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Mondovi, Wisconsin

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mondovi City. It lies in ZIP code area 54755. It stands on Brownlee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mondovi quadrangle. 2,845 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 804 feet above sea level.

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Mondovi within Buffalo County

Population over time

2 figures

Mondovi grew from 2,777 to 2,845 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
20102,777
20202,845+68 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

12 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Mondovi between 2018 and 2020, burning about 28 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/undetermined7
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
13 September 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources55
13 July 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources25
7 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources29
3 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources28
18 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources32
29 April 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources26
29 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20
27 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources22

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Buffalo County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Mondovi: 12 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Dolomite. 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
Holmes Creek Dolomite QuarryDolomitePast Producer
Anderson Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Harvey Road Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Mirror Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mondovi PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mondovi Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
W. L. Hauser Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Anderson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Anderson Shale DepositStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Bennett Ridge Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Buffalo County

Storms near this place

60 of 61 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mondovi in 61 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 27 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 heavy rain. The reports record 3 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1999Tornado (F1)Mondovi3 hurt, $1,000,000no account filed
August 2016Flash FloodMondovi$4,180,000Runoff from heavy rain pushed numerous streams out of their banks across Buffalo County. In addition, mudslides occurred and some bridges were washed out. Five families in Mondovi and Gilmanton were displaced from their homes because of the flooding. In Gilmanton, flood waters from Elk Creek surrounded some houses and water rescues had to be performed to get the residents safely out. Just west of Gilmanton along County Highway B, several feet of flood waters from Elk Creek flowed through 5 homes. State Highways 37 and 88 near Gilmanton were closed because of the flood waters. State Highway 35 south of Alma also had water over the road for a while in the morning. The flash flooding caused a deep hole to form in County Highway N near State Highway 37 northeast of Alma. A 15 foot section of road was washed out near State Highway 88 and County Highway U south of Gilmanton. Household LP tanks were moved by the flood waters and were seen floating down the Little Waumandee Creek near Cream. State Highway 88 and County Highway E near Cream were closed when water from the Little Waumandee Creek covered the roads. State Highway 121 was closed east of Gilmanton when flood waters from a branch of the South Fork Elk Creek covered the road. 1 to 2 feet of water was over State Highway 88 northeast of Cochrane near the intersection with County Highway O. Fifteen homeowners applied for federal assistance after suffering damage to more than half of their homes.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindMondovi$60,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMondovi$55,000no account filed
April 2025Tornado (EF1)Mondovi$35,000This EF-1 tornado formed northeast of Mondovi and tracked northeast causing some damage to trees and a one-story home before moving into Eau Claire County.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindMondovi$35,000The COOP observer reported lots of trees and power lines down. Newspaper articles indicated that some of the fallen trees landed on houses creating roof damage and on a pickup truck smashing the roof and windshield.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindMondovi$30,000Law enforcement reported trees down onto power lines in Mondovi.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindMondovi$25,000no account filed
May 1998Tornado (F0)Mondovi$20,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindMondovi$15,000no account filed
August 2009Flash FloodMondovi$10,000Law Enforcement reported numerous mudslides in the northeast portions of Buffalo County and flooding of streets in the city of Mondovi.
July 2007Flash FloodMondovi$10,000Flash flooding was reported, along with street flooding and water ponding in lowlands.
July 1997HailMondovi$10,000no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMondovi$5,000no account filed
June 2013Thunderstorm WindMondovi$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down in Mondovi.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMondovi$3,000no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindMondovi$2,000Trees were blown down near Mondovi.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindMondovi$2,000Trees were blown down and the power was out west of Mondovi.
August 2006HailMondovi$2,000no account filed
August 2009FloodMondovi$1,200The Buffalo River rose out of its banks from excessive rain overnight.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindMondovi$1,000Law Enforcement reported trees down near the Buffalo and Pepin County line.
July 2003HailMondovi$1,000no account filed
June 2000Thunderstorm WindMondovi$1,000no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindMondovi$1,000no account filed
June 2001HailMondovi$800no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMondovi$800no account filed
March 2017Thunderstorm WindMondovi$500Trees were blown down south of Mondovi along State Highway 37.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMondovi$500Numerous quarter to half inch diameter branches blown down.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindMondovi$500no account filed
June 2001HailMondovi$500no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindMondovi$250no account filed
April 2026HailMondovi-Dispatch in Eau Claire County relayed a report of nickel sized hail in Mondovi.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindMondovi-The public reported a 66 mph wind gust 4 miles southwest of Mondovi.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMondovi-The public reported several trees down between Gilmanton and Mondovi.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMondovi-Public provided pictures of a half mile damage swath area with large trees approximately 12 inches in diameter snapped near Mondovi.
September 2022HailMondovi-Quarter sized hail fell in Mondovi.
June 2018Heavy RainMondovi-In Mondovi, the COOP observer measured 3.03 inches of rain.
August 2016Flash FloodMondovi-Runoff from heavy rains caused flooding to occur in Mondovi.
August 2016Flash FloodMondovi-Runoff from heavy rains caused Farrington Creek to go out of its banks with water covering County Road A west of Mondovi.
September 2015FloodMondovi-Street flooding occurred in Mondovi from locally heavy rains.
April 2011HailMondovi-Multiple reports of quarter size hail.
September 2010Heavy RainMondovi-Storm total rainfall was 5.26 inches.
April 2009HailMondovi-A Sheriff deputy measured one inch in diameter size hail in Mondovi.
August 2009Heavy RainMondovi-An observer measured 4.86 inches of rain during the preceding 24-hours.
August 2009Heavy RainMondovi-An observer measured 4.22 inches of rain during the preceding 24-hours.
August 1995Thunderstorm WindMondovi-Scattered severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds hit early and again late in the day in west-central, central, and south-central Wisconsin. Powerful thunderstorm winds blew over many large trees and overturned a haywagon northeast of Osceola (Polk County). Two mobile homes were damaged by limbs and a barn destroyed by these winds near Osceola (Polk County). Hail 2.5 inches in diameter damaged a shed and grain bin south of Amery near Black Brook Dam (Polk County). One-inch diameter hail fell at Greenwood (Clark County) with 1.75 inch diameter hail near Rome (Adams County) during the morning. Powerful winds blew a satellite dish over near Vesper, and knocked over trees in the Wisconsin Rapids and Grand Rapids areas, all in Wood County). Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell at Port Edwards (Wood County). Then, during the evening, violent thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees and/or limbs in Maiden Rock (St. Croix County), Durand (Pepin County), west of Eau Claire (Eau Claire County), and in Mondovi (Buffalo County). In addition, a tractor-semitrailer truck was blown off the Interstate Highway west of Eau Claire.
May 2008HailMondovi-no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindMondovi-no account filed
August 2005HailMondovi-no account filed
June 2004HailMondovi-no account filed
May 2002HailMondovi-no account filed
July 2002HailMondovi-no account filed
September 2002HailMondovi-no account filed
September 2000HailMondovi-no account filed
September 1998HailMondovi-no account filed
July 1997HailMondovi-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindMondovi-no account filed
August 1996HailMondovi-no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindMondovi-no account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindMondovi-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Buffalo 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
Springdale (historical)6.2 miles12
Gilmanton6.7 miles11
Lookout9.0 miles11
Modena10.1 miles19
Urne12.7 miles19
Praag13.8 miles19
Montana15.6 miles11
Tell16.6 miles19

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 MondoviAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1569978The 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 1569650. 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.