Holmen, Wisconsin
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Holmen Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54636. It lies near Long Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Holmen quadrangle. 10,661 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 705 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresHolmen grew from 9,005 to 10,661 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 | 9,005 | |
| 2020 | 10,661 | +1,656 (+18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1930 USGS La Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS La Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Holmen quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS La Crosse quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Holmen between 2018 and 2020, burning about 7 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 200504 |
| 4 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19-0479 |
| 15 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-0431 |
| 26 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-0283 |
| 26 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-0284 |
| 25 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-0279 |
| 24 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19-0363 |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-0274 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Holmen: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacrosse County Highway Dept. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bucklin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kings Bluff Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
53 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holmen in 53 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 24 hail, 22 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Hail | Holmen | $45,500,000 | Hail ranging in size from 1 inch upto 2.5 inches in diameter fell in Holmen. Most of the hail was golf ball sized or larger. Between 4,000 and 5,000 homes sustained roof damage from the hail. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Holmen | $405,000 | Up to golf ball sized hail fell in Holmen. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Holmen | $254,000 | The public reported two inch diameter hail near Holmen. |
| May 2017 | Lightning | Holmen | $250,000 | A fire at a care facility in Holmen was started by a lightning strike. The fire was trapped between the ceiling and roof with the building sustaining substantial water and fire damage. All the residents of the care facility were safely evacuated. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $40,000 | A large tree was blown down on a house east of Holmen. Large branches on the tree pierced through the roof allowing water to enter the house. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Holmen | $30,000 | Public reported baseball sized hail near Holmen. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $30,000 | Hundreds of trees were damaged or uprooted in Holmen. Especially hard hit was the Remington Hills subdivision where at least one tree fell on a house. After the storm, over 500 residents were without power. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Holmen | $20,000 | Public reported golf ball sized hail near Holmen. |
| June 2013 | Lightning | Holmen | $10,000 | A house in Holmen was struck by lightning. The electrical box, some windows and the roof were damaged. |
| September 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Holmen | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down in Holmen. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Holmen | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Holmen | $2,500 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in Holmen. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $2,000 | High winds pushed a shed into a fence in Holmen and blew down some trees. |
| June 2013 | Lightning | Holmen | $2,000 | A couple of power poles were struck by lightning in Holmen. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $2,000 | Power lines and tree branches were blown down near the Holmen Police Department. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Holmen | $2,000 | In addition to the hail, 2.7 inches of rain fell. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Holmen | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Holmen | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $1,000 | The public reported small tree limbs and shingles blown off near Holmen. The report was relayed via mPING. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $1,000 | Trees were blown down across County Road V and Moe Coulee Road north of Holmen. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $750 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | $500 | One 5 inch diameter tree and a 20 foot tall pine were uprooted. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Holmen | $500 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Hail | Holmen | - | The public reported quarter sized hail in Holmen. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Holmen | - | Public reported quarter sized hail near Holmen. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Holmen | - | Quarter sized hail was reported just southwest of Holmen. |
| August 2021 | Hail | Holmen | - | Half dollar sized hail was reported east of Holmen. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | - | An estimated 60 mph wind gust occurred in Holmen. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | - | An estimated wind gust of 60 miles per hour occurred in Holmen. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Holmen | - | A National Weather Service employee estimated three quarter inch hail in Holmen. |
| September 2010 | Heavy Rain | Holmen | - | The total rainfall amounted to 5.05 inches. Elsewhere in the county, 4.89 inches was measured 2 miles north of Holmen, 4.38 inches fell 5 miles southeast of La Crosse, 3.99 inches fell at the National Weather Service just east of La Crosse, and 3.77 inches fell in West Salem. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | - | NWS employee estimated 60 miles per hour wind gust in Holmen. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | - | Severe thunderstorms thrashed west-central, central, and north-central Wisconsin with damaging winds, large hail up to two inches in diameter, and torrential rain Sunday evening. The violent winds with speeds of at least 65 mph blew over many large trees southeast of Osceola (Polk County); in the Sand Creek, Wilson, Grant, and Otter Creek townships of Dunn County ($50 thousand damage to two barn roofs); in Lubin (Taylor County); in Thorp (Clark County); in Osseo, Whitehall and Blair, all in Trempealeau County (about $100 thousand damage to homes and other buildings); in Dexterville and Nekoosa (Wood County); in Amherst (Portage County); south of Wautoma (Waushara County); 10 miles north of Keshena; and in Holmen (La Crosse County). The powerful thunderstorm winds also blew down power lines at Linwood (Portage County) and Waupaca (Waupaca County). |
| June 2019 | Hail | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | - | no account filed |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holmen | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Brice Prairie | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| New Amsterdam | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lakeview (historical) | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Onalaska | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Sunset Point (historical) | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| French Island Village | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Council Bay | 6.7 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 Holmen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2761303 | 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 1566559. 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.








