Editing Potter, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Potter, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = Where Friends are Dear<ref name="ChiltonTimesJournal03262009">{{cite news|title=Village of Potter will celebrate 150 years in July|date=March 26, 2009|newspaper=[[Chilton Times-Journal]]}}</ref>

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| subdivision_name2  = [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet]]

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| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Potter, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Potter%20village,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=Jun 27, 2024}}</ref>
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| area_code          = [[Area code 920|920]]
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'''Potter''' is a village in [[Calumet County, Wisconsin|Calumet County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 244 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==History==
Potter was established near a [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] village along the [[Manitowoc River]].<ref name="TriCounty20090716" /> It was originally named Muskratville because of the large number of [[muskrat]]s that lived in the river and were trapped for their fur.<ref name="TriCounty20090716">{{cite news|title=Potter prepares to celebrate 150th|last=Nucciarone|first=Sabrina|date=July 16, 2009|newspaper=[[Tri-County News (Kiel, Wisconsin)|Tri-County News]]|pages=20, 24}}</ref> [[American Civil War]] Captain Orin R. Potter settled in Potter in 1859 and established a feed mill.<ref name="ChiltonTimesJournal03262009" /><ref name="TriCounty20090716" /> That same year he renamed the village Potter Mills, which was later shortened to Potter.<ref name="ChiltonTimesJournal03262009" />

===150 years celebration===
The village celebrated its 150th anniversary on July 19, 2009, with the second parade in the village's history.<ref name="ChiltonTimesJournal03262009" /> The first parade was a 1907 "Medicine man parade." Five of Potter's great-great grandchildren attended the parade.<ref name="TriCounty20090716" />

==Geography==
Potter is located at {{coord|44|7|7|N|88|5|44|W|type:city}} (44.118544, -88.095467).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.55|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|0.54|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990 = 252
| 2000 = 223
| 2010 = 253
| 2020 = 244
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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[[Image:PotterWisconsinWelcomeSign.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Welcome sign]]
[[Image:Potter Wisconsin.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Looking west on Highway PP in Potter]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 253 people, 98 households, and 70 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|468.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 99 housing units at an average density of {{convert|183.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.8% of the population.

There were 98 households, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09.

The median age in the village was 38.8 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 223 people, 78 households, and 59 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 422.6 people per square mile (162.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 80 housing units at an average density of 151.6 per square mile (58.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 97.31% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 2.24% from two or more races.

There were 78 households, out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,958, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $22,614 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,519. About 6.3% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.3% of those 65 or over.

==Notable residents==
*[[Lawrence Duchow]], bandleader
*[[Henry Kleist]], farmer and [[Socialist Party of America|Socialist]] [[Wisconsin State Senate|State Senator]]
*[[Otto Lerche]], farmer and Socialist [[Wisconsin State Assembly|State Representative]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Potter, Wisconsin}}
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{{Calumet County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Calumet County, Wisconsin]]