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History · St. Lawrence

27% of St. Lawrence’s homes were built before 1940

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The story so far

St. Lawrence, in brief

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St. Lawrence is a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 714 at the 2020 census. The ghost town of Granite Quarry was located partially in the town.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 710 in 2010, 714 in 2020.

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about St. Lawrence in 1890

Passages that mention St. Lawrence, cut from the printed page as they were published.

The Town of St. Lawrence comprises Township 23 north, Range 12 east. It is bounded on the north by the Town of Helvetia, on the east by Little Wolf, on the south by Waupaca, and on the west by Scandinavia.
History of Waupaca county, Wisconsin1890 · page 136Read the page →
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The Town of St. Lawrence comprises Township 23 north, Range 12 east. It is bounded on the north by the Town of Helvetia, on the east by Little Wolf, on the south by Waupaca, and on the west by Scandinavia.

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The Town of Waupaca comprises Township 22 north. Range 12 east. It is bounded on the north by the Town of St. Lawrence, on the east by Royalton, on the south by Lind, and on the west by Farmington.
History of Waupaca county, Wisconsin1890 · page 185Read the page →
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The Town of Waupaca comprises Township 22 north. Range 12 east. It is bounded on the north by the Town of St. Lawrence, on the east by Royalton, on the south by Lind, and on the west by Farmington.

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Famous people

Famous people close to St. Lawrence

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Everett C. OlsonU.S. paleontologist, zoologist, and geologist · b. 1910
Tyler BiadaszAmerican football player · b. 1997
Edward E. BrowneU.S. Representative from Wisconsin · b. 1868
Lyman E. BarnesAmerican politician · b. 1855
Benjamin P. BirdsallAmerican politician · b. 1858
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Dylan PageAmerican basketball player · b. 1982
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Block Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside St. Lawrence
OgdensburgUnion

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.

WaupacaIts storyB+Little WolfIts storyC+ScandinaviaIts storyC+HelvetiaIts storynot 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 the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.