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993: 95: 1450: 115: 844: 858: 836: 822: 876: 790: 871: 804: 42: 350:. Abrams owned land where a railroad depot was built. The town of Abrams was platted and established in 1917. 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 370:, the town has a total area of 37.6 square miles (97 km), 37.5 square miles (97 km) of which (99.71%) is land, and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of which (0.29%) is water. 921: 1411: 766: 603: 1711: 55: 243: 1672: 914: 1577: 1270: 669: 1716: 1659: 1653: 1649: 1646: 1224: 358:
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.
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Abrams was first settled in 1854 when Richard B. Yeaton built a sawmill on the
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of 2020, there were 1,960 people. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8%
1360:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties 315: 875: 789: 441: 482:, professional American off-road racing driver, was born in the town 476:, professional American off-road racing driver, was born in the town 223: 202: 504:, Wisconsin State Representative and lawyer, was born in the town 32: 1393: 903: 748: 642: 640: 267: 991: 700:"Oconto County Time Line - Oconto County Historical Society" 531: 739: 619: 562: 322:, the census-designated place had a population of 358. 346:, a former state representative and former mayor of 1610: 1496: 1457: 1431: 1355: 1334: 1203: 1159: 1031: 1002: 963: 263: 252: 242: 230: 213: 196: 188: 180: 175: 167: 159: 151: 143: 138: 126: 106: 86: 23: 286:, United States. The population was 1,960 at the 510:, Major League Baseball player, relief pitcher 1405: 915: 760: 334:. A community formed and he called the place 8: 775:Adjacent communities near Abrams, Wisconsin 342:. It was renamed Abrams in the 1880s after 298:is located in the town. It is located near 1412: 1398: 1390: 922: 908: 900: 767: 753: 745: 588:"Notification Service | Post Offices" 377: 20: 464:of any race were 0.9% of the population. 314:that has been operating since 1882 with 448:, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.80% 306:8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of 520: 262: 241: 229: 195: 174: 166: 137: 85: 50: 38: 397: 557: 555: 553: 526: 524: 251: 212: 187: 179: 158: 150: 142: 125: 105: 7: 782: 338:. The town was planned to be named 155:37.5 sq mi (97.0 km) 147:37.6 sq mi (97.3 km) 1346:Forest County Potawatomi Community 930:Municipalities and communities of 650:. 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Index

Town
Location of Abrams, Wisconsin
44°48′27″N 88°4′20″W / 44.80750°N 88.07222°W / 44.80750; -88.07222
Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
County
Oconto
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
Area code
920
FIPS code
GNIS
http://www.townofabrams.com
Oconto County
Wisconsin
2020 Census
census-designated place
U.S. Route 41
U.S. Route 141
Oconto Falls
post office
ZIP code
2020 census
Pensaukee River

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