Beloit ( ) is a city in

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people. Beloit is a principal city of the Janesville–Beloit metropolitan statistical area (Rock County) and is included in the Madison–Janesville–Beloit combined statistical area.

History

Twelve men in

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created the "New England Emigrating Company" in October 1836, and sent Horace White to find a suitable region of Wisconsin in which to settle. The level fields and the water power of Turtle Creek and "unlimited gravel" in the area around what is now Beloit fixed the site of the village and farms. White purchased the land. At the same time as the Colebrook settlers, six families from

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, arrived and settled in the region. They said the Rock River Valley had a "New England look" that made them feel at home. The village was platted in 1838 and was planned with wide streets, building on the

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model. Beloit was originally named New Albany (after

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) in 1837 by its founder, Caleb Blodgett. The name was changed to Beloit in 1838.Callary, Edward. 2009. ''Place Names of Illinois''. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 326. The name was coined to be reminiscent of

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. Beloit lays claim to such inventions as the

speedometer A speedometer or speed meter is a gauge (instrument), gauge that measures and displays the instantaneous speed of a vehicle. Now universally fitted to motor vehicles, they started to be available as options in the early 20th century, and as ...

, John Francis Appleby's

twine binder The reaper-binder, or binder, is a farm implement that improved upon the simple reaper. The binder was invented in 1872 by Charles Baxter Withington, a jeweler from Janesville, Wisconsin. In addition to cutting the small-grain crop, a binder also ...

, and Korn Kurls, which resemble

Cheetos Cheetos (formerly styled as Chee-tos until 1998) is a crunchy corn- cheese puff snack brand made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. Fritos creator Charles Elmer Doolin invented Cheetos in 1948, and began national distribution in the United ...

, and the original puffed cheese snack.

Railroad heritage

Beloit was served by the

Milwaukee Road The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), better known as the Milwaukee Road , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States, Midwest and Pacific Northwest, Northwest of the United States from 1847 ...

, and the

Chicago & North Western Railroad The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...

(C&NW). In its 1980 bankruptcy, the Milwaukee Road disposed of the Southwestern Line. The

Union Pacific The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pacific is the second largest railroad in the United States after BNSF, ...

, which took over the C&NW, operates in Beloit today over a remnant of the former Milwaukee Road, providing a rail connection to

Fairbanks-Morse Fairbanks, Morse and Company was an American manufacturing company in the late 19th and early 20th century. Founded in 1823 as a manufacturer of weighing scale, weighing scales, it later diversified into pumps, engines, windmills, coffee grinder ...

Engine manufacturing facility. The

CPKC Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, doing business as CPKC (known as Canadian Pacific Railway Limited until 2023), is a Canadian railway holding company. Through its primary operating railroad subsidiaries, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and ...

operates other trackage in Beloit. The city also had an electric interurban railroad.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. Location: . The city is adjacent to the Town of Beloit, Town of Turtle, and the

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municipality of South Beloit, and is also Wisconsin's southernmost city. Most of Beloit's development is occurring on the east side, adjacent to Interstates 39/ 90 and

Interstate 43 Interstate 43 (I-43) is a Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Wisconsin, connecting I-39/I-90 in Beloit with Milwaukee and I-41, U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) and US 141 in Green Bay. State Trunk Highw ...

, where the city

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rural land for Beloit Gateway

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, as well as in the newly revitalized downtown along the Rock River.

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, the population was 36,657. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

was . There were 15,068 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 60.0%

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, 14.5%

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African American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...

, 1.6% Asian, 1.0% Native American, 0.1%

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, 11.4% from other races, and 11.3% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 21.3%

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or Latino of any race.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 36,966 people, 13,781 households, and 8,867 families residing in the city. The

was . There were 15,177 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 68.9%

, 15.1%

, 0.4% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 10.0% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 17.1% of the population. There were 13,781 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.7% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.16. The median age in the city was 33.1 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.1% were from 45 to 64; 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

Economy

Industries with headquarters in Beloit include

ABC Supply Company ABC Supply Co., Inc. is a major, private American roofing supply company based in Beloit, Wisconsin. It also sells windows, gutters, and siding for residential and commercial buildings and is the largest roofing and vinyl siding wholesale dis ...

, Bio-Systems International, Broaster Company,

Defense,

Hendricks Holding Company Hendricks Holding, Inc. (HHC) is a privately held conglomerate based in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. History and management The company was founded in 1982 by Ken Hendricks and Diane Hendricks, owners of ABC Supply. By the time of his ...

, Murmac Paint Manufacturing, PlayMonster, and

Regal Beloit Regal Rexnord Corporation is a manufacturer of electric motors and power transmission components based in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, ...

