Why visit Thorp
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails and 2 places to eat in and around town.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80°F; January lows average 3°F, and about 52 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Thorp
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Thorp
Thorp is a city in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,795 at the 2020 census. The city is located partially within the Town of Thorp and partially within the Town of Withee.
From the Wikipedia article Thorp, Wisconsin (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship1
Gas and EV charging2
History
The forest around Thorp was Ojibwe (Chippewa) territory in the decades before white settlers arrived. In the 1837 Treaty of St. Peters, the Ojibwe ceded Thorp and much of northern Wisconsin to the U.S. Around 1837 a sawmill and settlement began in Chippewa Falls to the west. In 1844 James O'Neill settled at Neillsville to the south. From 1847 to 1853 surveyors for the U.S. government marked off the section lines that would become Thorp and assessed timber and land quality.
The first settler near what would become Thorp was James Seneca Boardman, arriving in 1870 and building a log cabin for his family in what would become the Town of Withee. He made a little money by shaving shingles in the winter and hauling them by ox-sled 50 miles to Black River Falls, where he sold the shingles and returned with supplies. There were some Ojibwe families around, but that first year the Boardmans' nearest settler neighbors were ten miles away where Longwood is, and the nearest post office was in Greenwood.
From the History section of Thorp, Wisconsin on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Map of Thorp
15 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 3°F | 0.9 in | 10.7 in |
| Feb | 27°F | 7°F | 1.0 in | 10.4 in |
| Mar | 40°F | 20°F | 1.7 in | 10.4 in |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 3.0 in | 3.7 in |
| May | 67°F | 45°F | 3.7 in | 0.3 in |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 4.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 71°F | 48°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 57°F | 36°F | 2.8 in | 1.1 in |
| Nov | 41°F | 25°F | 1.9 in | 4.0 in |
| Dec | 28°F | 12°F | 1.3 in | 11.4 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Stanley Wwtp Hcn (6 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Clark County has had 11 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for floods.
- 2020-04-04: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-08-27: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2018-08-10: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2016-10-20: Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides (Flood)
- 2010-10-21: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Taylor County Airport (MDF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 miles away.
- Greenwood 17 mi southeast, about 27 min by car
- Cornell 22 mi northwest, about 36 min by car
- Fall Creek 27 mi southwest, about 43 min by car
- Chippewa Falls 29 mi west, about 46 min by car
- Seymour 32 mi west, about 52 min by car
- Eau Claire 35 mi west, about 57 min by car
- Athens 36 mi east, about 57 min by car
- Marshfield 37 mi southeast, about 1 h by car
- Colfax 45 mi west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Menomonie 54 mi west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ThorpWI, Aarongunnar, CC BY-SA 3.0
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