On its age, its old homes and the National Register, West Kewaunee is more historic than 95% of U.S. towns. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of West Kewaunee’s overall grade.
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 West Kewaunee’s 30.8 sits above most of its state (86% of Wisconsin towns have fewer) while its 4 historic buildings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±10.5 points).
Founding year: our sources. 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 West Kewaunee’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside West Kewaunee
Saint Hedwigs CatholicSaint John Nepomucene
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
West Kewaunee, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of West Kewaunee yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
West Kewaunee is a town in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,278 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Birchwood, East Krok, and Krok are located in the town.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,296 in 2010, 1,278 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
West Kewaunee, 1868 to 1954
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Kewaunee. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1954Kewaunee 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 West Kewaunee.
On the National Register
1 historic place in West Kewaunee
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
West Kewaunee is more historic than 95% 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.
What is on the National Register in West Kewaunee?
One place: the Pilgrim Family Farmstead (listed 1979).
How old are the homes in West Kewaunee?
34% of West Kewaunee’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±10.5 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1975.
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 Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.
