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History · Kennan

Half of Kennan’s homes were built after 1985

Most of Kennan was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1909 on, and the census since 1910.

0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Kennan’s archive · credits on each photo

What stands out about Kennan’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 319 in 1920; 143 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Kennan’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kennan’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewKennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning Sout…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Kennan, census by census

0100200300192019401960198020002020Peak: 319

Peaked at 319 in 1920; 143 people lived here in 2020.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

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

The story so far

Kennan, in brief

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

Kennan is a village in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 143 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the Town of Kennan.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 356 to 365 (+3%).

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

By decade

Kennan, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County Highway "N"Date?Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump…
On the map

Kennan on the map, 1970 to 2005

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

Kennan on the 1970 USGS mapKennan on the 1980 USGS mapKennan on the 2005 USGS map1970Jump River Fire Tower NE 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 Kennan.

Every building

Kennan, building by building, 1909–1929

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Kennan fire insurance map, 1909, sheet 11909Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Kennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County Highway "N"
Retake this viewKennan-Jump River Bridge, Spanning South fork of Jump River on County Highway "N"

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Kennan’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Kennan

Nobody well known was born in Kennan itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dennis MorganAmerican actor · b. 1908
Esther BubleyAmerican photographer · b. 1921
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Chuck MencelAmerican basketball player · b. 1933
Adolph BiebersteinAmerican football Guard · b. 1902
Donal HordAmerican artist · b. 1902
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Frank BoyleAmerican politician · b. 1945
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Four Corners SchoolschoolHawkins Road SchoolschoolLonely Pines AirportairportMeadow Creek Schoolschool

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

CatawbaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHawkinsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGeorgetownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOgemaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWestboro1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCatawbaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth ForkIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Kennan’s history

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Sources

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 the Library of Congress (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.