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Pulcifer, Wisconsin

Pulcifer, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Pulcifer, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Pulcifer, Wisconsin
Pulcifer, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°50′39″N 88°21′36″W / 44.84417°N 88.36000°W / 44.84417; -88.36000
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyShawano
Area
 • Total1.038 sq mi (2.69 km2)
 • Land1.033 sq mi (2.68 km2)
 • Water0.005 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total134
 • Density130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1571968[1]

Pulcifer is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Green Valley, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Pulcifer is located on the Oconto River and Wisconsin Highway 22 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Cecil. As of the 2010 census, its population is 134.[2]

History

The community was named after Daniel H. Pulcifer (1834–1896), who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and also served as mayor of Shawano, Wisconsin.[3]

Notable people

  • Otto A. Risum, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer, and merchant, lived in Pulcifer; Risum served as chairman of the Green Valley Town Board.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pulcifer, Wisconsin
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "D. H. Pulcifer Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI. January 25, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897.' Biographical Sketch of Otto A. Risum, pg. 695
  • Media related to Pulcifer at Wikimedia Commons


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