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.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin is the 23rd largest state by total area and the 20th most populous. The state capital is Madison, and its largest city is Milwaukee, which is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan. The state is divided into 72 counties.
Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder was an American writer known for the Little House on the Prairie series of children's books, published between 1932 and 1943, which were based on her childhood in a settler and pioneer family.
Little House in the Big Woods is an autobiographical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Harper in 1932. It was Wilder's first book published and it inaugurated her Little House series. It is based on memories of her early childhood in the Big Woods near Pepin, Wisconsin, in the early 1870s.
The Little House Wayside is a 3-acre (12,000 m2) rest area located in Pepin County, Wisconsin. It is approximately seven miles northwest of Pepin, Wisconsin located in the town of Stockholm and approximately one mile southeast of Lund on County Highway CC. The Wayside is located on the plot where Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867.
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Pepin County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,469, making it the fourth-least populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat is Durand.
Lima is the name of multiple locations in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:
Pepin is a town in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 580 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Barry Corner, Devils Corners, Hawkins Corners, and Lakeport are located in the town. The unincorporated community of Lund is also partially located within the town.
Pepin is a village in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 837 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Pepin.
Lake Pepin is a naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi River on the border between the U.S. states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is located in a valley carved by the outflow of an enormous glacial lake at the end of the last Ice Age. The lake formed when the Mississippi, a successor to the glacial river, was partially dammed by a delta from a tributary stream and spread out across the ancient valley.
Arkansaw is an unincorporated census-designated place in the eastern portion of the town of Waterville, in Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Durand, it has the ZIP code of 54721. As of the 2010 census, its population was 177. From 1881 to 1886, the community was the county seat of Pepin County.
State Trunk Highway 183 was a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It ran north–south between WIS 35 near Pepin and WIS 29 near Spring Valley. The now-decommissioned highway was turned over to local control, and is now designated as County Trunk Highway CC (CTH-CC) in Pepin and Pierce counties.
Porcupine is an unincorporated community located in the town of Frankfort, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Porcupine is 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Durand.
Ella is an unincorporated community located in the town of Frankfort, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Ella is located on the west bank of the Chippewa River 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southwest of Durand.
Tarrant is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lima, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Tarrant is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-southeast of Durand. Tarrant is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-southeast of Durand. The community was named for the Tarrant family, who built a creamery in the area.
Lakeport is an unincorporated community located in the town of Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Lakeport is located on the Mississippi River and Wisconsin Highway 35 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west-northwest of Pepin.
Lunds is an unincorporated community located in the town of Waukechon, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Lunds is located along County Highway T and the Canadian National Railway 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Shawano.
McCord is an unincorporated community in Lincoln and Oneida counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Lincoln County portion of McCord is in the town of Wilson, while the Oneida County portion is in the town of Little Rice. McCord is on U.S. Route 8 10 miles (16 km) west-northwest of Tomahawk. The community was named after Myron H. McCord, a territorial governor of Arizona and member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Lima is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lima, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Lima is located on County Highway V 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Durand.
Barry Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Barry Corner is located at the junction of County Highways I and CC and Bogus Road, 6.7 miles (10.8 km) north-northwest of the Pepin Village Hall in the village of Pepin. Currently, the northeast and southwest quadrants have farm houses on them, while the northwest and southeast quadrants are crop fields.
Devils Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Devils Corner is located on County Highway I 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the village of Pepin.
Hawkins Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States. Hawkins Corner is located on County Highway I 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-northwest of the village of Pepin.
