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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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
First National Banklisted 1973
Oneida County Courthouselisted 1981
Solon and Mathilda Sutliff Houselisted 2009
West Side Schoollisted 2009
Population over time
4 figuresRhinelander 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 2,658 | |
| 2000 | 7,735 | |
| 2010 | 7,798 | +63 (+1%) |
| 2020 | 8,285 | +487 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Rhinelander quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Rhinelander quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Rhinelander quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Rhinelander quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Rhinelander quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
213 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 62 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 11 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FLYING FIRE |
| 1 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | PINE LAKE CAMPFIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Faust Lake Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Foss Lake Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Four Mile Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Four Mile Creek Sand Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Four Mile Creek Sand Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Four Mile Creek Sand Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Four Mile Creek Sand Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fox Ranch Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hat Rapids Flowage Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
60 of 83 shownRegional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | 2 hurt, $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Rhinelander | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Rhinelander | $750,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees south of Rhinelander. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | $13,000 | Thunderstorms 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 1994 | Hail | Rhinelander | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Rhinelander | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1994 | Hail | Rhinelander | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Heavy Rain | Rhinelander | $2,000 | The 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees in Rhinelander. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| April 2021 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Penny size hail fell at WJFW-TV in Rhinelander. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Quarter size hail fell near Rhinelander. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Quarter size hail fell in Rhinelander. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Rhinelander. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the city of Rhinelander. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Quarter size hail fell in Rhinelander. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Quarter size hail fell in Rhinelander. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Quarter size hail and heavy rain fell in Rhinelander. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Nickel size hail fell in Rhinelander. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in the town of Pine Lake. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Penny size hail fell near Rhinelander. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Penny size hail fell about 4 miles north of Rhinelander. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Penny size hail fell west of Rhinelander. |
| October 2016 | Flood | Rhinelander | - | Heavy rainfall caused street flooding in Rhinelander, mainly west of the Wisconsin River in the area of Davenport Street and Maple Street. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Rhinelander area. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Rhinelander. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Rhinelander | - | 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 2014 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail north of Rhinelander. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail south of Rhinelander. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail at WJFW-TV in Rhinelander. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail at Rhinelander. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorms produced golf ball size hail on County Highway W northeast of Rhinelander. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Rhinelander. |
| September 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorms produced a funnel cloud over Rhinelander. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | Quarter size hail fell in Rhinelander. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Trees and power lines were blown down in the city of Rhinelander. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 mph were reported in the Town of Newbold. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines just north of Rhinelander. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Trees reported down around the city of Rhinelander. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | Straight-line winds from thunderstorms downed and uprooted many trees across the county. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | One inch diameter hail was reported in the city of Rhinelander. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Flood | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Rhinelander | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rhinelander | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Crescent Corner | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Newbold | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Malvern | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Woodboro | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| McNaughton | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Starks | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sugar Camp | 12.1 miles | 12 |
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 Rhinelander | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1002641 | 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 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.






