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Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Menomonee Falls Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53051. The Survey maps it on the Menomonee Falls quadrangle. 38,527 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 856 feet above sea level.

Menomonee Falls within Waukesha County

On record in Menomonee Falls

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 12 of 21 shown

Every listing in Waukesha County

Population over time

2 figures

Menomonee Falls grew from 35,626 to 38,527 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.

YearPeople Change
201035,626
202038,527+2,901 (+8%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

15 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Menomonee Falls between 2012 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined8
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 August 2020Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1768522
31 August 2012Natural1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1801183
22 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1772992
14 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2002444
20 June 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2002129
5 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources2000661
29 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1800799

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Waukesha County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Menomonee Falls: 7 producers, 6 past producers, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Genessee & Lannon QuarriesStoneUnknown
Lannon QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lannon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Merget Pit Number 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Reimer and Sons Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Taylor PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Turner Sand and Gravel Taylor PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cawley Limestone QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Halquist Stone Company Ideal QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer
Lannon QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer

Every working recorded in Waukesha County

Storms near this place

24 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Menomonee Falls in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 9 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2025Flash FloodMenomonee Falls1 hurt, $89,000,000Widespread flash flooding of streets, creeks, rivers, and low lying neighborhoods and homes occurred especially in New Berlin, Brookfield, Butler, Menomonee Falls, Elm Grove, and Muskego. Some of the more notable creeks or rivers that flooded were the Fox and Menomonee Rivers and their tributaries. The Butler Ditch, Jewel Creek, Root River, and other unnamed creeks also flash flooded. For all of Waukesha County, 3 homes were classified as destroyed, 310 homes and businesses sustained major damage, 221 with minor damage and 119 with affected damage. These damages were from a variety of 1st floor flooding, basement flooding, and foundation collapse. Residential sewage backups, and raw sewage released into rivers by many municipalities were common. A small number of complete road washouts and swift water rescues occurred, in addition to dozens of people stranded in their vehicles in deep, still water in low lying areas. More specifically, a partial road washout occurred on Lily Road in Menomonee Falls due to the flash flooding of a tributary of the Menomonee River. The large collapse of a Y-shaped intersection at Campbell Dr. and Campbell Ct. in Menomonee Falls also occurred due to the flash flooding of Butler Ditch. A car was swept away at this intersection but the occupant escaped with minor injuries. 130 St. in New Berlin was partially washed out from the flash flooding of a tributary of the Root River. A swift water rescue occurred on Beres Rd. in New Berlin when a car was swept off the road by floodwaters. Dozens of people were evacuated or relocated from their flooded homes and neighborhoods. Very brief rise into moderate flood stage along the Menomonee River at Menomonee Falls between 1-1:15 AM local time August 10.
August 2025Flash FloodMenomonee Falls$9,000,000Widespread flash flooding of streets, creeks, rivers, and low lying neighborhoods and homes occurred especially in New Berlin, Brookfield, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, Pewaukee, Merton, and Muskego. Some of the more notable creeks or rivers that flooded were the Fox River, Jewel Creek, and their tributaries, as well as some lake flooding. Some flood damage occurred to homes especially near Linnie Lac Lake toward Little Muskego Lake. These damages were from a variety of 1st floor flooding, basement flooding, and foundation collapse. Residential sewage backups, and raw sewage released into rivers by many municipalities were common. A small number of complete road washouts and swift water rescues occurred, in addition to dozens of people stranded in their vehicles in deep, still water in low lying areas. More specifically, one lane of Gold Dr. washed out due to the flash flooding of Jewel Creek in Muskego. Large sections of Barker Road in Brookfield and other nearby roads were closed due to the flash flooding of the Fox River, including the Fox River overtopping the Barker Rd. bridge. Dozens of people were evacuated or relocated from their flooded homes and neighborhoods, which included the Deer Path Subdivision near Minooka Park. A sidewall of the Merton Millpond Dam was damaged but quickly repaired. Many other dams in eastern Waukesha County were at or exceeding their maximum flow capacity, but no dam failures occurred.
