Fraser, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Fraser City. It lies in ZIP code area 48026. It stands on Sweeney Drain. The Survey maps it on the Mount Clemens West quadrangle. 14,726 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 610 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresFraser grew from 14,480 to 14,726 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 | 14,480 | |
| 2020 | 14,726 | +246 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1912 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Mt Clemens West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Mt Clemens West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
62 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Fraser between 2018 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 3 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 use | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS FD 0011757 - 2019 |
| 11 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EASTPOINTE FIRE/RESCUE 0003704 - 2019 |
| 9 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR SHORES FD 4796 - 2019 |
| 23 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FRASER DPS-FIRE DIVISION 1270-20 - 2020 |
| 21 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FRASER DPS-FIRE DIVISION 20-1256 - 2020 |
| 10 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR SHORES FD 4819 - 2019 |
| 6 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS FD 0008229 - 2018 |
| 6 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS FD 0008235 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Fraser: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Tantalum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Electric Co--Warren, Mich. | Tantalum | Past Producer | ||
| Jones & Laughlin--Warren, Mich. | Iron | Producer | ||
| Port Huron Salt Co. | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Marsack Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vergote Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Alliance Brick Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| East Gass'sS Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Warren Brick Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fraser in 19 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Fraser | - | The tornado started north of Masonic and east of Utica Road and Garfield Road, in the vicinity of General Street. The tornado moved north crossing 14 Mile Road and affected about 15 to 20 homes, with shingles blown off their roofs. The most concentrated damage was in this neighborhood, with a lot of tree damage as well. The most |significant structural damage that was noted was 1 house losing a section of its roof. The tornado continued to move north crossing 15 Mile Road causing additional tree|damage before dissipating just south of the Metro Parkway. Estimated peak winds of 70 MPH with the tornado. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | Tree limbs reported down on the road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | Large tree limbs observed on the road. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | Large trees and tree limbs reported down. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | A large tree was reported blown down. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | A 4 inch tree limb was reported down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | A trained spotter measured a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | A trained spotter estimated an 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | A trained spotter reported a large tree branch 8 inches in diameter down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | A trained weather spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | A trained weather spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust, which caused a down wire. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | A trained weather spotter estimated a 90 mph thunderstorm wind gust, which blew down a 2 foot diameter tree. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fraser | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Fraser | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Fraser | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Fraser | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Flood | Fraser | - | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Hail | Fraser | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cady | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Broad Acres | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Roseville | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Clinton | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Warren | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| St. Clair Shores | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Eastpointe | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Sterling Heights | 5.1 miles | 18 |
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 Fraser | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2425470 | 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 626432. 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.









