Rudolph (town), Wisconsin
| Rudolph | |
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| Town | |
 Rudolph
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| Coordinates: 44°29′46″N 89°48′3″W / 44.49611°N 89.80083°WCoordinates: 44°29′46″N 89°48′3″W / 44.49611°N 89.80083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Wood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.7 sq mi (77.0 km2) |
| • Land | 29.7 sq mi (76.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,161 |
| • Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| PLSS township | T23N R6E, minus the part south of the Wisconsin River |
Rudolph is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,161. The Village of Rudolph is located within the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.7 square miles (77.0 km²), of which, 29.7 square miles (76.9 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.13%) is water.
The part of Rudolph within three miles of the Wisconsin River was in the "Indian strip," sold by the Menominees to the U.S. government in the 1836 Treaty of the Cedars. As such, it was logged and surveyed early. In 1840 a crew working for the U.S. government surveyed that southern half of the six mile square that would become Rudolph, walking through the woods and crossing the river, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
Considerable good land on the North East part of this Fractional Township. Extensive(?) Lumbering Establishment of Draper Faytte(?) on sec 34. Apparently Extensive Bog iron ore bed on same section a short distance above said milling Establishment - specimen appears very rich & heavy.
The mill and bog iron were actually on the south side of the river, in what would become Biron.
In 1851 another crew surveyed the section lines of the north half of what would become Rudolph, producing this general description:
Maple & Oak are the prevailing Kinds of Timber in this Township although there is some Pine The creeks & streams of water are mostly fed by swamps and are not durable. the soil is a dark loam with clay sub-soil; there is a great deal of stone in this Township. which decreases its value for farming purposes, the Surface is generally Rolling. though it is not hilly
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