Tichigan, Wisconsin
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Waterford town. It lies in ZIP code area 53185. The Survey maps it on the Waterford quadrangle. 5,277 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 794 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresTichigan grew from 5,133 to 5,277 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 | 5,133 | |
| 2020 | 5,277 | +144 (+3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1891 USGS Muskego quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Muskego quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hales Corners quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Waterford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lake Geneva quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
11,210 words on this townshipOfficial Record of the Old Settlers Society of Racine County, Wisconsin : with the Historical Address of Charles E. Dyer, Delivered at Burlington, Wis., February 22, 1871, published 1871; The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin .., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Waterford Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Waterford Town - 11,210 words.
Fires near this place
28 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Tichigan between 2010 and 2020, burning about 515 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 186 |
| 30 July 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 417 |
| 23 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 312 |
| 13 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20023 |
| 8 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 233 |
| 27 May 2010 | Natural | 200 acres | Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | BIG MUSKEGO MARSH WF |
| 26 May 2010 | Natural | 180 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 20028 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tichigan: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degraves Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tichigan in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Tichigan | $470,000 | Flash flooding affected a broad swath Racine County from the northwest corner to the city of Racine after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell overnight (WSR-88D doppler radar estimates. Water depths on some roads in low spots reached 3 to 4 feet, and significant soil erosion was noted in the surrounding countryside. At least 40 homes sustained minor flood damage to basement contents, and at least 10 had major damage (total of $300,000). Gravel shoulder washouts occurred ($170,000 damage) and some crops in the area were damaged ($400,000). Ten sod farms had minor to major damage due to flood waters and erosion ($1.5 million in crop losses). All of the excessive rain ultimately resulted in the Root River Canal at Raymond to reach record flood status. At this gage site the river rose to the 9 flood stage at 0352CST on August 19th, crested at 11.66 at 0215CST on August 21st, and fell below flood stage at 0622CST on August 26th. The Fox River at new Munster reached major flood status. At this gage site the river rose to the 10 flood stage at 1127CST on August 19th, crested at 14.96 at 0815CST on August 24st, and remained above flood stage through the end of the month. A spotter at a location 2NE Sturtevant measured 4.8 overnight. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tichigan | $10,000 | The Racine County 911 Call Center reported trees and power lines blown down by damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 56 knots (65 mph) from Tichigan to Burlington. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tichigan | $7,000 | Scattered trees and power lines down across the county including the city of Racine. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tichigan | $5,000 | Powerful thunderstorm wind gusts toppled several large trees and broke branches that brought down some power-lines. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Lake | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Buena Park | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Harbor Heights | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Caldwell | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Waterford | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Rochester | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Union Church | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| North Cape | 7.6 miles | 17 |
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 Tichigan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5844012 | 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 1575437. 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.








