Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Wauwatosa City. It lies in ZIP code area 53213. It stands on Honey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wauwatosa quadrangle. 48,387 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 673 feet above sea level.
On record in Wauwatosa
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 20 shown
Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1997
Sunnyhill HomeNational Historic Landmark · listed 1980
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Churchlisted 1974
Church Street Historic Districtlisted 1989
Lowell Damon Houselisted 1972
H. R. Davis Houselisted 1985
J. H. Fiebing Houselisted 1985
Warren B. George Houselisted 1985
Thomas B. Hart Houselisted 1985
Willis Hopkins Houselisted 1985
Kneeland-Walker Houselisted 1989
Milwaukee County Home for Dependent Children-Administriation Buildinglisted 1999
Population over time
2 figuresWauwatosa grew from 46,396 to 48,387 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 | 46,396 | |
| 2020 | 48,387 | +1,991 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Waukesha quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Waukesha quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Waukesha quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Wauwatosa quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Waukesha quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Madison quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oconomowoc quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Wauwatosa between 2018 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1778249 |
| 26 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2002767 |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1767699 |
| 25 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2005040 |
| 12 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806123 |
| 11 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806080 |
| 11 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806070 |
| 1 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1803975 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wauwatosa: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
29 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wauwatosa in 29 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 13 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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 1998 | Flash Flood | Wauwatosa | 1 hurt, $22,140,000 | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Wauwatosa | $100,000 | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | Wauwatosa | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wauwatosa | $50,000 | A trained spotter reported numerous trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated up to 70 mph (61 knots) along a path from 2 miles west of Wauwatosa to just east of Cudahy. A downed power line sparked a house fire 3 miles southwest of downtown Milwaukee. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wauwatosa | $30,000 | A swath of significant tree damage. Approximately 80 trees damaged or downed. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Wauwatosa | $25,000 | Social media pictures and videos of cars stuck in flooded roads in downtown Milwaukee. DOT cameras show a few locations with cars stuck in water at highway underpasses. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Wauwatosa | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Lightning | Wauwatosa | $20,000 | Lightning struck a home and started a fire that damage the roof. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wauwatosa | $10,000 | A large tree uprooted and fallen onto car. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Wauwatosa | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wauwatosa | - | Public estimates winds at 60-65 MPH. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | The large hail resulted in broken windows, dented vehicles, and extensive damage to trees and shrubs. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wauwatosa | - | Strong winds with an intensifying storm over Milwaukee County. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | Estimated 55 mph winds with the nickel size hail. Small tree limbs down and some street flooding due to 0.75 to 1.00 inches of rain in 30 minutes. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wauwatosa | - | Large trees were either uprooted or split by powerful thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wauwatosa | - | Powerful thunderstorm winds knocked down large trees. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wauwatosa | - | Widespread large trees down. Measured peak gust on UW-Milwaukee campus. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Flood | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Wauwatosa | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Allis | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| West Milwaukee | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Milwaukee | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Greenfield | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| West Granville | 6.6 miles | 20 | |
| Shorewood | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Glendale | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Whitefish Bay | 7.2 miles | 18 |
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 Wauwatosa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1006865 | 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 1576335. 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.








