Abrams, Wisconsin

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Abrams, Wisconsin

Town

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Location of Abrams, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°48′27″N 88°4′20″W﻿ / ﻿44.80750°N 88.07222°W﻿ / 44.80750; -88.07222
Country|  United States
State|  Wisconsin
County| Oconto
Area

• Total

| 37.6 sq mi (97.3 km2)
• Land| 37.5 sq mi (97.0 km2)
• Water| 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 696 ft (212 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 1,960
• Density| 46.9/sq mi (18.1/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 920
FIPS code| 55-00175[2]
GNIS feature ID| 1582651[1]
Website| http://www.townofabrams.com

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 that has been operating since 1882 [3] with ZIP code 54101.[4] As of the 2020 census, the census-designated place had a population of 358.[5]

## History

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Abrams was first settled in 1854 when Richard B. Yeaton built a sawmill on the Pensaukee River.[6] A community formed and he called the place West Pensaukee. The town was planned to be named Pumpkin Pine. 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.[6][7] The town of Abrams was platted and established in 1917.[8] By the 1890s, there were nearly 30 homes, multiple hotels, 3 general stores, a train depot, and multiple sawmills. Most of the earliest white settlers were from New England. By 1910, a bank and telephone service was added to the town. Fires nearly destroyed the town twice, one being the Peshtigo Fire and the other being a fire in 1923. The mystery of a murder of a local tavern keeper still haunts the town as it has never been solved.[9]

## Geography

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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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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 340| | —
2020| 358| | 5.3%
U.S. Census[2]

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

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* C. J. Greaves, professional American off-road racing driver, was born in the town
* Johnny Greaves, professional American off-road racing driver, was born in the town
* Pee Wee King, pioneer in the country and western music industry; wrote "Tennessee Waltz" and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974
* Lyle Lahey, cartoonist
* Arthur J. Whitcomb, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer, was born in the town[10]
* Bob Wickman, Major League Baseball player, relief pitcher

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ a b c "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
3. ^ "Notification Service | Post Offices". Archived from the original on July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
4. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
6. ^ a b "Oconto County Time Line". Oconto County Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
7. ^ "W. J. Abrams (1829-1900)". City of Green Bay. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
8. ^ "Oconto County Time Line - Oconto County Historical Society". Archived from the original on July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
9. ^ "Tvabrams". Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
10. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1915,' Biographical Sketch of Arthur J. Whitcomb, pg. 527

## External links

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* Town of Abrams Official Website

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Adjacent communities near Abrams, Wisconsin

|  |  Iron Mountain, Michigan, Stiles |  Marinette, Oconto

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Abrams

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Municipalities and communities of Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Oconto

Cities|

* Gillett
* Oconto
* Oconto Falls

Villages|

* Lena
* Pulaski‡
* Suring

Towns|

* Abrams
* Bagley
* Brazeau
* Breed
* Chase
* Doty
* Gillett
* How
* Lakewood
* Lena
* Little River
* Little Suamico
* Maple Valley
* Morgan
* Mountain
* Oconto Falls
* Oconto
* Pensaukee
* Riverview
* Spruce
* Stiles
* Townsend
* Underhill

CDPs|

* Abrams
* Krakow‡
* Lakewood
* Mountain
* Sobieski
* Townsend

Other
communities|

* Bonita
* Breed
* Brookside
* Chase
* County Line‡
* Cullen
* Frostville
* Hayes
* Hickory Corners
* Hintz
* Klondike
* Little Suamico
* Logan
* Morgan
* Mosling
* Oak Orchard
* Sampson
* Sobieski Corners
* South Chase
* Spruce
* Stiles
* Stiles Junction
* Underhill

Indian
reservation|

* Forest County Potawatomi Community‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Green Bay metropolitan area, Wisconsin

Core city|

* Green Bay°

Largest municipalities
over 10,000 in 2010|

* Allouez‡
* Ashwaubenon‡
* Bellevue‡
* De Pere°
* Howard‡

Municipalities
under 10,000 in 2010|

* Abrams*
* Abrams§
* Bay Settlement†
* Denmark‡
* Dyckesville§
* Green Bay*
* Hobart‡
* Humboldt*
* Lawrence*
* Ledgeview*
* Little Suamico*
* Pittsfield*
* Pulaski‡
* Red River*
* Rockland*
* Scott*
* Suamico‡
* Wrightstown‡^

Counties|

* Brown
* Kewaunee
* Oconto
* BOW counties

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