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History · Otter Creek

14% of Otter Creek’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 1990.

0on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Otter Creek’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 Otter Creek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Otter Creek, in brief

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

Otter Creek is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 498 at the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 501 in 2010, 498 in 2020.

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

By decade

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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

Otter Creek on the map, 1949 to 1975

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

Otter Creek on the 1949 USGS mapOtter Creek on the 1951 USGS mapOtter Creek on the 1975 USGS map1949Ridgeland 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 Otter Creek.

People over time

Otter Creek, census by census

010020030040050020002020Peak: 501

Between 339 and 501 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Otter Creek

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

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Madilyn BaileyAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1992
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Ethan IversonAmerican pianist · b. 1973
Harry MillerRacecar driver · b. 1875
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Marvin PanchAmerican racing driver · b. 1926
Andy PafkoBaseball player · b. 1921
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Bill BakkeOlympic ski jumper · b. 1946
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Little Otter SchoolschoolMisselt SchoolschoolModel SchoolschoolOak Grove SchoolschoolOtter Creek ChurchchurchUpper Popple Creek Churchchurch
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Otter Creek
Otter CreekUpper Popple Creek

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.

WheelerIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGrantIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHay RiverIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilsonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTainterIts storyC−

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.