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Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
Pulcifer, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Pulcifer, Wisconsin is located in WisconsinPulcifer, WisconsinPulcifer, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°50′39″N 88°21′36″W / 44.84417°N 88.36000°W / 44.84417; -88.36000
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyShawano
Area
 • Total1.038 sq mi (2.69 km)
 • Land1.033 sq mi (2.68 km)
 • Water0.005 sq mi (0.01 km)
Elevation791 ft (241 m)
Population
 • Total134
 • Density130/sq mi (50/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1571968

Pulcifer is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Green Valley, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Pulcifer is located on the Oconto River and Wisconsin Highway 22 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Cecil. As of the 2010 census, its population is 134.

History

The community was named after Daniel H. Pulcifer (1834–1896), who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and also served as mayor of Shawano, Wisconsin.

Notable people

  • Otto A. Risum, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer, and merchant, lived in Pulcifer; Risum served as chairman of the Green Valley Town Board.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pulcifer, Wisconsin
  2. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  3. "D. H. Pulcifer Dead". The Weekly Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI. January 25, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1897.' Biographical Sketch of Otto A. Risum, pg. 695

External links

  • Media related to Pulcifer at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities and communities of Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Shawano
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