Prentice, Wisconsin
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Prentice Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54556. The Survey maps it on the Prentice quadrangle. 563 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,539 feet above sea level.
On record in Prentice
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 2 records
Prentice Co-operative Creamery Companylisted 1985- Prentice Boy Scout Cabinlisted 2017
Population over time
2 figuresPrentice fell from 660 to 563 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 | 660 | |
| 2020 | 563 | -97 (-15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1941 USGS Phillips quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Philliips quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Phillips quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rice Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Phillips quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Park Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Prentice quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Prentice between 1992 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY A |
| 17 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Prentice: 10 occurrences, 6 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice East Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Douglas Creek Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Douglas Creek Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Douglas Creek Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hay Creek Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hay Creek Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hay Creek Gravel Deposit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hay Creek Gravel Deposit #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Hay Creek Gravel Pit # 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hay Creek Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prentice in 39 storm reports between 1997 and 2019: 26 hail, 12 thunderstorm wind, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Prentice | $1,000 | A weak tornado tracked for just over a mile around U.S. Highway 8 to the west of Prentice. The damage was primarily to trees, with a few 6-12 inch diameter pine trees snapped and blown in a convergent damage pattern. A metal barn also had some minor damage, mainly to eaves and siding. [DI 1 (SBO), DOD 1, EXP-UB, Est Gust 70 mph]. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | Small branches and leaves were stripped off trees. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Prentice | - | Hailstones up to the size of quarters covered the ground in less than 2 minutes. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | Multiple trees were blown down. The largest trees were 8 to 10 inches in diameter. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | Several trees were blown down along a half mile stretch of US Highway 8. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | An 8 diameter pine tree fell on a power line. Power outages were reported in the Prentice area. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Prentice | - | There was also very heavy rain and strong winds. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | The wind blew down two 10-inch diameter trees across Highway 8. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Prentice | - | Strong winds were also reported in addition to the hail. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | Trees 5 to 6 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | A 32 inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Prentice | - | The hail ranged in size from 1 to 1 3/4 inches. The hail covered the ground. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | Trees were blown down. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | Large tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | Trees were blown down. Wind speed is estimated. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. A semi-trailer was overturned. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Pennington | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Ogema | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Cranberry Lake | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Brantwood | 9.2 miles | 8 | |
| Dover | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Spirit | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Phillips | 12.0 miles | 10 |
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 Prentice | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2331014 | 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 1571914. 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.







