Little Rapids, Wisconsin

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Little Rapids, Wisconsin
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Coordinates: 44°22′49″N88°07′38″W / 44.38028°N 88.12722°W / 44.38028; -88.12722 Coordinates: 44°22′49″N88°07′38″W / 44.38028°N 88.12722°W / 44.38028; -88.12722
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
County Brown
Town Lawrence
Elevation
190 m (630 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 920
GNIS feature ID1568375 [1]
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The sign for Little Rapids on County D.

Little Rapids is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin, United States. Little Rapids is located on the Fox River 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Green Bay.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Lawrence, Brown County, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Lawrence is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 4,284 as of the 2010 census, up from 1,548 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Little Rapids is located in the town.

Brown County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Brown County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 248,007, making it the fourth-most populous county in Wisconsin. The county seat is Green Bay. Brown County is part of the Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Little Rapids was established in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1939. [2] The community took its name from rapids on a stream near the town site. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Rapids, Wisconsin
  2. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 95.


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