Kewaskum, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Kewaskum town. It lies in ZIP code area 53040. The Survey maps it on the Kewaskum quadrangle. 4,309 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 935 feet above sea level.
On record in Kewaskum
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
Population over time
2 figuresKewaskum grew from 4,004 to 4,309 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 | 4,004 | |
| 2020 | 4,309 | +305 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Kewaskum quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Kewaskum quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Fond Du Lac quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Kewaskum quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Kewaskum between 2018 and 2020, burning about 69 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/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2018 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1802296 |
| 15 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 838 |
| 1 May 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 29 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201836 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201839 |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801047 |
| 29 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 24 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 23 |
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 Kewaskum: 1 occurrence. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
21 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kewaskum in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewaskum | 1 hurt, $4,000 | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Kewaskum | $2,000,000 | A trained spotter reported large hail, between 1 1/4 inch and 1 1/2 inch in diameter that fell in Kewaskum. The 5-8 minute hail storm was the worst to hit Kewaskum in many years. Roughly 200 vehicles suffered damage from the hail, as well as many homes, condos, apartments and outdoor equipment. Hail damage to vehicles was about $250,000, and about $1.75 M to buildings and equipment. This information was supplied by local auto-body shops and insurance companies and is a broad estimate. |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Kewaskum | $150,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Kewaskum | $100,000 | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Lightning | Kewaskum | $50,000 | Lightning struck an 150-year-old building's TV antenna, resulting in an attic fire. Damage was limited to the attic and one apartment. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewaskum | $25,000 | Numerous fallen trees in Kewaskum. Some roads blocked by fallen trees. Minor structural damage from high winds or fallen trees. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewaskum | $15,000 | Trees and power-lines down across the northern portions of Washington County. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewaskum | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Lightning | Kewaskum | $10,000 | During the pre-dawn hours, lightning struck a telephone pole behind the Police Department, damaging an outdoor siren, and several pieces of computer equipment. |
| June 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Kewaskum | $10,000 | This tornado (80-90 mph) was a continuation of the tornado that moved east-southeast from the area southwest of Campbellsport in southern Fond du Lac County. Originally this tornado was rated as F1 in Fond du Lac County, but after crossing the Washington/Fond du Lac County line near the intersection of Lake Bernice Dr. and St. Kilian Dr. it weakened to F0 status. It finally dissipated 1.5 miles northwest of Kewaskum, north of STH 28 and west of STH 45. Mainly light tree and crop damage was noted. Average path width was about 100 yards. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewaskum | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewaskum | $5,000 | Trees and power lines down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewaskum | $1,000 | A portion of a soffit ripped off a home and a heavy grill moved. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewaskum | - | Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled large trees. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Kewaskum | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Kewaskum | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Kewaskum | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Funnel Cloud | Kewaskum | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewaskum | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Kewaskum | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Kewaskum | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michaels | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Orchard Grove | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Wayne | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Young America | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Barton | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Kohlsville | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Boltonville | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| West Bend | 7.0 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 Kewaskum | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q269546 | 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 1567443. 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.






