Clintonville is a city in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,591 at the 2020 census. The area that became Clintonville was first settled in March, 1855.

History

thumb|left|Clintonville, 1909

Clintonville lies within ancestral Menominee territory. In the Menominee language, it is known as Omīniahkan, "place where pigeons are hunted". It was ceded to the United States by the Menominee in 1836 through the Treaty of the Cedars, an agreement to sell over four million acres to the United States as part of the negotiations about how to accommodate the Oneida, Stockbridge-Munsee, and Brothertown peoples who were being removed from New York to Wisconsin. After this, the area around Clintonville became available for purchase by white American settlers.

In March, 1855 Norman Clinton and his family U. P. Clinton, Boardman Luman, and Mandy settled along the bank of the Pigeon River. They built the first establishment that grew into the city of Clintonville. The home they built was constructed of poles covered with hemlock boughs. It was used until a more suitable home built of logs could be constructed. They had drinking water from two large springs located on the bank of the river “Whose delicious water had flowed unmolested since the creation of the Universe.”

In March 2012, mysterious booms were heard by some in the city. The U.S. Geological Survey detected a 1.5 magnitude microearthquake nearby on March 21 that geophysicists said might have produced the sounds.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Climate

Demographics

thumb|right|Sign on [[U.S. Route 45/Wisconsin Highway 22]]

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As of the census of 2020, there were 4,591 people living in the city.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 4,559 people, 2,002 households, and 1,154 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,227 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.6% White, 0.3% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the population.

There were 2,002 households, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.4% were non-families. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 39.3 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 18.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census

Calvary Apostolic Church in Clintonville is one of the oldest Apostolic Pentecostal churches in the state of Wisconsin. It was founded in 1928.

Notable people

  • Dick Bennett, basketball coach
  • Tony Bennett, Son of Dick Bennett and basketball coach
  • Fred Hess, legislator
  • Jean Hundertmark, legislator and 2006 Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor
  • Justin Jirschele, MLB coach, son of Mike Jirschele
  • Mike Jirschele, MLB coach
  • J. Elmer Lehr, legislator
  • William Lorge, legislator
  • George W. Meggers, legislator
  • William Frederick Meggers, physicist
  • Otto L. Olen, legislator
  • Frank J. Olmsted, legislator
  • Jeffrey B. Remmel, mathematician
  • Daniel V. Speckhard, diplomat
  • Julius Spearbraker, legislator
  • Joanne Lagatta , 1991 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion

References

  • City of Clintonville
  • Sanborn fire insurance maps: 1892 1898 1904 1913 1922