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The Town of Doyle is located in northeastern Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 490 at the 2020 census, up from 453 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Horseman is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Campia is also located partially in the town.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 453 to 490 (+8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Doyle in 1922
Passages that mention Doyle, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Barron County Wisconsin1922 · page 738Read the page →
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were born in Pepin County, this state, and the three youngest in Barron County, this state. Mr. Brunett came to Rice Lake, Dec. 13, 1899, and worked two years at common labor. Two years later he purchased a farm in the town of Cedar Lake, which afterward became the town of Doyle. His parents lived with him until their death. The mother died Jan. 19, 1904, and the father, Feb. 20, 1910. They lived in the town of Doyle until the year of 1916, when they purchased a farm of 40 acres in the town of Rice Lake. Buildings had been erected and about fifteen acres cleared, the rest being stump land. He has made some im-
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History of Barron County Wisconsin1922 · page 795Read the page →
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Charles E. Wickens has been a well known resident of Doyle Township for some twenty years, and in all that time has maintained a reputation as an estimable, useful and industrious citizen. Upon coming here from Savannah, Ill., in 1902, he purchased 200 acres in Sections 2, 3 and 4, Doyle Township, renovated the house, put up a good barn and outbuildings, and cleared up the land. He now has a well cultivated place and everything about it, buildings, fences, stock, land and equipment all speak of the fidelity with which he has labored. He successfully carries on general farming and stock raising, and
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Timeline
Doyle, 1893 to 1981
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
