300+3 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 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

144 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Saginaw between 1992 and 2020, burning about 318 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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
Debris and open burning71
Missing data/not specified/undetermined52
Recreation and ceremony8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
5 September 2000Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
3 September 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
29 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179216-07341-09292019-1036
26 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179214-07341-09262019-1903
23 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMissouri Department of Conservation179195-07341-09232019-1332
22 September 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
2 September 2000Smoking1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
17 September 2000Debris and open burning3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newton County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 596 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 596 workings within 5 miles of Saginaw: 596 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc. 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
Kirshmann-Jeffries QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, DimensionPast Producer
Cox and Owen Stokes LeaseZincPast Producer1915
J&M Mining Co.-Ben PutnamZincPast Producer1895
White Oak MineZincPast Producer
Taxbox QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - Ls.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
4 + 6 MineZinc, LeadPast Producer
A Number One MineZinc, LeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Newton County

Storms near this place

35 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Saginaw in 35 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 4 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
May 2011Tornado (EF2)Saginaw$100,000This is the continued path of the devastating EF-5 tornado that hit the city of Joplin. ||The tornado crossed back into northern Newton County while slowly weakening to an EF-2. As the tornado weakened it damaged several structures including a warehouse, several homes and outbuildings. Significant tree damage was also noted.
September 2014Tornado (EF1)Saginaw$50,000A NWS storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado touched down near Reinmiller Road and tracked southeast to Cedar Drive. Numerous trees were either uprooted or snapped with some trees thrown as far as 200 yards. At least one mobile home was severely damaged with a tree that fell through the home. The estimated maximum winds were up to 94 mph.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$25,000Numerous trees and power lines were down across the northwestern portions of Newton County.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$10,000Law enforcement reported several power lines and trees down around the city with power outages.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$5,000Report of tree limbs broken and shingles blown off.
November 1998Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$3,000no account filed
April 2013Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$1,000Several trees and power poles were down in the Saginaw area.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindSaginaw$500Three inch tree limbs were downed south of Shoal Creek Estates.
October 2024HailSaginaw-Quarter sized hail was reported.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-A trained spotter reported winds of 60 mph.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-Several trees were blown down.
August 2018Heavy RainSaginaw-A 24 hour rainfall total of 2.23 inches was reported.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-The public reported an estimated 60mph wind gust.
March 2017HailSaginaw-This hail report was from mPING.
May 2017HailSaginaw-This report was from Mping.
December 2015Flash FloodSaginaw-Approximately 60 people were evacuated and rescued along areas of Shoal Creek. Several homes were surrounded by water and cut off from road access. The creek exceeded the all time record by four feet.
December 2015Heavy RainSaginaw-There was a report of 5.78 inches of rainfall in 24 hours.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-Wind gusts were estimated up to 65 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-Wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph.
September 2014Tornado (EF1)Saginaw-A NWS storm survey revealed that an EF-1 tornado touched down near Jaguar Road and tracked southeast to near Highway V. Numerous trees were damaged and destroyed along its path. The estimated maximum winds were up to 94 mph.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-A large tree was snapped.
March 2010Flash FloodSaginaw-Indiana Road was closed due to flooding.
September 1997Flash FloodSaginaw-Heavy rainfall of up to 1.50 inches caused flooding of low lying areas.
May 2018HailSaginaw-no account filed
March 2017HailSaginaw-no account filed
April 2015HailSaginaw-no account filed
April 2012HailSaginaw-no account filed
March 2011HailSaginaw-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-no account filed
May 2002Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-no account filed
May 2002HailSaginaw-no account filed
September 1999Flash FloodSaginaw-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindSaginaw-no account filed
January 1997HailSaginaw-no account filed
October 1997HailSaginaw-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Newton 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
Silver Creek1.2 miles19
Shoal Creek Estates1.5 miles19
Leawood1.8 miles19
Gateway Drive2.0 miles19
Sunnyvale2.3 miles19
Cliff Village2.5 miles19
Dennis Acres2.5 miles19
Midway2.8 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 SaginawAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2791882The 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 729957. 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.