Hatfield, Wisconsin

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Hatfield, Wisconsin
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Hatfield
Coordinates: 44°24′53″N90°43′51″W / 44.41472°N 90.73083°W / 44.41472; -90.73083
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Jackson
Town Komensky
Area
  Total
1.337 sq mi (3.46 km2)
  Land1.337 sq mi (3.46 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
889 ft (271 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
141
  Density110/sq mi (41/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1566129 [1]

Hatfield is an unincorporated census-designated place, in the town of Komensky, Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. [1] [2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 141. [3]

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Geography

Hatfield has an area of 1.337 square miles (3.46 km2), all of it land. It is located on the shores of Lake Arbutus, an impoundment of the Black River. The dam forming the impoundment releases water back into the river channel and a diversion channel for a hydroelectric powerhouse.

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Dam near Hatfield
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hydroelectric dam a mile down stream

Tourism

Hatfield is a tourist community that claims a population of 5000 in the summer and 50 in the winter. [4] Two county campgrounds are located in the community, and the Levis/Trow trail system is two miles to the north.

History

Hatfield was founded by Norbert St. Germaine in 1836. [5] The city was supported in the 19th century by the logging and lumber industry, as the Black River was a primary avenue for delivery of logs from central Wisconsin to the Mississippi River valley. The Green Bay and Western Railroad arrived in 1872.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "Hatfield, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Hatfield, Wisconsin
  3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  4. Lake Arbutus Association Hatfield WI
  5. "Hatfield Wisconsin History". Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2008.