. Downtown Beloit is a dense cluster of mostly small shops and boutiques. The area has been recognized for increased investment and renewal since the 1990s. Downtown Beloit is one of two inaugural members of the Wisconsin Main Street designation. Upscale downtown condominiums and hotels were introduced after 2000 with the construction of the Hotel Hilton Apartments (2001), the Beloit Inn (now the Ironworks Hotel, 2003), Heritage View (2005), Phoenix Project (2013), Hotel Goodwin (2018), and the Wright & Wagner Lofts (2021). From the 1990s to 2011, downtown Beloit received direct public and private investment totaling more than $75 million. In 2011, Beloit was a Great American Main Street Award winner. In 2012, Beloit was listed #17 on ''

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''s list of America's Greatest Mainstreets.

Arts and culture

* Beloit Art Center * Beloit Civic Theatre * Beloit Historical Society * Beloit Janesville Symphony Orchestra * The Castle Performing Arts Center *

Logan Museum of Anthropology Logan Museum of Anthropology is a museum of Beloit College, located in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1894 by Beloit trustee and patron of the arts Frank Granger Logan and contains about 300,000 archaeological and ethnologica ...

* Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra * Wright Museum of Art *Beloit City Hall – this houses a

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portraying the history of Beloit, completed in 1985 by artist

Martha Nessler Hayden Martha Nessler Hayden (born 1936) is an American artist, known for Modernist landscape painting and artist books. Hayden lives and works in Sharon, Wisconsin, in a historic Victorian home. She has produced art in many mediums including oil pain ...

Historic buildings

Beloit's 1889

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began demolition in 1935, which was halted because of the cost. A historic

pump station Pumping stations, also called pumphouses, are public utility buildings containing pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They are critical in a variety of infrastructure systems, such as water supply, drainage of low ...

is nearby. The Fairbanks Flats were built in 1917 to house the rush of

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moving to the area from the

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. Pearsons Hall of Science was designed by the architectural firm

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for

Beloit College Beloit College is a private liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1846 when Wisconsin was still a territory, it is the state's oldest continuously operated college. It has an enrollment of roughly 1,000 undergradua ...

as a science center. The Lathrop-Munn Cobblestone House was originally built for politician John Hackett. The Castle at 501 Prospect was built as First Presbyterian Church in 1902; it now operates as a Performing Arts Center and Music School.

Festivals

Beloit's main festivals include the

Beloit International Film Festival The Beloit International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival in Beloit, Wisconsin Beloit ( ) is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people. Beloit is a princi ...

and Beloit's

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, which includes an indoor playland, ice skating, ice sculpting and toboggan races.

Parks and recreation

Beloit is home to a professional

minor league baseball Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB clubs. It was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National Le ...

team, the Beloit Sky Carp, who play in the

High-A Central The Midwest League is a Minor League Baseball league established in 1947 and based in the Midwestern United States. A Class A league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganizati ...

and are the High A affiliate of the

Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League East, East Division. The ...

. The Sky Carp play their games at

ABC Supply Stadium ABC Supply Stadium is a baseball park in Beloit, Wisconsin. It is primarily to be used for baseball, and is the home field of the Beloit Sky Carp, the Midwest League affiliate of the Miami Marlins. It replaced Harry C. Pohlman Field as the home ...

. Until August 3, 2021, they played at Harry C. Pohlman Field.

Government

Beloit is represented by Mark Spreitzer and

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in the

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, Clinton Anderson and Ellen Schutt in the

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Bryan Steil Bryan George Steil ( ; born March 3, 1981) is an American attorney, businessman, and Republican politician from Janesville, Wisconsin. He is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 1st congressiona ...

in the

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, and

Ron Johnson Ronald Harold Johnson (born April 8, 1955) is an American businessman and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States Senate, United States senator from Wisconsin, a seat he has held since 2011. A Rep ...

and

Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is an American politician and lawyer serving since 2013 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States senator from Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party (United Stat ...

in the

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. Beloit has a council-manager system of government, with seven council members, each elected for two-year terms. Four members are elected in even years and three in odd years. City council elections are held annually in April. The city council establishes policies for the city and appoints a city manager to implement those policies. The current city manager, Jerry Gabrielatos, started on February 20, 2023.

Education

The School District of Beloit serves 5,923 students in six primary schools, four intermediate schools, and one high school, with alternative programming and charter schools.

Beloit Memorial High School Beloit Memorial High School is a public, four-year comprehensive high school in Beloit, Wisconsin. Academics Beloit Memorial has an enrollment of approximately 1,700 students, with 120 full-time certified staff and an average class size of 28 ...

is the city's public high school. The majority of Beloit is in the Beloit school district, though some portions are in the Beloit Turner School District.

