Clintonville

History

Clintonville lies within ancestral Menominee territory. In the Menominee language, it is known as Omīniahkan, "place where pigeons are hunted". It was ceded to the United States by the Menominee in 1836 through the Treaty of the Cedars, an agreement to sell over four million acres to the United States as part of the negotiations about how to accommodate the Oneida, Stockbridge-Munsee, and Brothertown peoples who were being removed from New York to Wisconsin. After this, the area around Clintonville became available for purchase by white American settlers. In March, 1855 Norman Clinton and his family U. P. Clinton, Boardman Luman, and Mandy settled along the bank of the Pigeon River. They built the first establishment that grew into the city of Clintonville. The home they built was constructed of poles covered with hemlock boughs. It was used until a more suitable home built of logs could be constructed. They had drinking water from two large springs located on the bank of the river “Whose delicious water had flowed unmolested since the creation of the Universe.” In March 2012, mysterious booms were heard by some in the city. The U.S. Geological Survey detected a 1.5 magnitude microearthquake nearby on March 21 that geophysicists said might have produced the sounds.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Most-observed species

• Sandhill crane

  Grus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  851
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  851
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  733
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  723
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  659
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  631
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  628
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  590

Largest nearby schools

• Longfellow Elementary
  Elementary · Clintonville · 508 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• Clintonville High
  High · Clintonville · 401 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• Clintonville Middle
  Middle · Clintonville · 255 students · 10.6:1 ratio
• Marion Elementary
  Elementary · Marion · 249 students · 12.4:1 ratio
• Marion High
  High · Marion · 202 students · 12.6:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2024-01-07
  3 km NE of Mole Lake, Wisconsin