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Creighton, Nebraska

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Creighton City. It lies in ZIP code area 68729. The Survey maps it on the Creighton quadrangle. 1,147 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,640 feet above sea level.

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Creighton within Knox County

Population over time

2 figures

Creighton fell from 1,154 to 1,147 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
20101,154
20201,147-7 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 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 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Creighton between 2014 and 2020, burning about 138 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
Equipment and vehicle use7
Debris and open burning6
Recreation and ceremony1

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
29 September 2016Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
3 August 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
27 August 2015Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
30 July 2015Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
1 June 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
7 April 2017Debris and open burning20 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
21 April 2019Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
31 March 2018Debris and open burning20 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Knox County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Creighton: 2 producers. 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
Coutts and Sons CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Selders Sand & Gravel Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Knox County

Storms near this place

60 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Creighton in 60 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 35 hail, 19 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2017Flash FloodCreighton$30,000Heavy rains caused flooding along Highway 13 south/southwest of Creighton.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindCreighton$20,000Thunderstorm winds snapped 1 large tree in half and uprooted another one. One of the trees fell on a house causing considerable roof damage and damage to the west side of the house.
May 1999Tornado (F0)Creighton$10,000Power lines/poles downed.
June 2010Flash FloodCreighton$2,000Rainfall of around 3.5 inches caused flash flooding and evacuation of campers at Bruce Park in Creighton. Creighton's city hall also sustained substantial water damage due to the heavy rain which ponded on the roof and then leaked around a flashing.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindCreighton-A 58 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
July 2023HailCreighton-Trained spotter reported 1.75-inch hail.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCreighton-A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.
July 2023HailCreighton-Public reported 2.5-inch hail.
June 2022HailCreighton-Public reported 1.25-inch hail.
August 2021Flash FloodCreighton-Road leading north out of town was inundated with water prompting a barricade to be deployed.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Personal weather station measured 61 mph wind.
July 2020HailCreighton-Public reported 1.5 inch hail.
July 2020HailCreighton-Public reported 1.5 inch hail.
July 2020HailCreighton-Public reported golf ball sized hail in Creighton.
July 2020HailCreighton-Public reported 1 inch hail.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindCreighton-A tree was blown onto a home. Power lines also blown down.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Trees were reported downed in the city of Creighton.
October 2013Tornado (EF3)Creighton-This EF3 tornado touched down approximately 2 miles southeast of Creighton. The tornado was initially weak with damage confined to softwood trees, irrigation systems, and siding and shingle damage. The tornado initially traveled north crossing highway 59 less than 1 mile to the east of the city of Creighton. The tornado made a direct impact to the Creighton Municipal Airport where 3 of the hangers received roof, garage and siding damage. There was also a storage building that lost a roof. The airport beacon was also lost during the tornado. Just to the south of the airport a building housing antique trackers was completely destroyed and was moved for 3 city blocks. The tornado then took a track to the northwest where a 10000 bushel grain bin was completely destroyed. There were also 5 other irrigation systems where destroyed as well as power poles snapped at their base. The tornado ended 1 mile north of Bazile Mills.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCreighton-A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph was reported in Creighton.
June 2009HailCreighton-The hail was accompanied by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph and 1 inch of rain in 15 minutes.
September 2008HailCreighton-This was the second severe thunderstorm that dropped hail at least 3/4 of an inch in diameter that night.
June 2008HailCreighton-Hail up to golfball-size was driven by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. The combination caused areas of house and vehicle damage in Creighton and crop damage near town, especially in the Winnetoon area which is just northwest of Creighton.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph knocked down a large branch onto a car in Creighton.
July 2006HailCreighton-A few hailstones that were between ping pong ball and quarter size fell near the Holt and Knox county line west of Creighton.
August 2006HailCreighton-The hail was accompanied by winds around 40 mph.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew down large trees, downed power lines and did some building damage near Creighton. The strong winds lasted 15 to 30 minutes.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph were estimated by law enforcement officials in Creighton.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph caused tree damage which downed power lines from west of Creighton into town.
July 2003HailCreighton-Hail up to baseball size was reported in town.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Large trees were downed in town due to thunderstorm winds that approached 70 mph.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed a few trees and power lines in Creighton.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous large tree branches in town according to a storm spotter.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Thunderstorm winds downed 4 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Part of firehall roof caved in. Silo destroyed. Grain bin destroyed. Numerous trees downed and some uprooted. A barn roof was damaged.
June 2018HailCreighton-no account filed
July 2014HailCreighton-no account filed
August 2013HailCreighton-no account filed
September 2008HailCreighton-no account filed
August 2007HailCreighton-no account filed
August 2007HailCreighton-no account filed
July 2005HailCreighton-no account filed
August 2005HailCreighton-no account filed
September 2005HailCreighton-no account filed
September 2005HailCreighton-no account filed
May 2004HailCreighton-no account filed
July 2004HailCreighton-no account filed
July 2003HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2002HailCreighton-no account filed
July 2001HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2000HailCreighton-no account filed
May 1998HailCreighton-no account filed
August 1998HailCreighton-no account filed
August 1998HailCreighton-no account filed
August 1998HailCreighton-no account filed
June 1996HailCreighton-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindCreighton-no account filed
June 1996Flash FloodCreighton-no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindCreighton-no account filed
July 1994Thunderstorm WindCreighton-no account filed
August 1994HailCreighton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Knox 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
Bazile Mills3.2 miles10
Winnetoon4.3 miles10
Center10.0 miles10
Midland10.9 miles9
Verdigre11.2 miles10
Sparta13.5 miles10
Bloomfield16.6 miles10
Jelen16.9 miles10

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 CreightonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q963206The 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 828452. 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.