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History · Colburn

Half of Colburn’s homes were built after 1993

Most of Colburn was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1968 on and the census since 1900.

0on the National Register
7%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Colburn’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 Colburn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Colburn’s history is told.

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The story so far

Colburn, in brief

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

Colburn is a town in Adams County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 215 at the 2020 census, down from 223 at the 2010 census. The town was most likely named for Sherman Colburn, who immigrated to Wisconsin from Vermont in 1855 and became a farmer in the area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 223 to 215 (-4%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Colburn on the map, 1968 to 1985

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

Colburn on the 1968 USGS mapColburn on the 1985 USGS map1968Coloma SW sheet · 1:24,000

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

People over time

Colburn, census by census

01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Peak: 413

Between 121 and 413 people in every census since 1900.

13 censuses, 1900–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

HancockIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBig FlatsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichfieldIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLeolaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRomeIts storyD

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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.