Collins is an
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
in the town of
Rockland Rockland may refer to:
People
* Per Bergsland, nicknamed Peter Rockland, one of three successful escapees from Stalag Luft III (the "Great Escape")
Places
;In Canada
*Rockland, Greater Victoria
*Rockland, Nova Scotia
*Rockland, Ontario
;In the Un ...
,
Manitowoc County
Manitowoc County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81,359. Its county seat is Manitowoc. The county was created in 1836 prior to Wisconsin's statehood and organized in 1848. Manitowoc County ...
,
Wisconsin
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, United States, in the east central part of the state. Its
zip code is 54207, although its
post office
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is being studied for
closure. As of the
2010 census, its population is 164.
The Collins Marsh Wildlife Area is located east of the community.
Wisconsin Highway 32
State Trunk Highway 32 (often called Highway 32, STH-32 or WIS 32) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin that runs north–south in eastern Wisconsin. It runs from the Illinois border (at Illinois Route 137) north to the Michigan b ...
ran through the community; the route later became
Wisconsin Highway 67
State Trunk Highway 67 (often called Highway 67, STH-67 or WIS 67) is a Wisconsin state highway running from the Wisconsin–Illinois state line east of Beloit north to U.S. Highway 151 (US 151) east of Chilton. With the inclusion of ...
before it became County Highway W. County Highway JJ and the
Wisconsin Central Ltd.
Wisconsin Central Ltd. is a railroad subsidiary of Canadian National. At one time, its parent Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation owned or operated railroads in the United States, Canada (Algoma Central Railway), the United Kingdom ( En ...
railroad runs east–west through the community. Collins has an area of , all of it land. The community was named for Sumner J. Collins, who was the general superintendent of the Wisconsin Central Railroad in the 1890s.
Notable people
*
Martin Rappel
Martin Rappel (February 18, 1867 – June 22, 1930) was an American businessman, farmer, and politician.
Born in the Town of Rockland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Rappel was a farmer and stock dealer in the town. He was vice-president, shar ...
, farmer, politician and businessman, lived in Collins and was involved with the Collins State Bank.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1917,' Biographical Sketch of Martin Rappel, pg. 535]
Images
File:CollinsWisconsinDowntown.jpg, Looking east at downtown Collins
File:CollinsWisconsinSign.jpg, Welcome sign
File:CollinsWisconsinSignWIS32WIS67.jpg, Looking north at DOT sign and the community
File:RocklandWisconsinTownHall.jpg, Town of Rockland town hall in Collins
Notes
Census-designated places in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Census-designated places in Wisconsin
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