Frederic, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Frederic Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54837. The Survey maps it on the Frederic quadrangle. 1,154 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,214 feet above sea level.
On record in Frederic
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
Frederic Depotlisted 2003
Population over time
2 figuresFrederic grew from 1,137 to 1,154 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 | 1,137 | |
| 2020 | 1,154 | +17 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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 Frederic quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Frederic quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Frederic NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Frederic quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Grantsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
82 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Frederic between 1992 and 2019, burning about 117 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 48 |
| 6 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | DIAMOND LAKE 3 |
| 24 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 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 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Frederic: 23 occurrences, 17 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nd Unnamed Prospect Near Lewis | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Lewis | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Lewis | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Lewis | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Rice Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Rice Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Round Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Round Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Young Lake | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Near Young Lake | Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frederic in 19 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 10 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail. 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | $20,000 | Several thunderstorms moved across northern Polk County between Frederic and Clam Falls and caused a few trees to be uprooted, along with several power poles blown down. In addition, one tree landed on a home, with others blocking county and state roads. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | $15,000 | A 40 foot diameter tree was blown down near Frederic. The city lost power due to power lines blown down. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | $500 | A large tree blew down and landed on County Road L. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | - | Report of trees down in the village of Frederic. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | - | A delayed report was received of a tree down on the roadway. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | - | A tree was blown down on County Road W, near 34th Avenue in West Sweden. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Frederic | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | - | Few trees down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | - | Tree downed. Power lines felled by falling trees or branches. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | - | Power lines down. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Frederic | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Frederic | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Frederic | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Frederic | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Frederic | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Frederic | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Frederic | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Frederic | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Frederic | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Sweden | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lewis | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Luck | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| West Denmark | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Atlas | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Clam Falls | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Milltown | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Cushing | 11.5 miles | 16 |
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 Frederic | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2101032 | 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 1565283. 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.









