Keshena, Wisconsin
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Menominee town. It lies in ZIP code area 54135. It stands on Oshkosh Creek. The Survey maps it on the Keshena quadrangle. 1,257 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 823 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresKeshena fell from 1,262 to 1,257 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 | 1,262 | |
| 2020 | 1,257 | -5 (-0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Keshena quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Shawano quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
424 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 424 fires within 5 miles of Keshena between 1992 and 2020, burning about 180 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 52 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 | 89 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 79 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 65 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Fireworks | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Smoking | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Menominee Tribe | COOPWHERE' |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Menominee Tribe | POWERLINE |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Menominee Tribe | FOX RIDGE |
| 9 August 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Menominee Tribe | PINE RIDGE |
| 9 August 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Menominee Tribe | VV WEST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Keshena: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montoure Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
43 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keshena in 43 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 26 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 lightning, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 2 deaths and 8 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Flood | Keshena | 1 killed | Fast flows and flooding on the Wolf River caused a fatality as someone drowned from the abnormally fast current. The victim went into the river in Keshena that is frequently used for swimming. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | 1 killed | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Keshena. One tree fell onto a car and killed a 39 year old woman. |
| June 1996 | Lightning | Keshena | 8 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Lightning | Keshena | $25,000 | Lightning caused a house fire in Keshena. |
| December 2014 | Flood | Keshena | $10,000 | Ice jams, comprised of frazil ice, caused low-land flooding along the Wolf River in Keshena. An excavator was used in an attempt to open up a channel that would allow water to bypass the jam, but those efforts were unsuccessful. About a dozen structures were affected by the high waters, and some homes had flooding in their basements. The intersection of State Highways 47/55 and County Trunk VV East had to be closed for several days after the river began to spill over the road. Work crews placed barriers along the Wolf River and constructed a dam in a small creek leading into the river. They then used industrial electric pumps, capable of pumping about 500 gallons per minute, to remove water from the creek and pump it into the Wolf River. This caused the flood waters to recede. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree and power line damage. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Keshena | - | A tornado touched down just west of Keshena at 5:15 PM CDT. The tornado tracked east and snapped and uprooted several trees before dissipating east of Keshena at 5:25 PM CDT. Total path length is estimated to be 7.43 miles long, with a width of 90 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 90 mph. |
| June 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Keshena | - | A tornado developed near Highway 55 northwest of Keshena at 2:25 AM CDT, then tracked east-southeast crossing the Legend Lake area and entering Oconto County at 2:33 AM CDT. The tornado downed multiple power lines, snapped and uprooted trees, and flipped several campers at a campground along the path. Total path length is estimated to be 8.96 miles long, with a width of 83 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 98 mph. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Keshena. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees and power lines across Keshena. Highway 55 had to be closed due to downed trees in the road. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | Thunderstorms winds downed trees on Highway 47 around Keshena. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Keshena | - | Penny size hail fell about 10 miles north of Keshena. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | Thunderstorms winds downed trees northeast of Keshena. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | Thunderstorm winds downed many tree branches and limbs and also knocked a one foot diameter tree onto a road. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | Thunderstorms downed several trees and large branches and also produced pea-size hail. The damage occurred about 8 miles north of Keshena near Highway 55 and County Road M. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | Trees and large branches down along State Highway 47 west of Keshena and in Keshena. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | Trees and power lines down in the vicinity of Keshena. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | Trees down along Highway 47 to the town of Zoar. Trees also down on the north side of Legend Lake. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keshena | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keshena Falls | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Legend Lake | 2.9 miles | 8 | |
| Middle Village | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Neopit | 12.4 miles | 7 | |
| Zoar | 16.7 miles | 8 | |
| Perote (historical) | 17.2 miles | 8 |
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 Keshena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1569832 | 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 1567430. 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.




