Wittenberg, Wisconsin
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wittenberg town. It lies in ZIP code area 54499. The Survey maps it on the Wittenberg quadrangle. 1,015 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 873 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWittenberg fell from 1,081 to 1,015 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 | 1,081 | |
| 2020 | 1,015 | -66 (-6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Wittenberg quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Green Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Wittenberg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Wittenberg quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Wausau quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Wittenberg between 1992 and 2020, burning about 171 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | FIREWORKS PARTY |
| 24 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.3 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HALF MILE |
| 16 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | KILDEER FIRE |
| 1 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Wittenberg: 9 occurrences, 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Buss Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Comet Creek Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Eland Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Eland Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elm Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Kingbird Lane Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lilly Lake Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mcdevitt Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Packard Creek Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Railroad Creek Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
18 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wittenberg in 18 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | 1 hurt, $300,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed or snapped numerous trees and downed power lines throughout Wittenburg. The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School had about 75 feet of its rubber membrane roof and underlying foam insulation peeled from the west side of the gymnasium. Several large pine trees along the south side of the school were uprooted. A camper trailer was blown from its support pad and rolled about 40 feet before resting on its roof. Two of the three pools at the water treatment plant had portions of their plastic thermal covers blown off. Downed trees blocked State Highway 45 causing authorities to close the road for several hours. More than 140 homes were damaged, but damage to most of the homes was minor. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Wittenberg | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Wittenberg | - | Penny size hail fell in Wittenberg. The time of this report is an estimate based on radar data. |
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Wittenberg | - | A tornado formed at 5:34 pm CDT near Wittenberg in western Shawano County and continued northeast before dissipating at 5:46 pm CDT near Bowler. Total path length is estimated to be 9.5 miles long, with a width of 125 yards. Peak wind estimated to be around 110 mph. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Wittenberg. The time of this event is an estimate based on radar data. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Wittenberg. |
| August 2006 | Flash Flood | Wittenberg | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wittenberg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paac Ciinak | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Eland | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Whitcomb | 4.1 miles | 7 | |
| Shepley | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Five Corners | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Birnamwood | 7.6 miles | 7 | |
| Tigerton | 8.2 miles | 7 | |
| Regina | 9.1 miles | 7 |
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 Wittenberg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671547 | 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 1576924. 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.




