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Rhinelander, Wisconsin

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Rhinelander City. It lies in ZIP code area 54501. It stands on Pelican River. The Survey maps it on the Rhinelander quadrangle. 8,285 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,549 feet above sea level.

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Rhinelander within Oneida County

On record in Rhinelander

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 4 records

Population over time

4 figures

Rhinelander grew from 2,658 to 8,285 between 1890 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
18902,658
20007,735
20107,798+63 (+1%)
20208,285+487 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 9 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

213 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 213 fires within 5 miles of Rhinelander between 1992 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 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/undetermined62
Debris and open burning55
Equipment and vehicle use23
Recreation and ceremony21
Arson/incendiarism14
Power generation/transmission/distribution11
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Smoking6
Other causes6
Fireworks5
Natural1

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 September 1998Arson/incendiarism11 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesFLYING FIRE
1 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
1 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 August 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesPINE LAKE CAMPFIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Oneida County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Rhinelander: 10 occurrences, 10 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Faust Lake Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Foss Lake Road Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Four Mile Creek Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Four Mile Creek Sand Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Four Mile Creek Sand Deposit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Four Mile Creek Sand Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Four Mile Creek Sand Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fox Ranch Road Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hat Rapids Flowage Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Oneida County

Storms near this place

60 of 83 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rhinelander in 83 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 38 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 3 heavy rain. The reports record 4 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 1997Thunderstorm WindRhinelander2 hurt, $2,000no account filed
June 2002LightningRhinelander2 hurtno account filed
July 2001LightningRhinelander$750,000no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindRhinelander$100,000Thunderstorm winds downed trees south of Rhinelander. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindRhinelander$13,000Thunderstorms produced wind near 60 mph on the northeast side of Rhinelander. The storms knocked trees down on three properties in the same neighborhood, causing minor damage to two homes, a car, and a fence. In addition, the top of a petroleum asphalt tank was partially ripped off at a nearby business.
May 1994HailRhinelander$5,000no account filed
May 1994HailRhinelander$5,000no account filed
May 1994HailRhinelander$5,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindRhinelander$4,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindRhinelander$3,000no account filed
August 2013Heavy RainRhinelander$2,000The public reported an estimated 4 inches of rain in the Rhinelander area. There was standing water in a basement in the town of Pelican, on the east side of Rhinelander.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindRhinelander$2,000no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindRhinelander$1,000no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindRhinelander$1,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees in Rhinelander. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
April 2021HailRhinelander-Penny size hail fell at WJFW-TV in Rhinelander.
May 2021HailRhinelander-Quarter size hail fell near Rhinelander.
May 2021HailRhinelander-Quarter size hail fell in Rhinelander.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Rhinelander. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the city of Rhinelander.
July 2020HailRhinelander-Quarter size hail fell in Rhinelander.
July 2019HailRhinelander-Quarter size hail fell in Rhinelander.
July 2019HailRhinelander-Quarter size hail and heavy rain fell in Rhinelander.
August 2019HailRhinelander-Nickel size hail fell in Rhinelander.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in the town of Pine Lake.
April 2017HailRhinelander-Penny size hail fell near Rhinelander.
April 2017HailRhinelander-Penny size hail fell about 4 miles north of Rhinelander.
April 2017HailRhinelander-Penny size hail fell west of Rhinelander.
October 2016FloodRhinelander-Heavy rainfall caused street flooding in Rhinelander, mainly west of the Wisconsin River in the area of Davenport Street and Maple Street.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Rhinelander area. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.
July 2014HailRhinelander-A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Rhinelander.
July 2014Heavy RainRhinelander-A line of thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall in the Rhinelander area as it slowly moved to the south. The rain caused street flooding in downtown Rhinelander. A few miles west of downtown Rhinelander, the automated weather observation system at Rhinelander Airport recorded 1.55 inches of rain in 19 minutes, including 0.81 inch in just five minutes between 7:02 PM and 7:07 PM CDT.
September 2014HailRhinelander-Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail north of Rhinelander.
June 2013HailRhinelander-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail south of Rhinelander.
June 2013HailRhinelander-A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail at WJFW-TV in Rhinelander.
May 2013HailRhinelander-Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail at Rhinelander.
May 2013HailRhinelander-Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail on County Highway W northeast of Rhinelander.
June 2013HailRhinelander-A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Rhinelander.
September 2012Funnel CloudRhinelander-Thunderstorms produced a funnel cloud over Rhinelander.
May 2011HailRhinelander-Quarter size hail fell in Rhinelander.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Rhinelander.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 mph were reported in the Town of Newbold.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines just north of Rhinelander.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Trees reported down around the city of Rhinelander.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-Straight-line winds from thunderstorms downed and uprooted many trees across the county.
July 2007HailRhinelander-One inch diameter hail was reported in the city of Rhinelander.
June 2007HailRhinelander-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-no account filed
June 2005HailRhinelander-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-no account filed
April 2002HailRhinelander-no account filed
April 2002Tornado (F0)Rhinelander-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-no account filed
April 2001HailRhinelander-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-no account filed
September 2001FloodRhinelander-no account filed
September 2000HailRhinelander-no account filed
September 2000Thunderstorm WindRhinelander-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oneida 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
Roosevelt5.7 miles9
Crescent Corner6.2 miles9
Newbold6.7 miles12
Malvern7.0 miles9
Woodboro7.8 miles12
McNaughton9.6 miles12
Starks10.2 miles9
Sugar Camp12.1 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 RhinelanderAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1002641The 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 1572231. 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.