, a private liberal arts college with undergraduate enrollment around 1,300, is in the city, with the main campus adjacent to downtown. The campus has a number of prehistoric Native American mounds. Blackhawk Technical College, a public

technical school A vocational school (alternatively known as a trade school, or technical school), is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary or post-secondary education designed to provide vocationa ...

, has a campus in downtown Beloit. Beloit has a public library that was part of the Arrowhead Library System which merged with Lakeshores Library System in 2023 to form Prairie Lakes Library System.

Media

Beloit's main newspaper is The ''

Beloit Daily News The ''Beloit Daily News'' is a daily newspaper that has served Beloit, Wisconsin and the stateline area of Rock County, Wisconsin and Winnebago County, Illinois Winnebago County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to ...

'', a daily (published Monday through Friday) paper owned by Adams Publishing Group, LLC, and serving the Wisconsin/Illinois stateline area. The ''Janesville Gazette'', also owned by Adams Publishing Group, also serves Beloit. Beloit is a part of the

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television market, but due to its proximity to Rockford, stations from Rockford also serve the city and report on local stories and information (weather, school closings, etc.) relating to Beloit. Radio stations broadcasting to Beloit include '90s hits WBEL (1380 AM), which is licensed to South Beloit, Illinois and operates studios in Janesville, classic country

WGEZ WGEZ (1490 AM; "Iron Country") is a radio station broadcasting a classic country music format. Licensed to Beloit, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves the Janesville area. The station is owned by Scott Thompson, through licensee Big R ...

(1490 AM) and variety WBCR (103.5 FM), owned by the Board of Trustees of Beloit College. Radio stations from Janesville, Madison and Rockford are also receivable.

Transportation

The

Beloit Transit Beloit Transit is the public transportation system in Beloit, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by the city of Beloit. History Public transit in Beloit began in 1902 with interurbans serving the city. Proper streetcar service followed in 1906 ...

System is the primary provider of

mass transportation Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whic ...

. Four regular routes provide service from Monday through Saturday. In collaboration with the Janesville Transit System, BTS operates an express route between the two cities. Beloit Airport is a small public-use

general aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other ...

airport within the city. It offers hangars for storing aircraft, gliders, and sky diving. Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport is a public airport north of Beloit in Rock County. Formerly known as Rock County Airport, it is owned and operated by the Rock County government. The airport has no scheduled commercial passenger service.

Dane County Regional Airport Dane County Regional Airport (DCRA) , also known as Truax Field, is a civil-military airport located northeast of downtown Madison, Wisconsin. In the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025� ...

and Rockford International Airport are the closest airports to Beloit that offer scheduled airline service.

Notable people

Thomas Ryum Amlie Thomas Ryum Amlie (April 17, 1897 – August 22, 1973) was an American politician who served as a two-time United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 1st congressional district. Ryum first served as a Republi ...

, U.S. Representative * Clinton Anderson, Wisconsin State Representative * Marcia Anderson, U. S. Army Major General *

Roy Chapman Andrews Roy Chapman Andrews (January 26, 1884 – March 11, 1960) was an American explorer, adventurer, and Natural history, naturalist who became the director of the American Museum of Natural History. He led a series of expeditions through the politi ...

, adventurer and

naturalist Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is cal ...

* Fred Ascani,

U.S. Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its origins to 1 ...

Major General * Alan E. Ashcraft, Jr., Illinois State Representative * Clinton Babbitt, U.S. Representative * George B. Belting, Wisconsin State Representative * James A. Blaisdell, founder of the

Claremont Colleges The Claremont Colleges (known colloquially as the 7Cs) are a consortium of seven private university, private institutions of higher education located in Claremont, California, United States. They comprise five undergraduate colleges (the 5Cs)� ...

* Jim Breton,

MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

player * Jason W. Briggs, leader in development of

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Community of Christ, known legally and from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is an American-based international church, and is the second-largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement ...

* James A. Brittan, Wisconsin State Representative *

Tony Brizzolara Anthony John Brizzolara (born January 14, 1957) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves between 1979 and 1984. Amateur career Brizzolara graduated from Beloit Memorial High S ...

, MLB player * Richard Burdge, Wisconsin State Senator *

Jackson J. Bushnell Jackson Jones Bushnell (February 19, 1815 – March 8, 1873) was an American professor. Bushnell was born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, February 19, 1815. He graduated from Yale College in 1841. He entered Andover Theological Seminary in Decemb ...