June 1997Flash FloodMenomonee Falls$5,380,000no account filed
April 2006HailMenomonee Falls$4,440,000Hail sized ranged from 1.00 to 2.75 inches in diameter.
July 2010Flash FloodMenomonee Falls$2,900,000Thunderstorms training over the region produced 4 to 7 inches of rain over Waukesha County. While many sections of the county experienced flash flooding, the north and northeast sections were hardest hit, with numerous roads flooded and basements flooded in Brookfield, Menomonee Falls and Sussex. A trained spotter reported 4 inches of rain in one hour in Menomonee Falls where the heavy rains caused a sink hole to form on Campbell Drive. Rushing water flooded roads in Delafield near U.S. Highway 18, closed STH 59 at STH 164 south of Waukesha, and covered sections of CTH Z, west of Eagle in western Waukesha County. Flooded roads were also reported in Muskego, New Berlin and Oconomowoc.
August 2025FloodMenomonee Falls$1,000,000Widespread flooding of streets, creeks, rivers, and low lying neighborhoods and homes continued over the eastern half of the county and was aggravated by additional showers and storms. The greatest concentration of flooding was in New Berlin, Brookfield, Butler, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, Pewaukee, Merton, and Muskego. Some of the more notable creeks or rivers that flooded were the Fox River, Menomonee River, Jewel Creek, Butler Ditch, Root River, and their tributaries, as well as some lake flooding. Some flood damage occurred to homes especially near Linnie Lac toward Little Muskego Lake. These damages were from a variety of 1st floor flooding, basement flooding, and foundation collapse. Residential sewage backups, and raw sewage released into rivers by many municipalities were common. A small number of complete road washouts and swift water rescues occurred, in addition to dozens of people stranded in their vehicles in deep, still water in low lying areas. More specifically, one lane of Gold Dr. washed out due to the flash flooding of Jewel Creek in Muskego. Large sections of Barker Road in Brookfield and other nearby roads were closed due to the flash flooding of the Fox River, including the Fox River overtopping the Barker Rd. bridge. A partial road washout occurred on Lily Road in Menomonee Falls due to the flash flooding of a tributary of the Menomonee River. The large collapse of a Y-shaped intersection at Campbell Dr. and Campbell Ct. in Menomonee Falls also occurred due to the flash flooding of Butler Ditch. 130 St. in New Berlin was partially washed out from the flash flooding of a tributary of the Root River. Dozens of people were evacuated or relocated from their flooded homes and neighborhoods, which included the Deer Path Subdivision near Minooka Park and homes near Linnie Lac. A sidewall of the Merton Millpond Dam was damaged but quickly repaired. Many other dams in eastern Waukesha County were at or exceeding their maximum flow capacity, but no dam failures occurred. River flooding along the Lower Fox River in Waukesha peaks during the evening of August 11, with a 8.62 foot crest in moderate flood stage occurring at 5:15 PM local time. Moderate river flooding continues along Lower Fox River in Waukesha through the morning hours of August 13. In moderate flood stage, water from the Lower Fox River approaches the base of the Bastow St and Bank St Bridges in downtown Waukesha, in addition to some homes in the Bethesda Court area about one half mile south of downtown Waukesha. Water also inundates the Frame Park area, with waters at least 3 feet deep on land near the shoreline of the Lower Fox River. Water approaches Corrina Blvd and Union St to the south of downtown Waukesha.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindMenomonee Falls$51,000Three apartment buildings suffered shingle and gutter damage. A tree was snapped.
August 1996LightningMenomonee Falls$25,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMenomonee Falls$7,000Scattered trees and power lines down across the area.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMenomonee Falls$6,000Several reports of trees, limbs and power lines down.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindMenomonee Falls$2,000Powerful thunderstorm winds toppled large trees. Estimated wind gusts were on the order of 52 knots (60 mph).
July 2018Thunderstorm WindMenomonee Falls$1,000Large tree down.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindMenomonee Falls$1,000Branches onto power lines.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindMenomonee Falls$1,000Sixteen inch diameter tree knocked down onto highway 145.
April 2026HailMenomonee Falls-Trained spotter reports 2 inch diameter hail northeast of Menomonee Falls.
April 2026HailMenomonee Falls-Public report of 1.25 inch diameter hail near Menomonee Falls.
April 2026HailMenomonee Falls-Public report of 1 inch diameter hail northeast of Menomonee Falls.
February 2024HailMenomonee Falls-no account filed
September 2021HailMenomonee Falls-no account filed
March 2007HailMenomonee Falls-no account filed
May 2004Funnel CloudMenomonee Falls-no account filed
May 2004HailMenomonee Falls-no account filed
June 2002FloodMenomonee Falls-no account filed
May 2000HailMenomonee Falls-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Waukesha County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Fussville2.8 miles20
Lannon3.4 miles20
Willow Springs4.5 miles20
Colgate4.8 miles20
Marcy5.0 miles21
Butler5.6 miles20
Sussex6.4 miles20
Lisbon7.1 miles20

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 Menomonee FallsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1787576The 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 1569346. 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.