Almond

History

Incorporated in 1905, the town originated when Jacob Meyers from the Mohawk Valley in New York started a stagecoach and freight route between Berlin and Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Because he needed a stop for the horses, he set up a barn and inn on the site of what is now Almond. The U.S. government signed a treaty with the Menominee Natives ceding land in central Wisconsin in 1848, which opened up the area to settlement. A post office was established on July 8, 1850, at the stagecoach stop. James F. Moore, a native of Almond, New York, became postmaster.

Geography

Almond is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  4,733
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,641
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,452
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,331
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,138
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,128
• Sandhill crane

  Grus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,041
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  2,744

Largest nearby schools

• Almond-Bancroft Elementary
  Elementary · Almond · 186 students · 10.9:1 ratio
• Almond-Bancroft High
  High · Almond · 110 students · 9.2:1 ratio
• Almond-Bancroft Middle
  Middle · Almond · 80 students · 11.4:1 ratio