Marshfield

History

In 1851 and 1853, when the area was still forested, surveyors working for the U.S. government marked all the section corners in the square which now includes Marshfield, Hewitt, and Cameron, working on foot with compass and chain. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description: This Township is nearly all Dry land, there being no Swamp of consequence in it. There being too much clay & rocks in it. Particularly that part which contains Fir & Hemlock. The surface is rough & uneven(?) and rather to flat for anything but meadow. There is some good Pine it but too much scattering to make it an object. The Township is well watered with small streams but none of them are of sufficient size for Milling purposes. The streams are lined with Alder & many of them producing good hay. There are no improvements in this Township. Marshfield was settled much later than many surrounding towns. DuBay started his trading post east on the Wisconsin River around 1818. A sawmill was built at Nekoosa in 1832. A sawmill was built at Neillsville around 1847. The first building at Marshfield came in 1872. In 1872 the Wisconsin Central Railway was building the leg of its line from Stevens Point through the forest to what would become Colby, heading north for Lake Superior. The railway needed a supply depot between those two towns, and Marshfield was about midway. At the railroad's request, Louis Rivers, his wife and child, and his brother Frank came to the area and started cutting an opening in the forest. They built a two-room log hotel at what is now the corner of Depot and Chestnut streets, with bunks in the west room and tables, benches, bar and store in the east room. That crude building between the stumps was the first permanent structure in Marshfield. Marshfield might…

Geography

Marshfield is located at (44.6688524, -90.1717987)., According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The Köppen climate classification subtype for the climate of Marshfield is "Dfb". (Warm Summer Continental Climate).

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Marshfield High
  High · Marshfield · 1,242 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Grant Elementary
  Elementary · Marshfield · 604 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Marshfield Middle
  Middle · Marshfield · 563 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• Auburndale Elementary
  Elementary · Auburndale · 419 students · 13.1:1 ratio
• Auburndale High
  High · Auburndale · 410 students · 12.1:1 ratio
• Washington Elementary
  Elementary · Marshfield · 314 students · 15.7:1 ratio
• Nasonville Elementary
  Elementary · Marshfield · 289 students · 15.2:1 ratio
• Madison Elementary
  Elementary · Marshfield · 282 students · 11.8:1 ratio