Stratford, Wisconsin
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Stratford Village. It stands on Connor Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stratford quadrangle. 1,581 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,266 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresStratford grew from 1,578 to 1,581 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 | 1,578 | |
| 2020 | 1,581 | +3 (+0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1902 USGS Marathon quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Stratford quadrangle1:48000
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Stratford quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Stratford quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Marshfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Stratford between 1994 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18012 |
| 8 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18009 |
| 16 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18014 |
| 25 March 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.5 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 December 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2012045 |
| 4 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2032 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Stratford: 16 occurrences, 11 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Spindler Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dead End Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| John Serve Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kratzer Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| March Rapids Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| March Rapids Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Creek Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stratford Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Alvin Bornbach Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Arthur Lau Granite Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
28 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stratford in 28 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 tornado, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Stratford | $1,400,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Tornado (F2) | Stratford | $200,000 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged a barn, outbuilding, and several trees on a farm south of Athens. |
| August 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Stratford | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $15,000 | Thunderstorm downburst winds downed at least a dozen trees and heavily damaged a barn in western Marathon County. The downburst winds also carried a carport more than 200 feet. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $2,000 | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Lightning | Stratford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | $500 | Thunderstorm winds snapped a stop sign and downed large tree branches at the intersection of Highways 29 and 97. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Stratford | - | Two inch hail fell near Poniatowski. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Stratford | - | A tornado formed at 7:51 pm CDT northwest of Edgar in western Marathon County and continued northeast before dissipating at 7:54 pm CDT between the village of Athens and the town of Rib Falls. Total path length is estimated to be 2.13 miles long, with a width of 80 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 92 mph. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Stratford | - | Half dollar size hail fell southeast of Athens. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Stratford | - | Quarter size hail was observed 5 miles northwest of Stratford. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | Severe thunderstorms moved through parts of north-central and northeast Wisconsin during the late afternoon and evening hours, producing large hail, damaging winds to at least 60 mph, and isolated torrential downpours. Hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter (golf ball-size) pummeled parts of Vilas and Oneida counties. Hardest hit was the Eagle River (Vilas County) area, where two consecutive hail storms hit. Strong thunderstorm winds blew down light poles in Hazelhurst (Oneida County), and uprooted large trees just south of Hazelhurst near Bear Skin Lake. Numerous trees and power lines were felled near Crane and Pickerel Lakes in the far southwest corner of Forest County. Trees were snapped off or uprooted southeast of Tomahawk and in Gleason (Lincoln County); in Medford (Taylor County); and in the Deerbrook and Pickerel areas (Langlade County). The Thorp area (Clark County) was hit by two rounds of thunderstorms. The first round had violent winds tipping over a mobile home and airborne debris damaging a few vehicles. In the second round several trees were toppled by high winds. Powerful thunderstorm winds also pulled down telephone poles in Stratford (Marathon County). |
| March 2007 | Flood | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Stratford | - | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stratford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weber | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Staadts (historical) | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bradley | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| March Rapids | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Little Rose | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rozellville | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Fenwood | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| McMillan | 6.0 miles | 11 |
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 Stratford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2149285 | 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 1574972. 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.







