Crivitz, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Crivitz Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54114. The Survey maps it on the Crivitz quadrangle. 1,093 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 679 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresCrivitz grew from 984 to 1,093 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 | 984 | |
| 2020 | 1,093 | +109 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1941 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:48000
- 1950 USGS Coleman quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Crivitz quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Wabeno quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
178 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 178 fires within 5 miles of Crivitz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 247 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 12 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 | 53 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 44 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | ALFALFA |
| 14 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Crivitz: 12 occurrences, 11 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Boot Soul Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Crivitz Gravel Deposit # 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Crivitz Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Crivitz Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crivitz Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crivitz Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lake Noquebay Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lawrence Becker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Left Foot Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
38 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crivitz in 38 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | $125,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Crivitz. |
| May 2011 | Lightning | Crivitz | $100,000 | Lightning struck a pair of 138 kilovolt transmission lines near Crivitz. The power lines run from the Oconto Falls area to Kingsford, Michigan. The loss of the two lines, combined with a third line that was out of service for maintenance, resulted in a blackout for about 75,000 customers in the western half of Upper Michigan. Several school districts had to cancel classes due to the lack of electricity. The time of the lightning strike and associated damage in Wisconsin are estimates. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Crivitz | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds snapped or uprooted numerous trees around Crivitz. The strong winds also slammed boats against docks on Lake Noquebay causing damage to five of them. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Crivitz | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | $2,000 | Numerous trees and a few houses sustained downburst damage near Tommy Thompson State Park and High Falls Reservoir from the same thunderstorm that produced the long-track tornado. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Crivitz. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Crivitz | - | Penny size hail fell near Crivitz. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Crivitz with over 2,000 without power. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in Crivitz. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Crivitz | - | Quarter size hail fell in Crivitz. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Crivitz. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees in Crivitz. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | Wind gusts estimated at 65 mph downed trees and power lines in Crivitz between 3:00 pm CDT and 3:10 pm CDT. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Crivitz | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail near Crivitz. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous large trees, cutting a 100 foot wide swath through a stand of lodgepole pines. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Crivitz. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Crivitz | - | At intersection of Highways A and W. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | Many trees down. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crivitz | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Inlet | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sweetheart City | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Loomis | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Beaver | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Pound | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Wausaukee | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Coleman | 11.6 miles | 10 | |
| Porterfield | 12.5 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 Crivitz | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q302746 | 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 1563535. 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.






