Mattoon, Wisconsin
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Mattoon Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54450. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mattoon quadrangle. 357 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,276 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMattoon fell from 438 to 357 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 | 438 | |
| 2020 | 357 | -81 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1952 USGS Antigo quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Mattoon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Mattoon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 86 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Menominee Tribe | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 August 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | MULLIGAN FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mattoon: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehrenreich Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Keppel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ray Fischer Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Roy Lenzer Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trout Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mattoon in 11 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 1 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoon | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines in Mattoon causing damage to some structures, including the concession stand and dugout at a local ballpark. |
| June 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Mattoon | $1,000 | The long-track tornado first touched down about two miles east of Mattoon at 4:31 PM CDT and slowly intensified as it quickly exited the county about three miles east-northeast of Mattoon and moved into Menominee Co. Several trees were knocked down and uprooted (DI 28, DOD 4). This segment of the tornado was rated EF1 with an average path width of 250 yards. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power poles near Matoon. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Mattoon | - | A tornado developed near Matoon at 10:02 pm CDT, then tracked northeast through Matoon and entering Menominee County at 10:09 pm CDT. The tornado produced damage to some buildings and uprooted trees. Total path length is estimated to be 6.25 miles long, with a width of 65 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 80 mph. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoon | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the town of Hutchins. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Mattoon | - | A weak, fast-moving tornado caused only minor tree damage (DI 28, DOD 1-3) on the south side of the village of Mattoon. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Mattoon | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail as it passed southwest of Mattoon. |
| September 2010 | Flood | Mattoon | - | Areas of flooding developed across Shawano County due to the heavy rainfall. Minor flooding occurred on the Embarrass River near Embarrass but the river fell below flood stage by early in the morning of the 26th. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoon | - | A few trees were blown down by straight-line thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoon | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mattoon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almon | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Regina | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Aniwa | 9.1 miles | 8 | |
| Birnamwood | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Bowler | 10.2 miles | 7 | |
| Shepley | 10.3 miles | 7 | |
| Paac Ciinak | 11.7 miles | 7 | |
| Eland | 13.0 miles | 7 |
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 Mattoon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671377 | 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 1569128. 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.




