Stiles, Wisconsin | |
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 Location of Stiles, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°52′52″N 88°3′14″W / 44.88111°N 88.05389°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Oconto |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.2 sq mi (91.2 km2) |
| • Land | 34.4 sq mi (89.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,465 |
| • Density | 42.6/sq mi (16.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 55-77300[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1584224[1] |
| Website | http://townofstiles.org/ |
Stiles is a town in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,465 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Stiles and Stiles Junction are located in the town. Situated within ancestral Menominee territory that was ceded to the United States in the 1836 Treaty of the Cedars, its Menominee name is Pæhkuahkiw which means "pointed hillock".[3][4] The town established a post office in 1855, but it was discontinued in early 1882. Later that year in late 1882, the town established a new post office that remained in operation until 1976. [5] The town of Stiles was surveyed in 1839 and organized in 1852. The town was originally planned to be named Eldred. [6]
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Menominee Treaties and Treaty Rights". Indian Country Wisconsin. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ Hoffman, Mike. "Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin". The Menominee Clans Story. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto&searchtext=&pagenum=2
- ^ https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/tvstiles.htm