Green Lake, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Green Lake City. It lies in ZIP code area 54941. The Survey maps it on the Green Lake quadrangle. 1,001 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 804 feet above sea level.
On record in Green Lake
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 3 records
Green Lake County Courthouselisted 1982
Green Lake Village Halllisted 2004
Thrasher's Opera Houselisted 1999
Population over time
2 figuresGreen Lake grew from 960 to 1,001 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 | 960 | |
| 2020 | 1,001 | +41 (+4%) |
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.
- 1916 USGS Ripon quadrangle1:48000
- 1918 USGS Ripon quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Ripon quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Fond Du Lac quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Green Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
115 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Green Lake between 1992 and 2020, burning about 181 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Green Lake: 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chier St Marie Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ferris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kepe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nowaske Gettleman & Broder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| R & R Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
30 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Green Lake in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 tornado, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2004 | Lightning | Green Lake | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $10,000 | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled several large trees and broke branches that brought down some power-lines. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $5,000 | Ten trees down in the town of Green Lake. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $4,000 | Branches down throughout the campground. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $3,000 | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $2,000 | Two trees were blown down. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Green Lake | $2,000 | This EF1 tornado entered into Green Lake County from Fond Du Lac County at Searl Road/ County Line Road about 2000 feet north of Carter Road into Green Lake County. The average path width was 60 yards, with a maximum path width of 100 yards. The tornado uprooted trees and tore away metal panels off the roof of a pole shed. The EF1 rating was determined by using DI 21(MBS) DOD 3 EXP with estimated winds speeds of 95 mph. The exact starting point was 43.70275/-88.88517 and the exact ending point was 43.72962/-88.90737. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $1,000 | A sailboat and kayak were overturned by straight-line winds near the south shore of Green Lake. Both occupants were uninjured. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $1,000 | Several 8-12 inch diameter tree branches down. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $1,000 | A few trees were knocked down throughout Green Lake County by straight line winds from a squall line. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | $200 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | - | Based on a report from county emergency managers, an NWS storm survey team determined damage located near the northeast shore of Green Lake was caused by microburst winds estimated at 100 mph (81 knots). Eight homes, a boat and two piers were damaged by the winds. Four dozen trees were uprooted or snapped along the path of the microburst winds. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | - | Powerful downburst winds gusting to around 52 knots (60 mph) toppled several large trees. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Hail | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| November 2003 | Heavy Rain | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Green Lake | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Green Lake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Forest | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Pleasant Point | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Sandstone Bluff | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Spring Grove | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Glen Beach | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Tuleta Hills | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Indian Hills | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Center House | 3.7 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 Green Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q931791 | 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 1565822. 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.






