Arthur, Wisconsin
| Arthur, Wisconsin | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Arthur, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 45°4′18″N 91°9′18″W / 45.07167°N 91.15500°WCoordinates: 45°4′18″N 91°9′18″W / 45.07167°N 91.15500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Chippewa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.1 sq mi (111.5 km2) |
| • Land | 42.9 sq mi (111.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 759 |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (6.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-03075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1582720 |
| PLSS townships | Most of T30N R6W, part of T30N R7W, and bits of T29N R6W and T29N R7W |
Arthur is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 759 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Cobban, Crescent, and Drywood are located in the town.
The town is served by the School District of Cadott Community and the Cornell School District.
The general area that would become Arthur was first surveyed in 1848 by a crew working for the U.S. government. In 1849 a different crew marked all the section corners of the township, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description of the 6-by-6-mile (9.7 by 9.7 km) square which became the east half of Arthur and the west part of Colburn:
The Surface in this Township is generally level, the Soil cold and wet. In the Northern part there is a considerable quantity of good Pine timber. The currents of the two principal Streams in the South and West are swift - and rocky bottoms - the banks low, and Subject to frequent overflows. But a Small portion of the Township adapted to farming or grazing. It is heavily timbered with Birch, Sugar, Pine, Ash Oak & e. There is a Small Lake in the Eastern part of the Township, the shores of which are low and marshy the water clear and bottom gravel.
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