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.
Population over time
2 figuresTomahawk 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,397 | |
| 2020 | 3,441 | +44 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1950 USGS Tomahawk quadrangle1:48000
- 1952 USGS Tomahawk quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Tomahawk quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Tomahawk quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Merrill quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | TANNERY ROAD |
| 21 August 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CRASS ROAD |
| 14 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 2010 | Fireworks | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | SPIRIT HAVEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk Propsect | Zinc, Copper | Prospect | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Electrum, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Tomahawk Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tomahawk Sand and Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 66 shownRegional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Tomahawk | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Tomahawk | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Tomahawk | $90,000 | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Tornado (F2) | Tomahawk | $75,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Tomahawk | $15,000 | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Tomahawk | $7,500 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | $1,500 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Tomahawk. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tomahawk. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tomahawk. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | Quarter size hail fell in Tomahawk. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | 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 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees and power lines in Tomahawk. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in the Tomahawk area. The time of this event was estimated based on radar data. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked trees onto power lines and a house. The time of this event was estimated based on radar. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorms produced nickel size hail around Tomahawk. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorms produced quarter size hail at Tomahawk. |
| September 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorms produced a funnel cloud over Tomahawk. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped and uprooted numerous trees and downed power lines in Tomahawk and across much of northern Lincoln County. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Trees and power lines were blown down in the town of Tomahawk. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorm winds caused power outages in Tomahawk as large tree limbs fell on power lines. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Tomahawk. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Trees down in and around the town of Tomahawk. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines across central Lincoln County. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Flood | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Lightning | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Hail | Tomahawk | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tomahawk | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey City | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| West Kraft | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Gilbert | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Bradley | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Heafford Junction | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Irma | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| McCord | 10.7 miles | 10 | |
| Harrison | 11.8 miles | 9 |
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 Tomahawk | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1570097 | 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 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.






