Esmond, North Dakota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Esmond City. It lies in ZIP code area 58332. The Survey maps it on the Esmond quadrangle. 91 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,621 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresEsmond fell from 100 to 91 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 | 100 | |
| 2020 | 91 | -9 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Devils Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Devils Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Esmond quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Leeds quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Esmond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 329 acres in total. None 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 burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2017-39 |
| 12 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JAKES FIRE |
| 11 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | OLSON FIRE |
| 26 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | SCHWAN FIRE |
| 1 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | HAGN FIRE |
| 4 May 2016 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | MICKEY H |
| 3 May 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Turtle Mountain Agency | ENNO |
| 28 May 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | Turtle Mountain Agency | DAY WEST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
36 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Esmond in 36 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 26 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esmond | $6,450,000 | Downburst winds and tornadoes tore down 31 miles of 230 kV power transmission lines crossing far eastern Pierce and western Benson counties. The 25 mile section from the Pierce county line to 2 miles northwest of Minnewaukan was blown down between 5:00 am to 5:20 am CDT by winds of 90 to 110 mph. The Great River Power Company estimated property loss in Benson county at $6.45 million. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Esmond | $20,000 | Several large sections of cropland received damage in Esmond and Rich Valley Townships. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esmond | $500 | Tree branches were blown down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esmond | - | Nearby personal weather station measured maximum sustained winds of 53 MPH, with gusts to 72 MPH. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esmond | - | Several 12 inch diameter branches were blown down in a shelterbelt. Dime to nickel sized hail also fell. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Esmond | - | Dime to nickel size hail fell with 50 mph winds. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Esmond | - | Several streets were flooded in Esmond. A basement was flooded and a basement wall collapsed. Around 4 inches of rain was reported. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Esmond | - | This tornado originated in Pierce county. It crossed into Benson county near the southeast end of Long Lake. The tornado continued for 2 miles before lifting. The tornado tore up several trees near Long Lake and tore a roof off a shed. Another shed was damaged at a farmstead northeast of Long Lake. Peak winds were estimated at 110 mph. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Esmond | - | 1.85 inches of rain was also reported. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esmond | - | Extensive tree damage was reported in and around Esmond. Power poles were snapped and power lines were down. The chimney on the Lutheran Church was knocked down. A wind sensor reached 76 mph before power was lost. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Esmond | - | Dime to quarter sized hail was observed. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Esmond | - | Water ran over a county road near a coulee to the North Fork of the Sheyenne River. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Esmond | - | Strong rotation was also observed in the clouds. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esmond | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Esmond | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Esmond | - | 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 Esmond | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q919767 | 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 1028907. 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.
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.



