Boyceville, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Boyceville Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54725. The Survey maps it on the Boyceville quadrangle. 1,100 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 945 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBoyceville grew from 1,086 to 1,100 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 | 1,086 | |
| 2020 | 1,100 | +14 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1948 USGS Downing quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Downing quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Boyceville quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Boyceville between 2003 and 2020, burning about 211 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019044 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18015 |
| 4 May 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Boyceville: 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annis Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Downing Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tiffany Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barron County Ag Dept. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Downing Sandstone Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Downing Sandstone Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Downing Sandstone Deposit #3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Lambs Creek Dolomite Deposit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Lambs Creek Dolomite Deposit #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Boyceville in 21 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | 1 killed | Local law enforcement officials indicated that a large tree limb broke off and fell on an individual and caused a fatality. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Boyceville | $2,000 | A tornado knocked down about a dozen trees before entering a farm, where there was minor damage to eaves and soffits of the main building as well as to some outdoor furnishings. Winds were estimated at about 65 mph. The tornado was caught on video by a local storm chaser. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | $2,000 | A pickup truck hauling several canoes rolled over on Highway 170 due to severe straight line winds. In addition, several trees were blown down in the area. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | $2,000 | A power line was blown down in the city of Boyceville, Wisconsin. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | - | A few trees and large branches were down near 370th St and 950th Ave, southeast of Boyceville. Some were across roads. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | - | Several power lines were blown down near Knapp. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in Boyceville. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | - | Rear flank downdraft winds accompanied a brief tornado. The wind damage was just west of the tornado and took down several trees and large branches, and also produced minor damage to outbuildings. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Boyceville | - | Flood waters closed Highway 12 near Knapp for several hours. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | - | A large tree was uprooted near Boyceville, Wisconsin. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | - | Trees and power lines down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | - | Numerous trees down. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Boyceville | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Boyceville | - | no account filed |
| September 2016 | Hail | Boyceville | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Boyceville | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Boyceville | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Boyceville | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Boyceville | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Boyceville | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Boyceville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downing | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Knapp | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Baxter | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Connorsville | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Wheeler | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Menomonie Junction | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tainter Lake | 10.9 miles | 12 | |
| Norton | 11.1 miles | 7 |
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 Boyceville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2236518 | 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 1562107. 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.








