Brothertown

History

The town was inhabited by the Brothertown Indians, who moved there from the state of New York from 1831 to 1836. The town was created on March 21, 1843, as "Manchester". There is also record of this town being referred to by name in the early 1850s as Pequot The post office there in 1841 (when the area was still Wisconsin Territory) was called Pequot, and the Pequot post office name still appeared in the 1862 issue of the Wisconsin Blue Book; and "Sequoit". It was renamed "Brothertown" on May 4/May 5, 1857.

Geography

The town occupies the southwest corner of Calumet County, with the western 1/3 of the town in Lake Winnebago. The town is bordered by Winnebago County to the west and Fond du Lac County to the south. U.S. Route 151 crosses the west side of the town, passing through the community of Brothertown. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 32.83%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Chilton Elementary
  Elementary · Chilton · 401 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• Chilton High
  High · Chilton · 399 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Chilton Middle
  Middle · Chilton · 337 students · 13:1 ratio
• Stockbridge Elementary
  Elementary · Stockbridge · 115 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• Stockbridge High
  High · Stockbridge · 53 students · 8.8:1 ratio
• Stockbridge Middle
  Middle · Stockbridge · 41 students · 10.3:1 ratio