Elk Mound, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Elk Mound Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54739. It stands on Elk Mound. The Survey maps it on the Elk Creek Lake quadrangle. 985 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,017 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresElk Mound grew from 878 to 985 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 | 878 | |
| 2020 | 985 | +107 (+12%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1934 USGS Elk Mound quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Elk Mound quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Elk Creek Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Elk Mound between 2004 and 2020, burning about 404 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19044 |
| 31 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19028 |
| 2 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20022 |
| 14 May 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2009 | Fireworks | 390 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MUDDY CREEK WILDLIFE AREA |
| 3 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19014 |
| 28 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.8 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Elk Mound: 6 occurrences, 5 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Elk Creek Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elk Creek Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elk Creek Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elk Creek Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elk Creek Sand Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elk Mound Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Elk Mound Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fry Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lightfoot Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
27 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elk Mound in 27 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 16 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. The reports record 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Mound | 2 hurt | Mobile home blown 50 feet, injuring 2. Estimated windspeed. |
| September 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Elk Mound | $250,000 | A NWS Storm Survey determined a tornado began on the south side of Elk Mound, near the intersection of I-94, and South Holly Road. The tornado moved northeast, crossing I-94, and continued into Chippewa County as it crossed 10th Street, south of 560th Avenue. Most of the damage was EF0 in Dunn County where a barn lost its roof, and trees were uprooted or blown down. The path length in Dunn County was 2.3 miles long, with a maximum width of 250 yards. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Mound | $15,000 | A 14 foot barn wall was blown off with roof damage to the adjacent house. There were also numerous trees, up to 2.5 feet in diameter, that were blown down in Elk Mound. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | Quarter sized hail report via MPING near Elk Mound. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Mound | - | A few trees and power lines were blown down in the Village of Elk Mound, and Elk Mound Township. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Mound | - | A large tree was blown down in Elk Mound. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Mound | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Elk Mound. |
| May 2016 | Heavy Rain | Elk Mound | - | A 3.20 inch rainfall report was measured by the local emergency manager. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Elk Mound | - | Two bands of torrential rainfall, with rainfall rates as high as 2 inches per hour, moved across far eastern Dunn county near Elk Mound. The rainfall caused several roads to flood, especially along Highway 29 west of town. Some roads were closed due to the flood waters in the town of Elk Mound. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Mound | - | A tree was blown down southeast of Elk Mound. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | Dime sized hail fell for 5 minutes along County Road EE. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Mound | - | Estimated windspeed... |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk Mound | - | Large branches down. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Elk Mound | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls City | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Rusk | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Caryville | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Colfax | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rock Falls | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Meridean | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Falls | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Tainter Lake | 11.5 miles | 12 |
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 Elk Mound | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2487251 | 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 1564526. 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.






