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History · Sand Pillow

Half of Sand Pillow’s homes were built after 2002

Most of Sand Pillow was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2002.

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What stands out about Sand Pillow’s past

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The story so far

Sand Pillow, in brief

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

Sand Pillow is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 262. The community is in central Jackson County, on land of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. It is bordered to the south by Wisconsin Highway 54, which leads southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Black River Falls, the county seat, and east 48 miles (77 km) to Port Edwards.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Sand Pillow

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

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Edward E. LyonUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1871
Hugh H. PriceAmerican politician · b. 1859
Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr.United States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1925
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Ernie RudolphAmerican baseball player · b. 1909
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Froelich RaineyAmerican anthropologist · b. 1907
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Matt WingardAmerican politician

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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 →