Official Name: | Abrams, Wisconsin |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Oconto |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 97.3 |
Area Land Km2: | 97.0 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.3 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 37.6 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 37.5 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.1 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1960 |
Population Density Km2: | 18.1 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 46.9 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 212 |
Elevation Ft: | 696 |
Coordinates: | 44.8075°N -88.0722°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 55-00175 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1582651 |
Website: | http://www.townofabrams.com |
Abrams is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,960 at the 2020 Census. The census-designated place of Abrams is located in the town. It is located near U.S. Route 41 and U.S. Route 141 8miles south-southeast of Oconto Falls. Abrams has a post office that has been operating since 1882 [2] with ZIP code 54101.[3] As of the 2020 census, the census-designated place had a population of 358.[4]
Abrams was first settled in 1854 when Richard B. Yeaton built a sawmill on the Pensaukee River.[5] A community formed and he called the place West Pensaukee. It was renamed Abrams in the 1880s after W. J. Abrams, a former state representative and former mayor of Green Bay. Abrams owned land where a railroad depot was built.[6] The town of Abrams was platted and established in 1917. [7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which (99.71%) is land, and of which (0.29%) is water.
As of the census of 2020, there were 1,960 people. The racial makeup of the town was 95.8% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.80% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.3% other race, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.