Grover, Taylor County, Wisconsin
| Grover, Wisconsin | |
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| Town | |
Foss Lake, just north of Perkinstown, and a resident
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 Location of Grover, Taylor County, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 45°12′11″N 90°36′52″W / 45.20306°N 90.61444°WCoordinates: 45°12′11″N 90°36′52″W / 45.20306°N 90.61444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Taylor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 71.4 sq mi (184.8 km2) |
| • Land | 70.7 sq mi (183.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,480 ft (451 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 256 |
| • Density | 3.3/sq mi (1.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-31750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1583328 |
| PLSS township | T32N R2W and T31N R2W |
| Website | http://www.townofgrover.com |
Grover is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 256. The unincorporated community of Perkinstown is located in the town.
Grover is a large town - six miles by twelve. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 71.4 square miles (184.8 km²), of which, 70.7 square miles (183.0 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (0.99%) is water.
Much of Grover is hilly with little glacial lakes. It is part of the Perkinstown terminal moraine, which is discussed in the article on Taylor County.
The two six mile squares that would become Grover were first surveyed in the summer of 1847 by a crew working for the U.S. government. Then in the winter of 1857 and 1858 another crew marked all the section corners in the township, walking through the woods and over frozen swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description of the six mile square north of Perkinstown:
This Township contains numerous small Tamarac and Cedar Swamps. These are generally unfit for cultivation. There are some few marshes that are very good for hay. The surface is generally rolling; Soil mostly second rate except on some of the Birch and Maple ridges it is first rate. Timber chiefly Hemlock, Birch, Maple, Pine, Tamarac and Cedar.
Yellow River runs through the North West corner of this Township in a South Westerly course. It is a deep narrow Stream flows in a gentle Current no(?) good for forming motive Power for Mills. There are several small creek running in different Directions bank generally high and dry.
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