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History · Wind Lake

Wind Lake’s post office opened in 1852, and 18% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Wind Lake began

When was Wind Lake founded?

1852

The Wind Lake post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 5,355174 years
Founding year: the first Wind Lake post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wind Lake’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 Wind Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Wind Lake, in brief

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

Wind Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,355 at the 2020 census. Wind Lake is in the town of Norway.

Its first post office opened in 1852. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 5,342 in 2010, 5,355 in 2020.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Wind Lake

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

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Les PaulAmerican jazz guitarist, country guitarist, son… · b. 1915
Vernor VingeAmerican mathematician, computer scientist, and… · b. 1944
Gwen JorgensenAmerican triathlete · b. 1986
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Michael RitchieAmerican film director · b. 1938
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Brandin PodziemskiAmerican basketball player · b. 2003
Bill KazmaierAmerican Strongman · b. 1953
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Norway1 historic placeA−Muskego2 historic placesC+TichiganIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWaterford1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Wind Lake’s history

What year was Wind Lake founded?

The Wind Lake post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →