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History · Collins

Collins’ post office opened in 1851, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1954 on.

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Quick answers

How Collins began

When was Collins founded?

1851

The Collins post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 203175 years
Founding year: the first Collins post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Collins’ 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 Collins are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Collins’ homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Collins’s history is told.

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The story so far

Collins, in brief

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

Collins is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Rockland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States, in the east central part of the state. Its zip code is 54207, although its post office is being studied for closure. As of the 2020 census, its population was 203, down from 164 at the 2010 census. The Collins Marsh Wildlife Area is located east of the community.

Its first post office opened in 1851. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 164 to 203 (+24%).

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

By decade

Collins, decade by decade

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On the map

Collins on the map, 1954 to 1992

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

Collins on the 1954 USGS mapCollins on the 1978 USGS mapCollins on the 1992 USGS map1954Reedsville 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 Collins.

Questions about Collins’ history

What year was Collins founded?

The Collins post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.