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New Richmond, Wisconsin

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in New Richmond City. It lies in ZIP code area 54017. The Survey maps it on the New Richmond South quadrangle. 10,079 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 981 feet above sea level.

New Richmond within St. Croix County

On record in New Richmond

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 15 shown

Every listing in St. Croix County

Population over time

2 figures

New Richmond grew from 8,375 to 10,079 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
20108,375
202010,079+1,704 (+20%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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

28 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of New Richmond between 2012 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Debris and open burning7
Recreation and ceremony5
Arson/incendiarism2
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
5 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20181
24 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20194
13 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources161
4 July 2019Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources146
4 July 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresSt. Croix Wetland Management DistrictFIREWORKS
5 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources114
27 June 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources112
16 June 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources132

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Croix 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 New Richmond: 8 past producers, 6 occurrences, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Hatfield Lake Dolomite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Rivard QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Apple River Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Apple River Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Apple River Gravel Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Apple River Sand Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Apple River Sand Deposit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Apple River Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
County G PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dale Swenson Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Croix County

Storms near this place

37 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Richmond in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 21 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond$35,000,000A large swath of severe thunderstorm wind damage occurred from just west of New Richmond to the Glenwood City area, as determined by a National Weather Service damage survey. This swath of damage occurred within an approximately two to four mile width between these two cities. Numerous reports of damage were provided by the St. Croix County emergency manager, trained spotters, amateur radio operators and law enforcement. The New Richmond Airport AWOS also measured 60 knots at 2043 CST (two hangars were damaged). Some general reports include: 109 homes damaged or severely damaged, 48 barns damaged or severely damaged. In New Richmond, many 6 inch diameter or larger trees reported felled, and some light poles down throughout New Richmond; some roads were impassable due to downed trees; railroad crossing arms bent over at crossing. Some barns with significant damage reported on 140th Ave. (at residence numbers: 1703, 1793, 2540, 2578 and 2583). A roof torn off or other damages were reported on 160th St. (at residence numbers: 1593, 1769 and 1793), along with 1248 290th St. The back of a house was reported torn away at 2540 140th Ave., with another home damaged at 1506 County Road G. In Glenwood City, one to two foot diameter trees were reported down along with power lines. Two barns were reported destroyed near Emerald. A house was also rendered uninhabitable three miles east-southeast of New Richmond. One home at County G and GG was completely destroyed. Sheriff Dennis Hillstead said damage county wide was significant,and that it had been 10 to 12 years since the county had seen such widespread damage. The Luckwaldt Dairy north of Woodville received heavy damage, including ripping aprt the canvas covering to the barn. One cow was also lost. Significant damage was also reported at the Emeral Dairy in Emerald. Near Emerald Dairy, along county Highway G, barns, homes and corn fields were flattened. Power lines and trees were also toppled. The entire village of Hammond and some outlying areas were without power for approximately 12 hours Tuesday morning. Significant damage to Xcel Energy's electrical grid was reported during the early morning storms. A total of 24 transmission poles were broken or damaged and needed to be replaced across the Western Wisconsin. At the peak of the storm about 20,000 customers in western Wisconsin lost power from both high winds and lightning strikes. As reported by the following newspapers: Baldwin Bulletin, Hudson Star-Observer, County Today, Central St. Croix News, and the Courier Wedge.
July 2021Tornado (EF1)New Richmond$175,000About one dozen homes were damaged, mostly due to some shingles, soffits or siding being torn off. One house, however, had windows blown in and had partial roof damage. It also had a garage that was completely blown apart and destroyed, but the garage had been added on and was not part of the original house itself. Another house had damage to its front porch overhang, which allowed wind to enter the attic and punch a hole through the roof on the backside of the house. At a farm, an old barn collapsed. At another house, part of the roof was blown off a machine shed.
August 2009LightningNew Richmond$25,000Lightning struck a 45' white pine which fell on a home, and damaged the roof.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond$1,000A large tree branch fell and caused damage to a fence.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Multiple trees larger than 1 foot in diameter snapped or uprooted along 172nd Avenue in New Richmond.
June 2025HailNew Richmond-Several reports of hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter within the city of New Richmond along WI-65. The largest hail was reported near the intersection of East Richmond Way and 140th Street.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Metal bleachers at the New Richmond High School were blown into a fence. Several trees were also blown down. New Richmond Airport also measured a wind gust of 51 mph, and a home weather station near New Richmond measured a 57 mph wind gust.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Few trees down.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Few trees felled.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Several trees toppled over power lines.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Scattered trees and power lines down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Numerous trees were downed.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-An automated weather sensor recorded a wind gust of 58 MPH.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Ten foot wide section of two storage buildings blown into adjacent field. Tree blown over.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Scattered trees toppled.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-Tree and power lines down. Estimated windspeed.
June 2025HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2025HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2025HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2025HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2023HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 2022HailNew Richmond-no account filed
September 2022HailNew Richmond-no account filed
July 2021HailNew Richmond-no account filed
July 2021HailNew Richmond-no account filed
July 2021HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2017HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2017HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2017HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2015HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 2008HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 2008HailNew Richmond-no account filed
June 2007HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 2002HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Richmond-no account filed
May 1996HailNew Richmond-no account filed
May 1996HailNew Richmond-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Croix 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
Riverside0.9 miles14
Wall Street Village3.4 miles14
Johannesburg4.2 miles14
Huntington4.9 miles14
Stanton5.0 miles12
Star Prairie5.1 miles14
Boardman5.2 miles14
Jewett5.3 miles12

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 New RichmondAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1569479The 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 1581681. 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.