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History · Radisson

Radisson’s post office opened in 1902, and 10% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1972 on and the census since 1960.

1902first post office
0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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How Radisson began

When was Radisson founded?

1902

The Radisson post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 179 in 19602020 census: 273124 years
Founding year: the first Radisson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Radisson’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 Radisson are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Radisson’s history is told.

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The story so far

Radisson, in brief

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

Radisson is a village in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Couderay River. The population was 273 at the 2020 census, and 241 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Radisson and was named in honor of the early French explorer, Pierre-Esprit Radisson (c.1636–1710).

Its first post office opened in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 241 to 273 (+13%).

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

By decade

Radisson, decade by decade

Today4 recent
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On the map

Radisson on the map, 1972 to 1980

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

Radisson on the 1972 USGS mapRadisson on the 1980 USGS map1972Radisson 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 Radisson.

People over time

Radisson, census by census

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Between 179 and 280 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

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

Questions about Radisson’s history

What year was Radisson founded?

The Radisson post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4), 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.