On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Amnicon is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Amnicon’s overall grade.
Wisconsin towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wisconsin town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Amnicon’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Wisconsin towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.6 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Amnicon’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Three other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Wentworth
1892–1984
Rockmont
1897–1911
Amnicon Falls
1914–1915
18901960today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Amnicon FallsMiddle RiverRockmontWentworth
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Amnicon, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Amnicon yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Amnicon is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,224 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Amnicon Falls, Middle River, Rockmont and Wentworth are located in the town.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,155 to 1,224 (+6%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Amnicon, 1892 to 1984
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Amnicon is more historic than 30% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Amnicon?
11% of Amnicon’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.6 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1980.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
