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History · Middle Village

Half of Middle Village’s homes were built after 1991

Most of Middle Village was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1964 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Middle Village’s 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 Middle Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Middle Village, in brief

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

Middle Village (Menominee: Nanāweyah omenīkān) is a census-designated place (CDP), in the towns of Menominee and Red Springs, in Menominee and Shawano counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipality. The population was 290 at the 2020 census. On current Wisconsin State Highway maps published by WisDOT, the community is called Nanaweyah Omīnīhekan. The Menominee name Nanāweyah means "middle village".

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 281 to 290 (+3%).

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

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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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On the map

Middle Village on the map, 1964 to 1982

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

Middle Village on the 1964 USGS mapMiddle Village on the 1982 USGS map1964Shawano 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 Middle Village.

Famous people

Famous people close to Middle Village

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

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Ada DeerNative American activist, scholar, and civil se… · b. 1935
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Sheila TouseyAmerican actress · b. 1960
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Billy ReedMajor League Baseball secondbaseman · b. 1922
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Lee RemmelSportswriter, Green Bay Packers Public Relation… · b. 1924
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Marcus OliveiraAmerican boxer · b. 1979
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Suzanne KlotzAmerican artist · b. 1944
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

NeopitIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMenomineeIts storyDRed Springs1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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