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Shopiere, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 42°34′20″N 88°56′24″W / 42.572219°N 88.939991°W / 42.572219; -88.939991
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Shopiere, Wisconsin
Shopiere Congregational Church
Shopiere, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Shopiere, Wisconsin
Shopiere, Wisconsin
Shopiere, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Shopiere, Wisconsin
Shopiere, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°34′20″N 88°56′24″W / 42.572219°N 88.939991°W / 42.572219; -88.939991
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyRock
Elevation
251 m (823 ft)
Population
 • Total154
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1574070[2]

Shopiere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Town of Turtle, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] It was first named a CDP at the 2020 census, which showed a population of 154.[4]

History

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The community was originally named Waterloo.[5] The first settlement was made in the 1830s by a colony from Connecticut.[5] The present name is derived from chaux pierre, French for limestone, which is abundant in the area.[6]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020154
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Notable people

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Notes

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  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Shopiere, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Wisconsin Hometown Locator
  4. ^ "Shopiere CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 124.
  6. ^ "Term: Shopiere [origin of place name]". Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Bauchle, May L. (1926–1927). "The Shopiere Shrine". Wisconsin Magazine of History. 10 (1): 29–34.