Douglas, Wisconsin

Douglas, Wisconsin
Location of Douglas, Wisconsin
Location of Douglas, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°40′47″N 89°33′32″W / 43.67972°N 89.55889°W / 43.67972; -89.55889
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyMarquette
Area
 • Total29.2 sq mi (75.6 km2)
 • Land28.8 sq mi (74.7 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation807 ft (246 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total768
 • Density26.6/sq mi (10.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code55-20525[2]
GNIS feature ID1583091[1]

Douglas (at one time spelled Douglass[3]) is a town in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 768 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Briggsville and Douglas Center are located within the town.

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Bashford, R. M., ed. The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin: Comprising the Constitutions of the United States and of the State of Wisconsin, Jefferson's Manual, Forms and Laws for the Regulation of Business; also, lists and tables for reference, etc. Fourteenth Annual Edition. Madison: Atwood and Culver, Printers and Stereotypers, 1875; p. 327