Humbird is an unincorporated

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in the Town of Mentor in

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, United States. It is located on

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north-northwest of Merrillan. As of the 2010 census, its population was 266. Humbird has a

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with ZIP code 54746.

History

Humbird was founded by Jacob Humbird, who was born at

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on July 31, 1811. The second of five children of Solomon and Susan Humbert, Jacob was married to Eleanor McKee in 1835. They had four sons and four daughters. Jacob and his brother pursued careers in railroad building. He built Dom Pedro Secundo Railroad in Brazil from

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to the interior of the country. In 1867 Humbird and D. A. Baldwin built the main line of the West Wisconsin Railroad from

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. The tracks were laid to Humbird in late 1869. The depot opened for business on January 1, 1870.

Geography

Humbird contains a pond, a bluff, farm land, recreational land, and several

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trails. The pond is in area and at its deepest point. Although named Emerson Lake, it is commonly called Humbird Pond.

Education

School District of Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan School District of Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan is a school district headquartered in Alma Center, Wisconsin. It operates Lincoln Elementary School in Merrillan and Lincoln Junior-Senior High School in Alma Center. It also serves Humbird. ...

operates public schools.

References

External links

Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan School DistrictTown Of Mentor - Wisconsin
{{authority control Census-designated places in Clark County, Wisconsin Census-designated places in Wisconsin Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Wisconsin