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Hammond, Wisconsin

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Hammond Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54015. The Survey maps it on the Baldwin West quadrangle. 1,873 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,089 feet above sea level.

Hammond within St. Croix County

Population over time

2 figures

Hammond fell from 1,922 to 1,873 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,922
20201,873-49 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

17 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Hammond between 1994 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources19-5587
20 September 2018Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18-5761
12 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18-4859
7 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18-3958
13 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20-4331
9 June 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20-3417
8 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1832178
8 June 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18-3217

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Croix County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Hammond: 16 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Kinnickinnic River Dolomite DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Russ & Bobbie Ihrke Dolomite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Baldwin Gravel Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Baldwin Gravel Deposit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Baldwin Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Baldwin Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Deneen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
H L Olsen Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hammond Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Croix County

Storms near this place

29 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hammond in 29 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 16 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2005Tornado (F1)Hammond$3,600,000A tornado that was on the ground for 8 miles first touched down near Oak Drive in Section 24 of Kinnickinnic Township about 7 miles southwest of Hammond. A couple trying to outrun the storm in their car said that the funnel suddenly surrounded their vehicle. The car began to shake and the back end started to lift off the ground while at the same time branches were flying by the car. At a property nearby the tornado sheared off a garage roof, twisted a swing set up "like a pretzel", broke windows, and downed trees. The tornado pushed northeast and crossed Interstate 94 where it was witnessed by several motorists. Next the twister damaged a farmstead near the intersection of County Highway J and 170th Street about 4 miles southwest of Hammond. A number of horses were picked up and injured by flying debris. One horse had to be put down because of a severe leg injury. Three sheds (42x80 feet, 27x14 feet, and 150 feet long) were downed. After striking the farmstead the tornado destroyed two barns, a few sheds, and snapped or uprooted many trees before reaching Hammond. The tornado was at its strongest when it moved into the northwest corner of Hammond where it damaged 24 homes, mainly in the Meadows subdivision. A row of 5 townhouses sustained significant roof and garage damage and one building had to be demolished. The tornado caused grills, lawn furniture, and building debris to be thrown into the exterior walls and windows of homes. Several neighborhood residents took shelter in ground floor bathrooms and closets (the homes did not have basements) and incredibly no one was injured. Twenty seven families had to be sheltered by the Red Cross until the damage to their homes could be repaired. Hammond Golf Course lost 47 mature fairway trees between the 9th and 6th tee box. Three golfers caught outside when the tornado crossed the course had to hang onto trees to survive the forceful winds that threw trees up to 25 feet from where they were ripped from the ground. Just north of town along 90th Avenue the tornado threw a picnic table through the front of a home. The home itself was slightly moved off its foundation and the back wall of the home was ripped off. Two sheds on the property were picked up and dropped back down. This tornado was widely photographed and videotaped.
July 2010Tornado (EF1)Hammond$500,000Thirty homes sustained damage, including one with major damage. Dozens of trees were broken or snapped.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindHammond$100,000There was a barn and garage that was damaged, with corn flattened at County Road E and 160th Street.
August 2009Tornado (EF0)Hammond$100,000A damage survey determined that an EF-0 touched down approximately three miles north-northwest of Hammond, Wisconsin, and tracked eastward for approximately one-half mile before lifting. Several garage doors were blown in. A portion of a roof was blown off a house. Numerous soffets were blown off, and corn in the area was blown down. The damage occurred in the area of 167th Street.
May 2025Tornado (EF2)Hammond-A tornado touched down near a property along 110th Ave, uprooting multiple trees. The tornado tracked north toward County Road E, snapping tree trunks along the way. It then started to track more to the northeast, destroying a farm outbuilding along with multiple uprooted trees at a property along 160th Street. The debris from this outbuilding was found along the rest of the tornado track. The most substantial damage occurred at a property along 165th Street, where multiple trees were snapped and a silo sustained significant damage. The silo was shifted, had one side caved in, and had its top removed. After this, the tornado tracked north of 140th Avenue before roping out and dissipating before reaching County Road G.
July 2023HailHammond-Corn stripped from the hail.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHammond-Many ten to twelve inch diameter trees blown down. Corn was also stripped from hail.
May 2023HailHammond-Trained Spotter measured nickel sized hail in Hammond, WI.
July 2023Heavy RainHammond-A measured report of 2.13 inches of rain fell in one hour.
July 2016HailHammond-Hail was photographed.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindHammond-A home lost some shingles on their roof from damaging thunderstorm winds.
June 2010HailHammond-A wall cloud was also observed near Hammond, Wisconsin.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindHammond-Large tree and power line downed.
July 2008HailHammond-Hail occurred 0.5 miles West of intersection of County Road N and T.
August 2007HailHammond-In addition, measured 47 mph winds at 840 pm.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindHammond-Three to five inch branches down.
June 2005HailHammond-Dime to nickel sized hail fell 13 miles east of the Minnesota border on Interstate 94.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindHammond-Near the intersection of Highway 12 and 160th Street 2 miles northwest of Hammond a pole barn was damaged. Pieces of the barn's corrugated steel roofing were found up to one quarter mile away. A playhouse made out of timbers was destroyed. A car was damaged by flying debris. A second barn lost a portion of its roof.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindHammond-A tractor trailer was blown over on Interstate 94 at mile post 13.
June 2001HailHammond-Ground turned white.
May 2022HailHammond-no account filed
May 2021HailHammond-no account filed
June 2017HailHammond-no account filed
September 2016HailHammond-no account filed
October 2016HailHammond-no account filed
July 2010HailHammond-no account filed
July 2010Funnel CloudHammond-no account filed
June 2007HailHammond-no account filed
October 1996HailHammond-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Croix County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Baldwin3.4 miles11
Palmer5.5 miles11
Dahl6.3 miles11
Roberts6.4 miles12
Erin Corner6.9 miles12
Centerville7.8 miles11
Woodville7.9 miles11
Wildwood9.4 miles11

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 HammondAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2134988The 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 1581640. 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.