On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hubbard is more historic than 44% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hubbard’s overall grade.
Wisconsin towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wisconsin town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hubbard’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Wisconsin towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.1 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Hubbard’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hubbard yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
See also Hubbard, Rusk County, Wisconsin. Hubbard is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,772 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Neda is located in the town. The town is named for Henry Hubbard, the governor of New Hampshire from 1842 to 1844.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,774 in 2010, 1,772 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Hubbard in 1880
Passages that mention Hubbard, cut from the printed page as they were published.
The history of Dodge county, Wisconsin, containing ... its early settlement, growth ... an extensive and minute sketch of its cities ... war record, biographical sketches1880 · page 331Read the page →
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The following very interesting chapter of reminiscences is from the pen of James H. AVarren, now a resident of Swan Lake City, Emmet County, Iowa, who was the first settler in the town of Hubbard, Dodge County. Mr. Warren once wrote an extended history of this county, but, unfortunately, his manuscript was destroyed by fire, together with other valuables. Appreciating the importance of a work of this character, Mr. W. kindly and willingly consented to draw upon his memory for a few facts relative to pioneer days in Wisconsin. By a perusal of his letter, many of Mr. Warren's old Dodge County acquaintances will discover that he has been more successful than they in county seat matters :
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The history of Dodge county, Wisconsin, containing ... its early settlement, growth ... an extensive and minute sketch of its cities ... war record, biographical sketches1880 · page 664Read the page →
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GARRY TAYLOR, fiirmer. Sec. 5 ; P. O. Horicon ; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., Feb. 28, 18(15; he learned the carpenter's, carriage-maker's and millwright's trades in his native State; came to Horicon in July, 1844; at which time, not a foot of land was entered in the town of Hubbard, except the water power; with G. H. Beers he built the Hustisford saw-mill, and the first saw-mill in Horicon; Mr. Taylor contracted for and built the first flouring-mill in the town, which, with the saw mill, was burned ; he also put in the machinery for the Kekoskec saw-mill ; settled in the fall of 1844 on Government land in Oak Grove, and was one of the committee which nam.'d the town Fairfield, which was afterward altered to Oak Grove; was also an Inspector of Elections in his precinct in 1844; was on the Town
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
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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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Hubbard is more historic than 44% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Hubbard?
18% of Hubbard’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.1 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1975.
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).
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