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History · Chippewa

28% of Chippewa’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 1940.

0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Chippewa’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Chippewa are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Chippewa, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Chippewa yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Chippewa is a town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 349 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 374 to 349 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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On the map

Chippewa on the map, 1968 to 2005

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Chippewa. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Chippewa on the 1968 USGS mapChippewa on the 1984 USGS mapChippewa on the 2005 USGS map1968Glidden sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Chippewa.

People over time

Chippewa, census by census

010020030040050019401960198020002020Peak: 522

Between 348 and 522 people in every census since 1940.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Chippewa’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

AgendaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townShanagoldenIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLakeIts storyCButternutIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRound LakeIts storyCDraperIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPeeksvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWinterIts storyC

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Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.