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Bergen is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 740 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Moon is located partially in the town.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 641 to 740 (+15%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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History of Marathon County, Wisconsin1913 · page 144Read the page →
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The town of Day was formed out of portions of the town of Bergen. The door to these settlements was Marshfield, a very small village in 1880. Up to 1877, emigration went north from Marshfield, then it turned eastward towards Rozellville. The old Campbell settlement has already been referred to, where a few families existed for a long time until the tide of immigration turned in their direction. Leonhard Schmidt came to Rozellville in 1877; early in 1878 came William Raschke and Andrew Daul, the latter erecting a small saw mill ; also Peter Xicolay, Caspar Ably, Joseph Schmidt. Adam
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History of Marathon County, Wisconsin1913 · page 536Read the page →
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upon the lands, and that nationality constitutes about one-half of the town, if not the majority. They are an intelligent and industrious people and have made fanning a success. While there is no saw mill in that town, there is one just across the town line in the town of Bergen, at a place called Moon, and farmers can go to the village of Mosinee or to Moon to get their sawing done at whichever place is nearest to their farm.
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