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Fowlerville, Michigan

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Handy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48836. It stands on Middle Branch Red Cedar River. The Survey maps it on the Fowlerville quadrangle. 2,951 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 902 feet above sea level.

Fowlerville within Livingston County

Population over time

2 figures

Fowlerville grew from 2,886 to 2,951 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
20102,886
20202,951+65 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 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

22 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Fowlerville between 2005 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. 1 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 use9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Natural1
Debris and open burning1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
5 August 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesFOWLERVILLE FD 0000516 - 2018
9 July 2018Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesHOWELL AREA FD 0000735 - 2018
6 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesFOWLERVILLE FD 0000449 - 2018
15 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesHOWELL AREA FD 0000758 - 2018
6 May 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesFOWLERVILLE FD 0000287 - 2019
24 May 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesLIVINGSTON 02
22 April 2018Smoking1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesFOWLERVILLE FD 0000264 - 2018
22 April 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesFOWLERVILLE FD 0000265 - 2018

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Livingston County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Fowlerville: 3 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
Albert Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Livingston Aggregates PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Yarnell Livingston County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Livingston County

Storms near this place

39 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fowlerville in 39 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 22 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 5 tornado, 3 lightning. The reports record 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2007Thunderstorm WindFowlerville1 hurt, $8,000Fowlerville fire officials reported at least 10 trees down in the area, with one landing on a car at the intersection of Elliott and Mason Roads. The driver of the vehicle was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries. National Weather Service Meteorologists surveyed the damage and estimated straight line wind gusts up to 65 MPH.
August 2007Tornado (EF2)Fowlerville$7,000,000This tornado first touched down approximately 4 miles northeast of Fowlerville at 1630EST between Owosso and Fleming Roads approximately three-fourths of a mile north of Chase Lake Road in Cohoctah Township, Livingston County. Tornado damage was observed from the ground continuously for 14 miles in Livingston County through Cohoctah Township, Deerfield Township and northwest Tyrone Township where the tornado entered Genesee County and the City of Fenton. The tornado damaged 71 homes/buildings and leveled hundreds of trees in Livingston County. Eight homes were destroyed in Cohoctah and Deerfield Townships. The damage along the path was predominately consistent with EF1 scale damage (associated with approximately 100 MPH winds). However, there were 2 sections in Livingston County consistent with EF2 scale damage (and associated with approximately 130 mph winds). The first section of EF2 damage occurred along Schrepfer Road in Cohoctah Township, where a single family dwelling was destroyed. The second section of EF2 damage occurred near the intersection of Center and Mack Roads in Deerfield Township, where substantial structural and tree damage was observed. A third and final section of EF2 damage occurred in Genesee County through the City of Fenton. The average path width in Livingston County was 200 yards. The tornado exited Livingston County across Bennett Lake Road approximately a half mile west of U.S. 23 at 1649EST. It then continued for 4 miles across southeastern Genesee County and for another 5.5 miles in western Oakland County.
July 1997Tornado (F1)Fowlerville$200,000no account filed
October 2006LightningFowlerville$150,000A local newspaper included a picture of a home that caught fire after being struck by lightning. The blaze resulted in extensive damages, destroying two second-story rooms and the roof. Property damages were estimated at $150K. No one was injured.
August 2023Tornado (EF1)Fowlerville$70,000The strong tornado over northeast Ingham county weakened and moved into Livingston county south of North Cedar Road and close to the West Branch Red Cedar River by Wallace Road. Trees and tree limbs were uprooted and blown down with estimated winds up to 90 mph as the tornado tracked east. The tornado weakened further and dissipated along Van Buren Road and west of North Nicholson Road.
June 2010LightningFowlerville$30,000A vacant home caught fire after a lightning strike. The fire was contained in the attic, but the roof was destroyed.
May 2002LightningFowlerville$30,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindFowlerville$5,000Numerous trees and power lines down.
June 2003Tornado (F1)Fowlerville$5,000A tornado touched down near the intersection of Van Riper and Cemetery roads. The tornado then lifted near the intersection of Grand River and Owosso roads. This tornado caused extensive tree damage and tore some shingles off of several homes.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindFowlerville$5,000Sheriff Department reported a tree blown onto a house.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindFowlerville$5,000no account filed
July 2011Thunderstorm WindFowlerville$3,000Trees and wires reported down.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindFowlerville$2,000no account filed
August 2023Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-Six to twelve inch diameter tree limbs reported down.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-A three to four foot diameter tree was blown onto two vehicles.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-A 10 inch tree limb reported down.
August 2021Flash FloodFowlerville-Eastbound I-96 after Pinckney Road was closed due to flooding.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-A couple large trees down on the road.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-A tree was reported down.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-One foot diameter tree down blocking road.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-Multiple trees reported down.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-A trained spotter reported large tree branches down.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and several large tree limbs south of Fowlerville.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-Central dispatch reported a tree blown down.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-Large tree limbs were reported blown down.
August 2003Tornado (F0)Fowlerville-A tornado tracked along Howell-Mason road from Webberville in Ingham county to Fowlerville in Livingston county. The tornado weakened as it moved into Livingston county.
September 2002Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-Spotters reported that several large trees were blown down in thunderstorm winds.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-Trees blown down at Fowlerville and Mohrle Roads.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindFowlerville-Thunderstorm winds downed a 4 foot diameter tree.
February 2026HailFowlerville-no account filed
June 2023HailFowlerville-no account filed
July 2007HailFowlerville-no account filed
July 2007HailFowlerville-no account filed
May 2001HailFowlerville-no account filed
July 2000HailFowlerville-no account filed
June 1999HailFowlerville-no account filed
July 1995HailFowlerville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Livingston 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
Fleming3.4 miles11
Parkers Corners6.7 miles11
Cohoctah Center8.0 miles14
Oak Grove8.0 miles12
Howell8.5 miles13
Nicholson8.5 miles13
Cohoctah9.5 miles14
Deer Creek11.2 miles14

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 FowlervilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2217770The 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 626363. 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.