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Tomahawk, Wisconsin

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Tomahawk City. It lies in ZIP code area 54487. It stands on Muskellunge Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tomahawk quadrangle. 3,441 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,450 feet above sea level.

Tomahawk within Lincoln County

Population over time

2 figures

Tomahawk grew from 3,397 to 3,441 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
20103,397
20203,441+44 (+1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 9 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

103 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Tomahawk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 burning35
Equipment and vehicle use23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Smoking4
Fireworks3
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes2
Arson/incendiarism2
Natural2
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
7 September 1998Fireworksunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
11 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
31 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesTANNERY ROAD
21 August 2013Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesCRASS ROAD
14 August 2000Naturalunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
31 July 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
3 July 2010Fireworksunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesSPIRIT HAVEN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tomahawk: 1 prospect, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hawk PropsectZinc, CopperProspectChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Electrum, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Tomahawk PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Tomahawk Sand and Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

60 of 66 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tomahawk in 66 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 34 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 7 tornado, 4 lightning. The reports record 3 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
April 2001Thunderstorm WindTomahawk1 hurtno account filed
July 1999LightningTomahawk1 hurtno account filed
July 1999LightningTomahawk1 hurtno account filed
July 1996Tornado (F1)Tomahawk$90,000no account filed
September 2002Tornado (F2)Tomahawk$75,000no account filed
March 1998Tornado (F0)Tomahawk$15,000no account filed
March 1998Thunderstorm WindTomahawk$15,000no account filed
July 1996Thunderstorm WindTomahawk$10,000no account filed
May 1999Tornado (F0)Tomahawk$7,500no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindTomahawk$1,500no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindTomahawk$1,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Tomahawk. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds uprooted and downed several trees and flipped a shed near Tomahawk. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tomahawk. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tomahawk. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data.
May 2021HailTomahawk-Quarter size hail fell in Tomahawk.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across the northern half of Lincoln County. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees and power lines in Tomahawk. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Tomahawk area. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds knocked trees onto power lines and a house. The time of this event was estimated based on radar.
June 2013HailTomahawk-Thunderstorms produced nickel size hail around Tomahawk.
June 2013HailTomahawk-Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail at Tomahawk.
September 2012Funnel CloudTomahawk-Thunderstorms produced a funnel cloud over Tomahawk.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted numerous trees and downed power lines in Tomahawk and across much of northern Lincoln County.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Tomahawk.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds caused power outages in Tomahawk as large tree limbs fell on power lines.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tomahawk.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Trees down in and around the town of Tomahawk.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across central Lincoln County.
June 2007HailTomahawk-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
June 2006HailTomahawk-no account filed
June 2006Funnel CloudTomahawk-no account filed
July 2006HailTomahawk-no account filed
July 2005Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
July 2004Tornado (F0)Tomahawk-no account filed
July 2004Tornado (F0)Tomahawk-no account filed
July 2004Tornado (F0)Tomahawk-no account filed
September 2002HailTomahawk-no account filed
April 2002HailTomahawk-no account filed
July 2002HailTomahawk-no account filed
July 2002HailTomahawk-no account filed
August 2002HailTomahawk-no account filed
April 2001HailTomahawk-no account filed
April 2001Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
June 2001Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
September 2000Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
September 2000Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
September 2000FloodTomahawk-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed
September 1998LightningTomahawk-no account filed
May 1998HailTomahawk-no account filed
May 1998HailTomahawk-no account filed
March 1998HailTomahawk-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindTomahawk-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lincoln 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
Jersey City1.3 miles9
West Kraft2.0 miles9
Gilbert3.4 miles9
Bradley4.9 miles10
Heafford Junction5.3 miles12
Irma8.9 miles9
McCord10.7 miles10
Harrison11.8 miles9

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 TomahawkAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1570097The 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 1575496. 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.