Brandon

History

Brandon was originally dubbed "Bungtown" in the town's creation in 1856. The Rens Hemp Company of Brandon, Wisconsin, closed in 1958, the last legal hemp producer nationwide in operation following the World Wars. Prior to its 1957 shutdown, Rens had been the primary provider of hemp rope for the United States Navy.

Geography

Brandon is located at (43.735444, -88.782093). The source of the northernmost West Branch of the Rock River is located in the Community Park, on the west edge of Brandon. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Largest nearby schools

• Rock River Intermediate
  Elementary · Waupun · 613 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Ripon High
  High · Ripon · 464 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Laconia High
  High · Rosendale · 317 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Ripon Middle
  Middle · Ripon · 302 students · 11.6:1 ratio
• Odyssey Academy of Virtual Learning
  Other · Ripon · 249 students · 20.8:1 ratio
• Rosendale-Brandon Middle
  Middle · Rosendale · 235 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• Rosendale Primary
  Elementary · Rosendale · 217 students · 19.7:1 ratio
• Journey
  Elementary · Ripon · 198 students · 15.2:1 ratio