Collins, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°05′08″N 87°58′58″W / 44.08556°N 87.98278°W / 44.08556; -87.98278
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Collins
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GNIS feature ID1563267[3]

Collins is an

2010 census, its population is 164.[5]

The Collins Marsh Wildlife Area is located east of the community.[6]

Wisconsin Highway 32 ran through the community; the route later became Wisconsin Highway 67 before it became County Highway W. County Highway JJ and the Wisconsin Central Ltd. railroad runs east–west through the community.

Collins has an area of 0.496 square miles (1.28 km2), all of it land.

The community was named for Sumner J. Collins, who was the general superintendent of the Wisconsin Central Railroad in the 1890s.[7]

Notable people

  • Martin Rappel, farmer, politician and businessman; lived in Collins and was involved with the Collins State Bank[8]

Images

  • Looking east at downtown Collins
    Looking east at downtown Collins
  • Welcome sign
    Welcome sign
  • Looking north at DOT sign and the community
    Looking north at DOT sign and the community
  • Town of Rockland town hall in Collins
    Town of Rockland town hall in Collins

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau.
  3. ^ "Collins". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Expanded Access study list: Wisconsin". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  6. ^ Collins Marsh Wildlife Area
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  8. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1917,' Biographical Sketch of Martin Rappel, pg. 535