Webster, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Meenon town. It lies in ZIP code area 54893. The Survey maps it on the Webster quadrangle. 694 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresWebster grew from 653 to 694 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 | 653 | |
| 2020 | 694 | +41 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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 Webster quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Webster quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Stillwater quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Webster quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Grantsburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
237 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 237 fires within 5 miles of Webster between 1992 and 2020, burning about 125 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 8 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 | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Fireworks | 19 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Webster: 5 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Karlsborg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Law Gables Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oakland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Webster Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Webster Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Yellow Lake Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Yellow Lake Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Yellow Lake Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
35 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Webster in 35 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 18 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind. 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 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | $250,000 | An isolated severe thunderstorm produced a wicked wet microburst whose violent winds and large hail did considerable damage in Webster (about $250 thousand). Twenty homes and four businesses sustained window and roof damage from the winds and large hail. Two-by-fours were driven through a roof of a house, and many power lines were toppled. Some cars were damaged in Webster by hail three inches in diameter. The hail was described as the size of "billiard balls". |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | $250,000 | Twenty homes and four businesses received window and roof damage from strong thunderstorm winds and large hail. Two-by-fours were driven through the roof of a house. The hail was described as the size of "billiard balls". Some cars were damaged and many power lines were blown down. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | $10,000 | Several branches were down and a small tree had been split in two. Some dock and pontoon boat damage was also reported on Devils Lake. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | $500 | A large healthy oak tree was blown down. In addition, 1.4 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Several trees were down on a road along with downed power lines. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | A 5-inch diameter dead pine tree was knocked down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over a trampoline, garbage cans and a boat, in addition to removing some metal off of a structure. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | A tree was knocked down and blocked travel on Austin Lake Road in Sand Lake Township. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | A tree fell on a power line east of Webster. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | The storm caused widespread tree damage around Yellow Lake, with many trees uprooted. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | There was widespread tree damage in Webster and the surrounding area. Many trees had fallen on buildings and campers, and power was out for days. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Tree downed. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Webster | - | Quarter size hail fell in the town of Webster, while golf ball size hail fell 1 mile southwest of Webster. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Several large trees were blown down, some damaging houses and vehicles as they fell. The wind speed is estimated. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Trees were blown down. Wind speed is estimated. |
| August 1995 | Hail | Webster | - | Twenty homes and four businesses received window and roof damage from strong thunderstorm winds and large hail. Two-by-fours were driven through the roof of a house. The hail was described as the size of "billiard balls". Some cars were damaged and many power lines were blown down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | Twenty trees were blown down or uprooted in a yard on Sand Lake. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Webster | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Webster | - | 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.
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 Webster | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2120334 | 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 1576381. 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.








