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Oregon, Wisconsin

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Oregon Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53575. The Survey maps it on the Oregon quadrangle. 11,179 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,053 feet above sea level.

Oregon within Dane County

On record in Oregon

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 5 records

Population over time

2 figures

Oregon grew from 9,231 to 11,179 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
20109,231
202011,179+1,948 (+21%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 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.

In the county-history sources

13,699 words on this township

History of Dane County, Wisconsin ... Preceded by a History of Wisconsin, Statistics of the State, and an Abstract of Its Laws and Constitution and of the Constitution of the United States, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Oregon Village covers the township.

Read the chapter on Oregon Village - 13,699 words.

Fires near this place

12 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Oregon between 2014 and 2020, burning about 12 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/undetermined5
Debris and open burning4
Smoking2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
7 August 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources1289
4 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources83
22 April 2018Smoking3.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18418
18 April 2014Debris and open burning2.0 acresLeopold Wetland Management DistrictSCHULTZ WF
12 April 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources43
11 April 2018Smoking2.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18389
10 April 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources94
1 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources18335

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dane County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Oregon: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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
Reindahl QuarryStoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Dane County

Storms near this place

44 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oregon in 44 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 21 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flood. 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 1996LightningOregon$250,000no account filed
May 1999Flash FloodOregon$100,000no account filed
June 2014Tornado (EF1)Oregon$50,000A swath of sporadic to continuous tornado damage. There was extensive tree damage including numerous large pine trees snapped. Half of a roof was torn off of a large barn and half a roof torn off a pole barn. A grain elevator was blown off of a silo. A six inch diameter tree landed on a car.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindOregon$50,000Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts to 52 knots (60 mph) toppled many trees and damaged several power-lines.
August 2007Flash FloodOregon$50,000Flash flooding occurred in the Oregon vicinity due to repeated thunderstorms with heavy rains on top of a saturated ground. In Oregon, numerous roads were covered with fast-flowing water depths of 6 inches to 1 foot. Sandbagging also took place to control the flash flooding. Hourly rainfall rates were 1.5 to 2 inches based on WSR-88D Doppler radar estimates. Soil erosion and crop damage also occurred on several other farms in that area. Additionally, a few basements had water damage to contents. All creeks and streams around Oregon were two to three feet above flood stage.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindOregon$30,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindOregon$20,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindOregon$20,000no account filed
September 2011Thunderstorm WindOregon$15,000A trained spotter reported numerous trees and power lines downed along a path from Oregon to northeast of Albion from damaging severe thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 65 knots (75 mph). The winds tore some siding off a home in Oregon. Heavy rain caused ponding of water on area roadways, with water over the curb on some streets in Oregon.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindOregon$9,000no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindOregon$5,000The public reported trees were knocked down by severe thunderstorm winds 2 miles east of Oregon.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindOregon$3,000Large tree limbs snapped off the tops of trees and onto some powerlines. Sporadic tree damage in the area. Citizens describe a microburst.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindOregon$2,000no account filed
July 2018Thunderstorm WindOregon$1,000A large tree down on power lines.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindOregon$1,000Several large trees were uprooted.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindOregon-Powerful thunderstorm winds pushed over dozens of large trees, and broken tree branches snapped several power-lines in a 5-mile-wide swath. In Stoughton, the winds knocked over an empty semi-trailer which then impacted and damaged two other trailers. Also, a road sign in Stoughton was pushed over at a 45-degree angle.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindOregon-Powerful thunderstorm winds gusts knocked down several large trees onto STH Hwy 14 south of Oregon.
April 2006HailOregon-Hail covered the ground 1 to 2 inches deep.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindOregon-Scattered severe thunderstorms developed in the morning hours on a westward moving lake breeze. Later in the day another family of severe storms moved out of Iowa into southern Wisconsin. Torrential rains, large hail, and powerful damaging winds were associated with the storms. Many large trees were toppled, some of which fell on homes and vehicles. Lightning strikes started a fire which did damage to a chimney of a historical building in Greenbush (Sheboygan County). Otherwise, powerful winds blew down large trees in both in Elkhart Lake and Plymouth (Sheboygan County). A lightning strike severely damaged a silo near the city of Darlington (Lafayette County). Hail up to three inches in diameter pounded the area around Rolling Prairie (Dodge County), which resulted in damage to area crops, cars, and the roofs/windows of several homes. A 13-year-old boy was killed by lightining in Brown Deer (Milwaukee County) while playing on a swing set. Considerable street flooding occurred in Wauwatosa (Milwaukee County) as over one inch of rain fell in 15 minutes. A gazebo was destroyed and large trees felled by powerful winds near a TV station in Brown Deer. High winds demolished and moved an eight car garage 55 feet in West Bend (Washington County). Roof shingles were torn from several homes in Waukesha (Waukesha County) as powerful winds blew down several large trees. A home in Wauwatosa (Milwaukee County) had its chimny blown knocked off by a lightning bolt. Another home in Wauwatosa sustained damage to a bathroom due to a lightning strike. Another severe storms winds brought down numerous large tree branches near Palmyra. Lightning damaged the Oak Creek (Milwaukee County) 911 computer system after hitting the police radio tower. Another lightning strike injured a 35-year-old female police officer in the village of Norway (Racine County). Powerful winds damaged a yacht club in Kenosha (Kenosha County) near the Coast Guard, and another severe storm spun a Beechcraft airplane 180 degrees as winds hit 75 mph at the Kenosha City Airport. Powerful winds pushed hay wagons onto a road east of Darlington (Lafayette County). A spotter estimated winds of 75 mph north of Elkhorn (Walworth County) as several large trees fell over. Severe storm winds blew down many large trees in the communities of Janesville, Union, Edgerton, and Lima Center, all in Rock County. Several large trees were toppled by powerful winds which hit Oregon (Dane County), while lightning struck a car in Cambridge (Dane County) and destroyed its electrical system.
May 2025HailOregon-no account filed
May 2025HailOregon-no account filed
May 2025HailOregon-no account filed
May 2025HailOregon-no account filed
May 2025HailOregon-no account filed
May 2025HailOregon-no account filed
August 2025HailOregon-no account filed
April 2025HailOregon-no account filed
April 2025HailOregon-no account filed
April 2025HailOregon-no account filed
April 2025HailOregon-no account filed
April 2025HailOregon-no account filed
April 2025HailOregon-no account filed
April 2025HailOregon-no account filed
April 2025HailOregon-no account filed
April 2023HailOregon-no account filed
June 2008Funnel CloudOregon-no account filed
March 2007HailOregon-no account filed
June 2004Thunderstorm WindOregon-no account filed
May 2004HailOregon-no account filed
September 2000HailOregon-no account filed
July 1999FloodOregon-no account filed
July 1998HailOregon-no account filed
July 1997FloodOregon-no account filed
July 1994Tornado (F0)Oregon-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dane 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
Oak Hall3.3 miles20
Lakeview3.5 miles19
Rutland3.7 miles19
Fitchburg5.1 miles20
Stone5.3 miles19
Syene (historical)5.5 miles25
Bayview Heights5.7 miles19
Basco7.0 miles15

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 OregonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q936062The 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 1570854. 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.