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Garrison, North Dakota

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Garrison City. It lies in ZIP code area 58540. It stands on Garrison Creek. The Survey maps it on the Garrison quadrangle. 1,462 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,926 feet above sea level.

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Garrison within McLean County

Population over time

2 figures

Garrison grew from 1,453 to 1,462 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
20101,453
20201,462+9 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 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

2 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Garrison between 2005 and 2014, burning about 201 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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/undetermined1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
12 September 2014Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresFort Berthold AgencyVERSION
27 April 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresAudubon National Wildlife RefugeDETROBRIAND WMA

Every fire recorded in McLean County

Storms near this place

58 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garrison in 58 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 3 flash flood, 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
June 1999Flash FloodGarrison$300,000six (6) inches rain fell in a three (3) hour period resulting in widespread flooding. flood waters reached 3 to 8 feet impacting 115 homes and business property.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGarrison$100,000The strong winds combined with large hail resulting in extensive damage in and around the city of Garrison. Damage was sustained to a building under construction west of Garrison, several trees being uprooted, a railroad crossing twisted off, and crop damage reported to fields south and southwest of Garrison.
July 2011LightningGarrison$50,000Lightning struck the roof of a house at rural Garrison and started a fire. Damage was significant. The time, location, and damage value are estimated as these details were not provided in the article.
July 2008Flash FloodGarrison$25,000Flash flooding was reported in the city of Garrison with water flooding city streets and yards, and flowing into some basements. This was due to excessive rainfall of 3.43 inches total, with 2.62 inches of that falling within one hour.
June 1996Thunderstorm WindGarrison$20,000no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGarrison$15,000Several trees were uprooted by the strong winds.
June 2005Flash FloodGarrison$10,000Streets flooded after receiving 2 inches of rain in a short time.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGarrison$4,000An estimated thuderstorm wind gust of 70 mph was reported by the public. Large tree branches were broken.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Wind gusts were estimated by the public, and then relayed to the National Weather Service by a member of the broadcast media.
June 2012HailGarrison-Several reports of large hail were recieved. The largest hail stone was measured at half dollar sized.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Estimated winds of 60 mph were reported.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Heavy rain accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Pea size hail and heavy rain accompanied the strong thunderstorm winds.
June 2008HailGarrison-The public reported large hail at Camp of the Cross on the north shore of Lake Sakakawea. No report of damage was received from this event.
June 2008HailGarrison-Hail up to golfball size lasted for several minutes. No report of damage was received from this event.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Garrision ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) recorded a 66 mph wind gust.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Accompanied by torrential rain of 1.70 inches in 20 minutes.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Pea size hail as well.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Camper blown over.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Marble size hail accompanied the storm. Numerous trees and branches down. Moderate to severe damage to crops.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindGarrison-Public reported winds strong enough to shake their home.
July 1997HailGarrison-hail fell 12 N Garrison along with 60 mph winds.
June 2025HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
May 2022HailGarrison-no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
June 2021Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
July 2020Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
May 2018Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
July 2017Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
April 2016Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
July 2013Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
July 2011HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
July 2010HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2010HailGarrison-no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
June 2008HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2008HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2008HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2008HailGarrison-no account filed
August 2008HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2007Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
August 2006Funnel CloudGarrison-no account filed
September 2005HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2003HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed
July 2002HailGarrison-no account filed
July 2000HailGarrison-no account filed
July 1999HailGarrison-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindGarrison-no account filed

Every storm recorded in McLean 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
Riverdale10.9 miles7
Emmet12.6 miles6
Coleharbor12.6 miles9
Max13.2 miles5
Riverdale Junction16.6 miles8
Underwood20.0 miles8
Benedict21.5 miles9
White Shield22.8 miles6

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 GarrisonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2278248The 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 1029083. 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.