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Atkinson, Nebraska

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Atkinson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68713. It stands on Mill Race. The Survey maps it on the Atkinson quadrangle. 1,306 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,106 feet above sea level.

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Atkinson within Holt County

On record in Atkinson

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 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Atkinson grew from 1,245 to 1,306 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
20101,245
20201,306+61 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 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

14 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Atkinson between 2010 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. 2 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
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Natural2
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
9 September 2017Natural1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
28 August 2017Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
25 August 2014Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
17 August 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
20 July 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
13 July 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
11 July 2017Natural1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
28 June 2015Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Every fire recorded in Holt County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Atkinson: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Funks Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Holt County

Storms near this place

60 of 143 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atkinson in 143 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 95 hail, 31 thunderstorm wind, 11 tornado, 3 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1997LightningAtkinson1 killedA 55 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning while riding a horse moving cattle in a meadow 22 miles southwest of Atkinson.
April 2000Tornado (F1)Atkinson$200,000Tornado was intermittently on the ground for six miles and destroyed or damaged several farm buildings, knocked down power lines, fences, and trees. Four center pivot systems were also damaged or destroyed.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindAtkinson$120,000Law enforcement reported six grain bins blown over 7 miles north of Atkinson.
March 2019FloodAtkinson$100,000Roads 877 and 876 are closed due to water over the roadway. Flooding also reported at the Golf Course.
June 2010FloodAtkinson$100,000Flooding was reported by the public in Atkinson after four inches of rainfall flooded the town lumberyard, outlying areas, and produced minor flooding in town. Numerous rainfall reports of three to four inches were received in the area.
June 2008HailAtkinson$100,000Atkinson law enforcement reported baseball size hail. The large hail broke windows at the Atkinson Country Club, damaged roofs, broke windows, severely damaged vehicles, and destroyed corn crops.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindAtkinson$50,000Irrigation pivot turned over and power lines reported down.
October 1998Tornado (F2)Atkinson$50,000Tornado touched down on the northeast edge of Atkinson and remained on the ground for nearly 1 mile. The tornado destroyed a pole barn. It also carried a metal shed 100 yards and damaged trees and feed bunks. The tornado touched down two more times, once 1 mile north of Atkinson, just east of Highway 11, and again 2 miles north of Atkinson, just west of Highway 11, doing minor tree damage.
June 2014HailAtkinson$50,000no account filed
May 2016Tornado (EF0)Atkinson$40,000At 225 PM CST a landspout tornado briefly touched down 1 mile north of Atkinson that produced minor damage to a tractor's wind shield and small garage before lifting while moving into an alfalfa field. The tornado was rated an EF-0 with highest winds estimated at 70 mph.
June 2003Tornado (F0)Atkinson$25,000The tornado broke power poles and mature trees, damaged a house roof on a farmstead, and moved a detached garage off of its foundation.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindAtkinson$20,000Numerous large trees and power lines down in town.
October 1998Tornado (F1)Atkinson$20,000Tornado touched down 20 miles south of Atkinson 1 mile west of Highway 11. The tornado damaged two ranches 18 miles south of Atkinson taking a roof off of a barn, damaging several farm buildings, and destroying numerous trees. The tornado was on the ground for most of its 5 mile path.
August 2007HailAtkinson$20,000no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindAtkinson$15,000A picnic shelter that was under construction at the city park was damaged. Also, the corner of a center pivot irrigation system was flipped upside down.
July 2001HailAtkinson$15,000no account filed
October 1998Tornado (F0)Atkinson$10,000Tornado touched down briefly destroying a small calf shed.
May 2002HailAtkinson$10,000no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindAtkinson$7,000Wind gusts from thunderstorms broke windows in homes and snapped off numerous large tree limbs.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindAtkinson$5,000Thunderstorm winds broke off large tree limbs and tore shingles off roofs.
August 1998HailAtkinson$5,000Golfball hail damaged buildings and destroyed crops.
June 2008HailAtkinson$5,000no account filed
June 2002HailAtkinson$4,000no account filed
May 2003HailAtkinson$3,000no account filed
July 2003HailAtkinson$3,000no account filed
July 1997HailAtkinson$2,000Thunderstorm winds blew 6 inch diameter tree limbs down.
June 2008HailAtkinson$2,000no account filed
June 2008HailAtkinson$1,500no account filed
May 2004HailAtkinson$1,000no account filed
August 2024HailAtkinson-Time was estimated from radar.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Radio station relayed a report of tree damage in Atkinson.
April 2022HailAtkinson-Quarter sized hail with pea to marble size hail mixed in.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 60 MPH reported at this location.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-A large 20 inch diameter cottonwood tree branch reported down at this location. Winds estimated at 70 MPH.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-No details.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Severe winds knocked out power to Atkinson.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Cooperative observer southwest of Atkinson estimated 60 mph wind gusts.
June 2020HailAtkinson-Ping pong ball sized hail reported at this location.
June 2020HailAtkinson-Dime to quarter sized hail covering the ground at this location.
June 2020HailAtkinson-Dime to quarter sized hail covering the ground at this location.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Downed trees and power lines and minor building damage were reported in Atkinson.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Ten inch diameter tree was uprooted by the wind gust.
June 2016Flash FloodAtkinson-Water reported across the road four miles east of Atkinson at 877 Road near 481 Avenue.
August 2013Heavy RainAtkinson-Street flooding reported in Atkinson.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Trained spotters reported winds over 58 mph.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Spotter estimated 50 to 60 MPH winds six miles north of Atkinson. No damage was reported.
June 2011FloodAtkinson-The rodeo grounds on the south edge of Atkinson has water backed up into it due to flooding from the Elkhorn river.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Atkinson-Dispatcher reported tornado briefly touched down in open field where foliage debris extended east along Highway 11.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-A trained spotter estimated 60 to 70 mph winds 6 miles south of Atkinson.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-The emergency manager reported 24 to 36 inch diameter trees were uprooted and chimneys blown from roofs overnight.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-The emergency manager reported 24 to 36 inch diameter trees were uprooted and chimneys blown from roofs overnight.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-The emergency manager reported 24 to 36 inch diameter trees were uprooted and chimneys blown from roofs by Severe Thunderstorm Winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Law enforcement reported a tree down from Thunderstorm Winds estimated at 60 mph.
August 2010HailAtkinson-The public reported pea to quarter sized hail along with wind gusts estimated to 60 mph or greater.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Spotters estimated thunderstorm wind gusts to 61 knots.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-A fast moving supercell thunderstorm produced severe criteria wind gusts north of Atkinson.
June 2009HailAtkinson-Strong winds accompanied the hail.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-Power poles were broken as well as large trees which were broken off and in roadways. The AWOS at the O'Neill airport recorded a wind gust of 62 kts (71mph) at 10:33p.m. CDT. The bow echo that produced the winds also rolled across Cherry, Keya Paha, Boyd, Brown, and Rock counties.
April 2004HailAtkinson-Hail accumulated to the depth of 1 1/2 inches on Highway 11 indirectly causing a one vehicle rollover accident with 1 person injured as he was ejected from the vehicle.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindAtkinson-The strong winds broke off several large tree limbs.

Every storm recorded in Holt 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
Stuart9.9 miles10
Emmet9.9 miles10
Wilson Ranch12.5 miles9
Inez16.6 miles9
Catalpa17.9 miles10
O'Neill18.2 miles11
Cleveland (historical)18.3 miles10
Midway20.5 miles9

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 AtkinsonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q965125The 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 827106. 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.