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History · Mishicot

Mishicot dates to 1847, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 69% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1880.

1847founded
0on the National Register
28%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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How Mishicot began

When was Mishicot founded?

1847

Mishicot dates its founding to 1847 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1880.

First census: 159 in 18802020 census: 1,432179 years

How historic is Mishicot?

B+

More historic than 69% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1850.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Mishicot’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Mishicot is more historic than 69% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.

B+
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Mishicot’s overall grade.
Founding era1847, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 194028.2% of homes (±7.4) · typical WI town 12.1% · U.S. 8.4%A−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical WI town 3.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 69%
NewerOlder

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 Mishicot’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 any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±7.4 points). Two sources give 1847.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). 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 Mishicot’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 Mishicot are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsEstablished in 1847: 179 years of Mishicot.Old housesHalf of Mishicot’s homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mishicot’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Timeline

Mishicot, 1847 to 1954

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1847
    FoundingMishicot is established
  3. 1850Post officeThe Mishicot post office opens
  4. 1885Born hereEdgar A. Jonas is born here
  5. 1885Born hereArthur Koehler is born here
  6. 20th century
  7. 1954On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
The story

How Mishicot came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Mishicot.

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This area of Wisconsin was originally occupied by the Menominee, Potawatomi and Ho-Chunk peoples. By the end of French rule over the area in 1763, the Potawatomi had begun a move to the Detroit area, leaving the large communities in Wisconsin. Later, some Potawatomi moved back from Michigan to northern Wisconsin. Some but not all Potawatomi later left northern Wisconsin for northern Indiana and central Illinois.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Mishicot, decade by decade

Today12 recent
Lions Sign- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (1)2006Lions Sign- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (1)Last Day Of Classes At Holy Cross- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Last Day Of Classes At Holy Cross- Mishicot, WI - Fli…Janice Weigert School Of Dance, The Pictorium- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Janice Weigert School Of Dance, The Pictorium- Mishic…Glass Beer Sign- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Glass Beer Sign- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeb…Former State Bank- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Former State Bank- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSte…Former Skwor Meat Market- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (1)2006Former Skwor Meat Market- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - Mic…Former Post Office- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Former Post Office- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSt…Former Krajnik Chevrolet- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Former Krajnik Chevrolet- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - Mic…Former Hamilton Laundromat- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Former Hamilton Laundromat- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - M…Covered Bridge- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (5)2006Covered Bridge- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteebe…Country Store- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber (4)2006Country Store- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber…Country Store Grain Silos- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - MichaelSteeber2006Country Store Grain Silos- Mishicot, WI - Flickr - Mi…
On the map

Mishicot on the map, 1954 to 1978

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

Mishicot on the 1954 USGS mapMishicot on the 1978 USGS map1954Manitowoc 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 Mishicot.

People over time

Mishicot, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,60018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,503

Between 159 and 1,503 people in every census since 1880.

8 censuses, 1880–2020.

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Mishicot

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Edgar A. JonasAmerican politician · b. 1885
Arthur KoehlerAmerican scientist · b. 1885
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Mishicot’s post office has been open since 1850.

Gone or out of use
Pine Grove Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Mishicot’s history

What year was Mishicot founded?

In 1847, according to Wikidata. Mishicot’s post office opened in 1850, and the census of 1880 counted 159 people here.

How does Mishicot rank for history?

Mishicot is more historic than 69% 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 Mishicot?

28% of Mishicot’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.4 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1964.

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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).

From Wikimedia Commons (12), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.