Coleridge, Nebraska
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Precinct 16. It lies in ZIP code area 68727. The Survey maps it on the Coleridge quadrangle. 537 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,558 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresColeridge grew from 473 to 537 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 | 473 | |
| 2020 | 537 | +64 (+14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Sioux City quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Coleridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Yankton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Coleridge between 2010 and 2019, burning about 20 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 | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 31 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
52 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coleridge in 52 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 31 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 2003 | Tornado (F4) | Coleridge | 1 killed, $3,700,000 | An eventual f4 tornado began its destructive path around 6 miles southwest of Coleridge. The tornado moved northeast and crossed the northern sections of the city uprooting trees, downing power lines and destroying a couple of grain bins. A construction business in a garage was also destroyed. The tornado then continued northeast of town hitting a large hog farm. At this farm a 70-year-old man was killed while in a storage shed when a tractor that was flipped by the winds crushed him. Many livestock were also killed by debris or flung through the air by the deadly winds. In one case cattle were carried over a mile then left dead in a pile. The tornado then widened to around 3/4 of a mile, reaching its maximum intensity. Numerous vehicles were tossed at this location and a complete farmstead was flattened. Trees were also stripped and debarked. The tornado remained around 3/4 of a mile wide for a few more miles before turning slightly to the southeast and diminishing, but not before hitting 2 more farmsteads and moving one house off of its foundation. In total, 11 homes received substantial damage and between 100 and 200 utility poles were downed. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Coleridge | 1 hurt | Three farms damaged. Eight to ten power poles downed 8 -10 miles east southeast of Hartington. Injury occurred about 9 miles east of Hartington southeast of the Highway 84/57 interchange. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF3) | Coleridge | $2,000,000 | This was the strongest of the tornadoes that the Cedar County supercell produced. This tornado developed to the northwest of Coleridge and moved slowly east southeast just to the north of the city of Coleridge. As the tornado neared 567th Ave the tornado turned to the south along the eastern edge of the city producing some significant structural damage along the eastern side of Coleridge. The tornado continued south until nearing 875th Road where the foward speed further slowed, and the tornado changed to an eastern movement while becoming rain-wrapped. The eastern direction occurred for a half mile before the tornado moved almost due north along 568th Ave while significantly weakening. The most significant damage, which was strong EF3, occurred to the north of Coleridge along the 876th Road. Here, two farm houses were destroyed down to the foundation and trees were snapped and debarked. The total path of the tornado, including all the turns, was 8.24 miles. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | $110,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a center pivot and a tree fell and destroyed a shed 3 miles northeast of Coleridge. The strong winds also damaged portion of a hog building 5 miles northeast of Coleridge. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | $50,000 | Winds destroyed a carport in Coleridge. A large grain bin was also damaged south of town. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged two building on the east side of town. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Trained spotter reported 1-inch hail. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Wind gusts were also estimated at 50 mph. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Nickel size hail fell north of Coleridge. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Coleridge | - | One inch hail fell north of Coleridge. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Coleridge | - | This was a short-lived tornado that produced minor damage along 569th Ave. The tornado was captured on video by several storm chasers in the area. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph flipped several center irrigation pivots and snapped some highline power poles in the Coleridge area according to the Coleridge Blade newspaper. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Hail up to baseball-size fell west of Coleridge. The hail damaged roofs and crops in the region. Time was estimated from radar. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Hail up to softball-size was reported east of Coleridge from the second of 2 supercell thunderstorms that tracked near town. The hail damaged roofs and crops in the region. Time was estimated from radar. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph caused some tree and house damage in the Coleridge area. The time was estimated based on radar and surrounding reports. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at close to 60 mph destroyed a metal farm outbuilding south of Coleridge. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Although a few hailstones reached 3/4 of an inch in diameter, most of it was smaller. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph were accompanied by 1 inch hail. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Coleridge | - | The hail was accompanied by very strong winds that knocked down small tree branches. The winds were probably in excess of 50 mph. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell in Coleridge and just north of town. The hail lasted for 5 to 10 minutes. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Coleridge | - | Rainfall of 1 to 3 inches that fell in 2 hours or so caused flash flooding across a few roads south of Coleridge. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph caused wind damage in town including blowing the window out of a business and downing a few trees onto Highway 15. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Hail up to1 inch in diameter fell in Coleridge for nearly 10 minutes. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter caused vehicle and siding damage in town. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph downed power lines in town. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Coleridge | - | Heavy rain caused flash flooding across Highway 57 between Coleridge and Hartington and also flooded several county roads in the area. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Coleridge | - | Hail was reported from 3 miles southwest of Coleridge to Coleridge. The hail was up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| July 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Coleridge | - | A storm chaser caught a brief tornado touchdown on film. The tornado was very narrow and briefly touched down in open country causing no damage. |
| June 2000 | Flash Flood | Coleridge | - | Two to 3 inches of rain in 30 minutes produced some flooding east of Coleridge. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleridge | - | Strong winds blew the roof off of a farm building south of Coleridge. |
| July 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | Coleridge | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Coleridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belden | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Laurel | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Hartington | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Randolph | 12.0 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 13.9 miles | 9 | |
| Magnet | 14.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bow Valley | 14.6 miles | 9 | |
| Obert | 15.7 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 Coleridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2415367 | 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 828259. 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.




