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Siren, Wisconsin

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Siren town. It lies in ZIP code area 54872. The Survey maps it on the Siren West quadrangle. 824 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 965 feet above sea level.

Siren within Burnett County

Population over time

2 figures

Siren grew from 806 to 824 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
2010806
2020824+18 (+2%)

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

182 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Siren between 1992 and 2020, burning about 215 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 11 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
Debris and open burning62
Missing data/not specified/undetermined42
Equipment and vehicle use28
Arson/incendiarism11
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Other causes7
Fireworks6
Natural6
Smoking5
Recreation and ceremony4
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
4 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
26 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
22 September 1993Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
2 September 2013Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesSIREN NATIONAL.....
15 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Burnett County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Siren: 3 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 3 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
Beckmark PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Burnett County Hwy. Dept.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Elbow Lake PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Johnson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Long Lake Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Mud Hen Lake Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mud Hen Lake Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Mud Hen Lake Pit #4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Siren Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Skidmore PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Burnett County

Storms near this place

44 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Siren in 44 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 24 hail, 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 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 2024Flash FloodSiren$30,000Burnett County dispatch reported two cars stalled in ponded water on the roadway.
July 2023HailSiren$10,000Damage to siding, window trim and to the roof of a home were reported due to the golf ball sized hail.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindSiren$5,000Trees were blown down county-wide.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindSiren$3,000A large shed was blown over.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSiren$500A large tree was blown down onto a roadway.
July 2025Flash FloodSiren-Curb to curb flooding was reported on Wisconsin State Highway 35.
July 2023Flash FloodSiren-Up to a quarter of a mile of Highway 35 through Siren was covered with 6 to 10 inches of water.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSiren-Five large trees were downed due to damaging winds. These trees were approximately a foot and a half in diameter. Some trees were uprooted while others were snapped in half.
July 2019Flash FloodSiren-A report and photos of flash flooding was received via social media. Cars were driving through 6 to 12 inches of water along Wisconsin Highway 35 at Djock Street.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindSiren-One tree was blown down.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindSiren-Across the north side of Siren, Wisconsin, numerous trees were downed with the largest trees being 12 inches in diameter. A pontoon and boat lift were raised off its dock and blown 15 feet from its original location.
June 2017Tornado (EF1)Siren-A tornado spun up in a wooded lot east of Carlson Road and south of Waldora Road, 2.5 miles southwest of the city of Siren, Wisconsin. The tornado moved northeast |and dissipated just before Wisconsin Highway 70, half a mile west of Siren. The estimated peak wind speed was 95 mph. Property damage included a lofted trampoline and several peeled back sections of a metal pole barn roof. Other damage included bent or broken stands of trees and a crop of corn where leaves and stalks were scoured. Also, a stand of mature trees had several large branches broken between 15 to 35 feet off the ground.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindSiren-An 8 inch diameter tree branch was down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSiren-Trees were blown down around the county.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindSiren-Tree downed.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSiren-There was wind damage to trees.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindSiren-The strong winds cause widespread tree damage.
July 2000Tornado (F0)Siren-A weak, short-lived tornado knocked down trees and tore the door and frame from a barn. This tornado continued into Polk County.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindSiren-Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. Wind speed is estimated.
July 2023HailSiren-no account filed
May 2022HailSiren-no account filed
July 2020HailSiren-no account filed
September 2014HailSiren-no account filed
September 2014HailSiren-no account filed
June 2013HailSiren-no account filed
September 2013HailSiren-no account filed
May 2012HailSiren-no account filed
May 2012HailSiren-no account filed
May 2009HailSiren-no account filed
May 2009HailSiren-no account filed
May 2006HailSiren-no account filed
June 2005HailSiren-no account filed
July 2003HailSiren-no account filed
September 2002Flash FloodSiren-no account filed
June 2001HailSiren-no account filed
July 2000HailSiren-no account filed
August 2000HailSiren-no account filed
July 2000HailSiren-no account filed
August 2000HailSiren-no account filed
August 2000HailSiren-no account filed
August 2000HailSiren-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindSiren-no account filed
September 1998HailSiren-no account filed
September 1996HailSiren-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Burnett 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
Webster6.4 miles14
Coomer7.1 miles13
Falun7.8 miles12
Yellow Lake10.4 miles14
Oakland10.5 miles14
Alpha10.6 miles12
Hertel11.0 miles14
Pole Cat Crossing12.7 miles16

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 SirenAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2671451The 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 1574205. 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.