, educator * Jim Caldwell,

alumnus, former head coach of NFL's

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Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (; September 25, 1843 – November 15, 1928) was an American geologist and educator. In 1893 he founded the ''Journal of Geology'', of which he was editor for many years. Biography Chamberlin was born September 25, 184 ...

, geologist *

Franklin Clarke Franklin Clarke (February 7, 1934 – July 25, 2018) was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Colorado. Early years ...

, professional football player for

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...

(1960–1967) and Cleveland Browns (1957–1959) * Lawrence E. Cunningham, Wisconsin State Senator * Horatio N. Davis, Wisconsin State Senator * Delmar DeLong, Wisconsin State Representative * Burger M. Engebretson, Wisconsin State Representative * John E. Erickson (Wisconsin politician), John E. Erickson, NBA executive * Betty Everett, rock and jazz singer ("The Shoop Shoop Song") * Edward A. Everett (Wisconsin politician), Edward A. Everett, Wisconsin State Representative * Dorr Felt, inventor of comptometer * Edwin G. Fifield, Wisconsin State Representative * Lucius G. Fisher, state representative and businessman * Bill Flannigan, NFL player * Patsy Gharrity,

player * Danny Gokey, ''American Idol'' contestant, choir director at a Beloit church * Bernie Graham, professional baseball player * John Hackett (Wisconsin), John Hackett, businessman and politician * Jim Hall (boxer), Jim Hall, professional boxer * Edward F. Hansen, Wisconsin State Representative * William O. Hansen, Wisconsin State Representative * Bill Hanzlik, NBA player and coach * Jonathan Harr, journalist and author of ''A Civil Action'' * Ken Hendricks, founder of ABC Supply, listed on the Forbes 400 * William H. Hurlbut, Wisconsin State Representative * Gary Johnson (Wisconsin politician), Gary Johnson, elected majority leader of Wisconsin Assembly in 1980 and 1983 * Jerry Kenney, baseball player for New York Yankees (1967, 1969–1972) and Cleveland Indians (1973) * John Baxter Kinne, Medal of Honor recipient * Stephanie Klett, television personality, Miss Wisconsin, Miss Wisconsin 1992 * Gene Knutson, NFL player * Richard LaPiere, sociologist at Stanford University * Eugene Lee (designer), Eugene Lee, Tony Award-winning set designer (''Wicked (musical), Wicked'', ''Saturday Night Live'') * Wallace Leschinsky, Wisconsin State Representative * Alonzo J. Mathison, Wisconsin State Representative * Max Maxfield, Wyoming Secretary of State * Juan Conway McNabb (John Conway McNabb), Roman Catholic bishop, missionary in Peru * Sereno Merrill, Wisconsin State Representative * Elmer Miller (outfielder), Elmer Miller,

player * Tommy Mills, head coach of Creighton Bluejays, Georgetown Hoyas and Arkansas State Red Wolves, Arkansas State Indians football teams; Creighton and Arkansas State men's basketball, Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball * Orsen N. Nielsen, U.S. diplomat * David Noggle, Wisconsin State Representative, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Idaho Territory * Russ Oltz, NFL player * Terell Parks, professional basketball player * Danica Patrick, Indy Car & NASCAR auto racing driver and model * George Perring,

player * Samuel L. Plummer, Wisconsin State Representative * Alan S. Robertson, Wisconsin State Representative * Robert P. Robinson (Wisconsin politician), Robert P. Robinson, Wisconsin State Senator * Judy Robson, former majority leader, Wisconsin Senate * David Roth (opera director), David Roth, opera director * Jane Sherman, actress, writer, composer, dancer with The Rockettes * Richard Shoemaker, Wisconsin State Senator * Tracy Silverman, violinist * Mark Simonson, font designer * Erastus G. Smith, Wisconsin State Representative * Simon Smith (Wisconsin politician), Simon Smith, Wisconsin State Representative * Robert C. Strong, U.S. diplomat * William Barstow Strong, former president of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway * Tyree Talton, NFL player * Rusty Tillman, NFL player and assistant coach, XFL (2001), XFL head coach * S. J. Todd, Wisconsin State Senator * Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck, education professional * Allen F. Warden, Wisconsin State Representative * Arthur Pratt Warner, aviator and inventor * Kyle Weaver, professional basketball player for Oklahoma City Thunder * Floyd E. Wheeler, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer * John D. Wickhem, Justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court * Albert J. Winegar, Wisconsin State Representative * Zip Zabel,

player * Robin Zander, musician (Cheap Trick)

References

External links

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History

Railroad heritage

Geography

Climate

Demographics

2020 census

2010 census

Economy

Arts and culture

Historic buildings

Festivals

Parks and recreation

Government

Education

Media

Transportation

Notable people

See also

References

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