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History · Houlton

Houlton’s post office opened in 1880, and 65% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Houlton began

When was Houlton founded?

1880

The Houlton post office opened in 1880, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 377146 years
Founding year: the first Houlton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Houlton’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Houlton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Houlton’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Houlton, in brief

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

Houlton is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of St. Joseph, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, Houlton had a population of 377. It is along Wisconsin Highways 35 and 64, Main Street, Hawk Street, and County Road E. Houlton is located across the St. Croix River from Stillwater, Minnesota. Houlton has no post office but has been assigned the ZIP code 54082.

Its first post office opened in 1880. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 386 to 377 (-2%).

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

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Stories next door

History across the town line

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Questions about Houlton’s history

What year was Houlton founded?

The Houlton post office opened in 1880, 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 →

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