Collins, Wisconsin Explained

Collins
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Manitowoc
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.496
Area Land Sq Mi:0.496
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:164
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:814
Coordinates:44.0856°N -87.9828°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:54207
Area Code:920
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1563267

Collins is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Rockland, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States, in the east central part of the state. Its zip code is 54207, although its post office is being studied for closure.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population is 164.[4]

The Collins Marsh Wildlife Area is located east of the community.[5]

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 0.496mi2, 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.[6]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . .
  3. Web site: Expanded Access study list: Wisconsin. United States Postal Service. 26 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111126134124/http://about.usps.com/news/electronic-press-kits/expandedaccess/states/wisconsin.htm. 26 November 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 29 March 2011.
  5. http://www.dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/WildlifeAreas/collins.html Collins Marsh Wildlife Area
  6. Book: Callary. Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. 2016. University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, WI. 978-0-299-30964-0. 62.
  7. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1917,' Biographical Sketch of Martin Rappel, pg. 535