Fountain City, Wisconsin
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fountain City City. It lies in ZIP code area 54629. It stands on Waumandee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fountain City quadrangle. 806 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
On record in Fountain City
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 1 record
- Fugina Houselisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresFountain City fell from 859 to 806 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 | 859 | |
| 2020 | 806 | -53 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1929 USGS Fountain City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Winona quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Winona quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Fountain City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Winona quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Fountain City between 1992 and 2018, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 May 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 May 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Winona District of the Upper Mississippi Complex | WINONA |
| 6 April 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 April 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Fountain City: 19 occurrences, 14 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patzner Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Biesanz Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eyedrop Lake Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeview Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeview Sand Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rivers Breeze Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Semling Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Twin Lakes Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Waumandee Creek Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waumandee Creek Sand Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
36 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fountain City in 36 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 3 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Fountain City | $200,000 | This tornado crossed the Mississippi River from Winona County, Minnesota, damaged trees at Merrick State Park and in the bluffs east of Highway 35. Falling trees at the state park heavily damaged a guest restroom that was designated as a storm shelter, crushing in the roof. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Fountain City | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $30,000 | Local broadcast media reported trees and power lines down in the Buffalo City and Fountain City areas. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Fountain City | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $8,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Fountain City | $6,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $6,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Fountain City | $4,500 | no account filed |
| September 2007 | Hail | Fountain City | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $2,000 | Trees were blown down near Fountain City. One of the downed trees blocked both lanes of a road. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $2,000 | Trees were blown down near Fountain City with one of these landing across a road. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $2,000 | Trees were blown down near Fountain City. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts were reported along the Mississippi River in southwest parts of Buffalo County. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down northeast of Fountain City. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $1,000 | A large tree was blown down onto County Road M near the intersection of County Road YY just east of Fountain City. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Fountain City | $750 | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $500 | Trees were blown down in Fountain City. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $500 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | $400 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Flood | Fountain City | - | Significant upstream runoff from the combination of rainfall and melting snow led to the Mississippi River at Fountain City rising over Highway 35, closing Main St from April 25th to 26th. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Fountain City | - | Significant upstream runoff from the combination of heavy rainfall and rapidly melting snow resulted in flooding in Fountain City. Impacts included water rising over Wisconsin Highway 35 in downtown Fountain City, closing Main St towards the end of April. Dry conditions allowed the Mississippi River to slowly recede and drop below minor flood stage at the nearby downstream dam in neighboring Winona, Minnesota on May 7th. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Fountain City | - | Quarter sized hail fell northeast of Fountain City. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Fountain City | - | More quarter sized hail fell northeast of Fountain City. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fountain City | - | Quarter sized hail fell north of Fountain City. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Fountain City | - | Street flooding was reported in Fountain City with eight inches of water of Highway 35. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | - | A severe thunderstorm downed several trees near Fountain City. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fountain City | - | A severe thunderstorm downed several trees near Fountain City. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Fountain City | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Fountain City | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Fountain City | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Fountain City | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Fountain City | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Fountain City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechville | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bohri (historical) | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Bluff Siding | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Cochrane | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Marshland | 9.6 miles | 18 | |
| Anchorage (historical) | 9.6 miles | 19 | |
| Buffalo City | 10.3 miles | 14 | |
| Glencoe | 11.4 miles | 11 |
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 Fountain City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1439910 | 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 1565171. 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.







