Editing Abrams, Wisconsin

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'''Abrams''' is a town in [[Oconto County, Wisconsin|Oconto County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,960 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 Census]]. The [[census-designated place]] of '''Abrams''' is located in the town. It is located near [[U.S. Route 41 in Wisconsin|U.S. Route 41]] and [[U.S. Route 141 (Wisconsin)|U.S. Route 141]] {{convert|8|mi|km}} south-southeast of [[Oconto Falls, Wisconsin|Oconto Falls]]. Abrams has a [[post office]] that has been operating since 1882 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto | title=Notification Service &#124; Post Offices | access-date=July 7, 2024 | archive-date=July 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706133259/https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto | url-status=live }}</ref> with [[ZIP code]] 54101.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=54101&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615020658/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=54101&Go=Go |date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the census-designated place had a population of 358.<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 29, 2011|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
Abrams was first settled in 1854 when Richard B. Yeaton built a sawmill on the [[Pensaukee River]].<ref name="OcontoCountyHistoricalSociety">{{cite web |title=Oconto County Time Line |url=http://www.ocontoctyhistsoc.org/oconto-county-time-line |publisher=Oconto County Historical Society |accessdate=September 21, 2020 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417143644/http://www.ocontoctyhistsoc.org/oconto-county-time-line |url-status=live }}</ref> A community formed and he called the place '''West Pensaukee'''.  The town was planned to be named '''Pumpkin Pine'''. It was renamed Abrams in the 1880s after [[W. J. Abrams]], a former state representative and former mayor of [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]. Abrams owned land where a railroad depot was built.<ref name="OcontoCountyHistoricalSociety" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/mayors_past/mayor_abrams_wj.html |title=W. J. Abrams (1829-1900) |publisher=[[Green Bay, Wisconsin|City of Green Bay]] |access-date=November 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103033539/http://www.ci.green-bay.wi.us/mayors_past/mayor_abrams_wj.html |archive-date=January 3, 2012 }}</ref> The town of Abrams was platted and established in 1917.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ocontohistory.org/oconto-county-time-line/ | title=Oconto County Time Line - Oconto County Historical Society | access-date=July 8, 2024 | archive-date=July 8, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240708184232/https://ocontohistory.org/oconto-county-time-line/ | url-status=live }}</ref> By the 1890s, there were nearly 30 homes, multiple hotels, 3 general stores, a train depot, and multiple sawmills. Most of the earliest white settlers were from [[New England]]. By 1910, a bank and telephone service was added to the town. Fires nearly destroyed the town twice, one being the [[Peshtigo fire|Peshtigo Fire]] and the other being a fire in 1923. The mystery of a murder of a local tavern keeper still haunts the town as it has never been solved.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/tvabrams.htm | title=Tvabrams | access-date=August 24, 2024 | archive-date=August 24, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824180842/https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/tvabrams.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|37.6|mi2}}, {{convert|37.5|mi2}} of which (99.71%) is land, and {{convert|0.1|mi2}} of which (0.29%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2010= 340
|2020= 358
|footnote=U.S. Census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 19, 2023 |title=U.S. Census website |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2020, there were 1,960 people. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% Black or African American, 0.80% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.3% other race, and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.9% of the population.

==Notable people==
* [[C. J. Greaves]], professional American off-road racing driver, was born in the town
* [[Johnny Greaves (racing driver)|Johnny Greaves]], professional American off-road racing driver, was born in the town
*[[Pee Wee King]], pioneer in the country and western music industry; wrote "Tennessee Waltz" and was inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 1974
*[[Lyle Lahey]], cartoonist
* [[Arthur J. Whitcomb]], Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer, was born in the town<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1915,' Biographical Sketch of Arthur J. Whitcomb, pg. 527</ref>
* [[Bob Wickman]], Major League Baseball player, relief pitcher

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://townofabrams.com/ Town of Abrams Official Website]

{{Adjacent communities|title=Adjacent communities near Abrams, Wisconsin|North=[[File:US 141.svg|25px|link=US 141]] [[Iron Mountain, Michigan]], [[Stiles (community), Wisconsin|Stiles]]|Center=Abrams|South=[[File:US 41.svg|25px|link=US 41 in Wisconsin]] [[File:US 141.svg|25px|link=US 141]] [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]], [[Suamico, Wisconsin|Suamico]].|North-east=[[File:US 41.svg|25px|link=US 41 in Wisconsin]] [[Marinette, Wisconsin|Marinette]], [[Oconto, Wisconsin|Oconto]]}}

{{Oconto County, Wisconsin}}
{{Green Bay, Wisconsin}}
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[[Category:Towns in Oconto County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Green Bay metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]