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Somerset, Wisconsin

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Somerset Village. It lies in ZIP code area 54025. The Survey maps it on the Somerset South quadrangle. 3,019 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 961 feet above sea level.

Somerset within St. Croix County

Population over time

2 figures

Somerset grew from 2,635 to 3,019 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
20102,635
20203,019+384 (+15%)

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

18 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Somerset between 2003 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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
Debris and open burning6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Recreation and ceremony4
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism1

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
3 June 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources19148
24 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources130
9 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20134
8 May 2020Debris and open burning1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20133
7 May 2020Natural2.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources20131
7 May 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesST CROIX ISLANDS
5 May 2016Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesST CROIX ISLANDS #1
28 May 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources106

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in St. Croix County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Somerset: 7 occurrences, 7 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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
Rivard QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Apple River Gravel Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Apple River Sand Deposit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Apple River Sand Deposit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Apple River Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Belisle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bright Lake Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Johannesburg Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
L Allier PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Riverdale Flowage Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in St. Croix County

Storms near this place

28 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Somerset in 28 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 3 lightning, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 6 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
August 2000LightningSomerset1 killed, 2 hurtVictims were walking along a road after a concert, heading to a campsite on the outskirts of Somerset. Only a few rumbles of thunder were heard.
July 2005LightningSomerset3 hurtThree men were injured by lightning when the bolt struck a car they were about to get into at a campground. One man, age 25, was touching the handle of the car when the bolt struck and was critically injured. When rescuers arrived a few minutes later he did not have a pulse. They were able to revive the victim with an AED. Another man, age 25, was standing right next to the person who was critically injured and was knocked unconscious and suffered burns on his arms. He was transported to the hospital in stable condition. A third man in his 20s standing a few feet away was struck in the foot by the bolt but refused medical treatment.
June 2005LightningSomerset1 hurtA 43-year-old construction worker at the new Wisconsin Highway 64 bypass bridge was struck by lightning. He was taken to a local hospital and released a few hours later.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindSomerset$100,000A pole barn had its entire roof blown off the west side, and a couple panels on the east side. The metal, some rafter parts, and a lot of cellulose loose insulation were strewn all to the east.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindSomerset-Reports of several trees and power lines down in the Village of Somerset.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindSomerset-Dozens of trees down from Houlton to New Richmond.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindSomerset-Numerous trees were blown down around Somerset.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindSomerset-A tree was blown down near Somerset.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindSomerset-A few trees were blown down near Somerset, Wisconsin.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindSomerset-A few trees downed.
May 2008Tornado (EF0)Somerset-A tornado touched down in the northern city limits of Marine on St. Croix of Washington County in Minnesota, crossed through St. Croix County of Wisconsin, then dissipated in Polk County, Wisconsin. A damage survey found scattered trees down in St. Croix County.
May 2006HailSomerset-Hail occurred at Spring Road and State Road 35. Winds were estimated at 50 mph. No damage exceptfor some felling of small branches.
July 2006HailSomerset-Near Highway 35 and 210th.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSomerset-Trees down.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindSomerset-Scattered trees felled.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindSomerset-Roof partially blown off structure.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindSomerset-Few trees felled. Estimated windspeed.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindSomerset-Tree down. Estimated windspeed.
June 2017HailSomerset-no account filed
June 2017HailSomerset-no account filed
May 2012HailSomerset-no account filed
May 2008HailSomerset-no account filed
June 2005HailSomerset-no account filed
July 2003HailSomerset-no account filed
May 2002HailSomerset-no account filed
June 1999Tornado (F0)Somerset-no account filed
May 1994HailSomerset-no account filed
June 1994Thunderstorm WindSomerset-no account filed

Every storm recorded in St. Croix 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
Country View Court1.8 miles14
Johannesburg5.1 miles14
Boardman5.6 miles14
Burkhardt7.1 miles14
Wall Street Village7.2 miles14
New Richmond7.3 miles14
Burkhardt Station7.6 miles14
Houlton7.6 miles22

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 SomersetAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2628303The 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 1581724. 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.