Lisbon, North Dakota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Island Park Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58054. The Survey maps it on the Lisbon quadrangle. 2,204 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,083 feet above sea level.
Research this city
On record in Lisbon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Bradford Hotellisted 1987
Lisbon Bridgelisted 1997
Lisbon Opera Houselisted 1979
Ransom County Courthouselisted 1985
US Post Office-Lisbonlisted 1989- Colton's Crossing Bridgelisted 1997
Population over time
2 figuresLisbon grew from 2,154 to 2,204 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 | 2,154 | |
| 2020 | 2,204 | +50 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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 Fargo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Fargo quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Lisbon between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,205 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | N LISBON DITCH FIRE |
| 28 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | THOMPSON GRASS FIRE |
| 13 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JUNE GRASS FIRE |
| 7 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 640 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | HUETHER FIRE |
| 3 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2017-050317 |
| 23 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | HANSEN TREE FIRE |
| 15 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | JOHN JOHNSON |
| 8 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 2017-040817 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lisbon: 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilden I Pellet Plant | Iron | Plant | ||
| Evo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lisbon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lisbon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Olson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 68 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lisbon in 68 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 33 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 3 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death. 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | 1 killed, $5,000 | A pickup was swept off North Dakota Highway 32 into Dead Colt Creek. The vehicle floated downstream and was eventually submerged resulting in one fatality by 8 am CDT. |
| July 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Lisbon | $250,000 | A tornado touched down on a farmstead, destroying numerous buildings. One barn was destroyed and 60 hogs inside were killed. Power was knocked out. The tornado crossed highway 27 and dissipated. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Lisbon | $15,000 | Lightning struck a home in Lisbon, starting a fire in the attic. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $10,000 | Numerous trees were uprooted, power lines were downed, the roof blew off the armory, and the roof blew off the Ransom county highway department shop. A building at the fairgrounds was also damaged. Lisbon was without power from 5 to 9 pm. |
| October 2004 | Lightning | Lisbon | $2,000 | Lightning struck the side of a house in Lisbon. The strike blew the telephone box off the side of the house and knocked a hole in the house foundation. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | $2,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| March 2010 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | $500 | The Sheyenne River rose rapidly through central portions of Lisbon, in response to an ice jam which formed near the highway 27 bridge. Flood water rose above the moderate flood stage by 11 pm CDT and eventually crested above the major flood stage. Emergency levees had been constructed in advance and emergency crews were able to contain the flooding. |
| March 2009 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | $500 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | - | Around 4 inches of rain fell in less than three hours over several sections of farm and ranchland in northern Aliceton and southern Big Bend Townships. This primarily impacted the confluence of dead colt creek and the Sheyenne River. Several sections of farmland and farm access roads were flooded and ditches were filled to overflowing upstream of the confluence of Dead Colt Creek and the Sheyenne River. This is near the Dead Colt Creek Reservoir. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Large branches were blown down accompanied by pea sized hail. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. Several fires started from the downed power lines. Nickel to quarter sized hail also fell. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Tree damage was reported. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Trees were uprooted and power lines were blown down. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Multiple trees were blown down, some up to 2 feet in diameter. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Lisbon | - | The hail was accompanied by very heavy rain. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | A large tree branch was blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | The wind speeds were estimated. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Several 4 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Over a dozen power poles were either cracked or snapped off along highway 32. Large steel grain bins were popped off their pads and crushed. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted in shelterbelts. One trailer home was tipped over. In addition, several sections of cropland across southern and central Aliceton Township were heavily damaged by wind driven hail. Widespread downburst winds of from 80 to 90 mph were likely with peak winds to 115 mph estimated at some locales. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Lisbon | - | State radio relayed the public report of the funnel cloud sighting. |
| August 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Lisbon | - | Two or more funnels formed west-northwest of Lisbon. The funnels moved slowly to the west-northwest and passed north of Fort Ransom State Park. The funnels were formed in fairly high based thunderstorms and were visible from a distance. No touchdowns were observed. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Lisbon | - | Many road closures were reported due to flooding across southeast Ransom County. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Large tree limbs were broken down in shelterbelts. A few marble to nickel sized hail also fell. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Several large trees were blown down in a shelterbelt. |
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | - | Street flooding was reported in Lisbon. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Lisbon | - | Street flooding was reported in Lisbon, where nearly 2 inches of rain fell. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | Large trees were blown down. |
| September 1998 | Hail | Lisbon | - | The hail was 5 inches deep in Lisbon, requiring a plow to clear the streets. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Lisbon | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Lisbon | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttzville | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Elliott | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Wisner (historical) | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Anselm | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Brockway (historical) | 12.7 miles | 7 | |
| Englevale | 12.8 miles | 7 | |
| Venlo | 12.8 miles | 10 | |
| Enderlin | 13.2 miles | 10 |
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 Lisbon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q748348 | 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 1029920. 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.




