Cumberland, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Cumberland City. It lies in ZIP code area 54829. The Survey maps it on the Cumberland quadrangle. 2,274 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,243 feet above sea level.
Research this city
On record in Cumberland
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Cumberland Public Librarylisted 1992
St. Mary's Rectorylisted 2011
Population over time
2 figuresCumberland grew from 2,170 to 2,274 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 | 2,170 | |
| 2020 | 2,274 | +104 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Cumberland quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cumberland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Cumberland quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Grantsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
13,933 words on this townshipHistory of Barron County Wisconsin, published 1922 names this settlement in its chapter on Cumberland City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Cumberland is an incorporated city of 1528 Inhabitants, situated in the northwest corner of Cumberland Township, or, as more exactly described, in Sections 6 and 7. Township 35 north. Range 13 west. It is entirely surrounded by Beaver Dam Lake, which converts the site Into an island, sev¬ eral bridges giving access into the surround¬ ing country. From this fact it is sometimes called the "Island City." The lake is a beautiful body of water five miles long, and connects with a chain of lakes extending about sixteen miles to the northwest. The land is rolling, and in many places covered with small timber, the ancient forests hav¬ ing been cut years ago by the different log¬ ging concerns which operated in this region.
Passage source: History of Barron County Wisconsin, published 1922.
The city of Cumberland is built on an island at the lower extremity of Beaver Dam Lake, which is encircled for the most part with rugged hills, whose slopes and summits are adorned from spring to autumn with the brilliant foliage of a variety of trees and shrubs, including the pine, oak, birch and elm; the whole forming a series of magnificent pictures, the perfection of nature's handiwork, from almost number¬ less points of view. Less than five decades ago this Island and all the territory adja¬ cent to the beautiful Che-wa-cum-ma-towangok, or "Lake Made by the Beavers", as Beaver Dam Lake was called in the Chip¬ pewa language, was an unbroken wilder¬ ness, save the clearings and the cabins of two or three adventurous pioneers. In this period a city has grown up that is a sur¬ prise to the visitor. What was a tangled forest of trees, shrubs, wild creeping plants and flowers, is now a business and residence center that demands volumes of praise for the enterprise of the citizens. With wide and graded streets, substantial sidewalks, handsome homes, fine stores, electric lights and a complete system of waterworks in operation, the city is a model of what can be accomplished by the brain and hand of man.
Passage source: History of Barron County Wisconsin, published 1922.
O. A. Ritan, who was also a Norwegian, built a house on his land in the spring of 1875. He remained in this locality for many years and took a prominent part in the de¬ velopment of Cumberland, opening one of the early stores. He is still living, being now a resident of Portland, Ore.
Passage source: History of Barron County Wisconsin, published 1922.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Cumberland City - it names this place 47 more 47 times.
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Cumberland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | GULLY BLAZE |
| 24 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2020059 |
| 14 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018049 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Cumberland: 11 occurrences, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Lindquist Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Barron County Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Beaver Dam Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Charles Udelhofen Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Clarence Solum Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Cumberland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Florian R. Anderson Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fred Warwick Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| George Germann Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Grouse Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
55 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cumberland in 55 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 29 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 4 funnel cloud, 1 tornado. The reports record 8 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | 8 hurt, $100,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Damage Survey determined that downburst winds caused substantial tree damage north of Cumberland, Wisconsin. In addition, a local business roof was blown off just north of Cumberland, and several trailers in Eagle Point Campground were damaged. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $500,000 | no account filed |
| September 1993 | Tornado (F1) | Cumberland | $500,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $350,000 | Several properties received minor damage to roofs, with two properties sustaining significant damage with 40% of their shingles damage. One home had a tree fall on it which caused considerable damage to their roof. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $110,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds temporarily lifted the roof off a hangar building at the Cumberland Airport. Three walls of the hangar buckled as the roof settled back down. As a result the entire structure collapsed onto three airplanes stored in the hangar. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $110,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | $50,000 | Numerous trees were downed or snapped off, some two feet in diameter, near the intersection of County Highways P and T. A house lost half its roof, and trees were down on another house. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Cumberland | - | A storm produced hail southeast of Cumberland. The largest hail size was golf ball. |
| July 2022 | Heavy Rain | Cumberland | - | A 6 hour rainfall report of 4.19 inches. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | Several large trees were blown down near Cumberland. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | Multiple trees were blown down in the city of Cumberland. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | A large tree was blown down in Cumberland. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | A large tree was blown down over County Road B in Cumberland. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | A large tree was blown down on the northeast side of Granite Lake, on 7 1/2 Street. |
| June 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Cumberland | - | A funnel cloud was reported west-northwest of Cumberland. There were no reports of touchdowns. |
| June 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Cumberland | - | A funnel cloud was reported northwest of Cumberland. There were no reports of touchdowns. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Cumberland | - | Several reports of dime, up to half dollar size hail were reported from north of McKinley in Polk County, extending to the southeast in Barron County, near Cumberland, Wisconsin. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | A large tree was blown down west of Cumberland, Wisconsin along Highway 48 where it blocked both lanes. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Cumberland | - | A funnel cloud was reported at Eagle Point Campground. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | Power lines snapped near Cumberland just north of Highway 48. Several homes damaged along Highway 48, just east of Cumberland. One home at 1142 Highway 48 received extensive damage to roof and portion of wall. Many trees and power lines downed in this region. Some information obtained through the Cumberland Advocate newspaper. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | Trees and power lines were downed. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | A few trees were downed. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Cumberland | - | Crops were damaged by hail near 8th Street in Cumberland Township. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Cumberland | - | Numerous roads covered, some basements flooded. Three to four inches rain fell in less than two hours. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | Trees and power lines down. Estimated windspeed. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | Estimated winds, numerous trees down. |
| June 1997 | Lightning | Cumberland | - | Lightning strike to business. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Funnel Cloud | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Cumberland | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Cumberland | - | 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.
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 Cumberland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1570109 | 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 1563618. 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.








