Jackson, Wisconsin
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Jackson Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53037. The Survey maps it on the Jackson quadrangle. 7,185 people lived here at the 2020 count.
On record in Jackson
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
- Tischer, Wilhelm Blacksmith Shoplisted 2023
Population over time
2 figuresJackson grew from 6,753 to 7,185 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 | 6,753 | |
| 2020 | 7,185 | +432 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1904 USGS West Bend quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS West Bend quadrangle1:62500
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Jackson between 2014 and 2020, burning about 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018127 |
| 19 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801111 |
| 17 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019083 |
| 13 May 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2001417 |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | THERESA |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2018057 |
| 22 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019064 |
| 20 April 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2019063 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jackson: 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hubertos Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Johann Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Rugby Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jackson in 26 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 11 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2006 | Hail | Jackson | $1,990,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $18,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $10,000 | Large trees and power lines down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $5,000 | Tree damage concentrated in the Jackson area including one large uprooted tree. A parking sign with a concrete base was tipped over. |
| March 2002 | Lightning | Jackson | $5,000 | Lightning hit a home's satellite dish and sent a current into the home, resulting in damage to a computer system and all major appliances and household wiring. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Powerful thunderstorms winds knocked down a few large trees. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Jackson | - | A brief, weak tornado spun up about 2.12 miles south-southwest (198 degrees) of the city of Jackson, or about 2.4 miles north of the village of Richfield (just west of STH 45), or about 0.23 miles southwest (225 degrees) of the STH 45 overpass with Western Ave. It was stationary during its 20-30 seconds life-span, based on trained spotter accounts. It resulted in only matted-down grasses. No EF-Scale Damage Indicator (DI) could be used. Specific lat/lon info is: N43.29313 W88.19027. Estimated average path width was about 20 yards. Estimated wind speed is 56-61 knots (65-70 mph). |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Trees down. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Large picnic table and chairs scattered and thrown 20 feet by wind gusts, and large trees down. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Measured by the Fox TV-6 school network site at Kettle Moraine High School. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Jackson | - | A very brief F0 tornado (50-60 mph) spun up 4 miles north-northeast of Jackson in an open rural area just north of STH 143 and east of CTH G, or 0.6 miles northwest of Keowns. The tornado traveled southeast 0.1 miles and dissipated. No damage was reported. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Jackson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Cedar Creek | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Keowns | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Rugby Junction | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Kirchhayn | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Richfield | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Ackerville | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rockfield | 5.1 miles | 15 |
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 Jackson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2754158 | 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 1567062. 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.






