Ingram

History

The Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, heading from Ladysmith toward Sault St. Marie, built through the wilderness that would become eastern Rusk County in 1884. Their early steam engines needed frequent stops along the line, so they created Ingram station six miles from Glen Flora and six from Hawkins. The station was named for Orrin Henry Ingram, an Eau Claire lumber baron. By 1891 the newborn hamlet had grown to this description: Ingram is on one of the tributaries of Main creek, and has a post office and a station on the railway. The population is a shifting one, while there are about fifty residents. The settlement was surveyed and platted in September, 1888. An extensive stream saw mill was built here by F. Turcot, who sold it in 1890 to the French Lumbering Company, of Chippewa Falls, and they are now operating it. It has a capacity of about 40,000 feet a day. There is also a school-house.

Geography

Ingram is located at (45.505794, -90.816255). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Ingram is situated along U.S. Highway 8, Wisconsin Highway 73, and County Road B.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  735
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  696
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  667
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  557
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  528
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  501
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  473
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  465

Largest nearby schools

• Flambeau Elementary
  Elementary · Tony · 214 students · 11.9:1 ratio
• Flambeau High
  High · Tony · 141 students · 10.1:1 ratio
• Flambeau Middle
  Middle · Tony · 106 students · 13.3:1 ratio