Abrams_(town),_Wisconsin

Abrams, Wisconsin

Abrams, Wisconsin

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Abrams is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,960 at the 2020 Census. The census-designated place of Abrams is located in the town. It is located near U.S. Route 41 and U.S. Route 141 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of Oconto Falls. Abrams has a post office with ZIP code 54101.[3] As of the 2020 census, the census-designated place had a population of 358.[4]

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History

Abrams was first settled in 1854 when Richard B. Yeaton built a sawmill on the Pensaukee River.[5] A community formed and he called the place West Pensaukee. It was renamed Abrams in the 1880s after W. J. Abrams, a former state representative and former mayor of Green Bay. Abrams owned land where a railroad depot was built.[5][6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97 km2), 37.5 square miles (97 km2) of which (99.71%) is land, and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of which (0.29%) is water.

Demographics

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As of the census[2] of 2020, there were 1,960 people. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.80% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.3% other race, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

Notable people


References

  1. [1]
    "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. [2]
    "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. [3]
    ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Oconto County Time Line". Oconto County Historical Society. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  6. [6]
    "W. J. Abrams (1829-1900)". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  7. [7]
    'Wisconsin Blue Book 1915,' Biographical Sketch of Arthur J. Whitcomb, pg. 527

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