Glidden, Wisconsin

Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

46°8′6″N 90°34′43″W / 46.13500°N 90.57861°W / 46.13500; -90.57861CountryUnited StatesStateWisconsinCountyAshlandTownJacobsArea

• Total2.151 sq mi (5.57 km²) • Land2.151 sq mi (5.57 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Population

(2010)

• Total507 • Density240/sq mi (91/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

54527

Area code(s)715 & 534GNIS feature ID1579335^[1]Public TransitBay Area Rural Transit

Glidden (also Chippewa Crossing)^[1] is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Jacobs in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on County Highway N near Wisconsin Highway 13. As of the 2010 census, its population was 507.^[2]

History

The community is named after Charles R. Glidden, a founder of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, along which it is located.^[3] Marion Park Pavilion was built in 1938 during the depression and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 1963, a 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m), 665-pound (302 kg) Black Bear was hunted in the Glidden area.^[4] The town immediately took on the title of "Black Bear Capital of the World", and many local businesses made "Black Bear" a part of their name. Glidden Public School also changed its mascot from the Viking to the Black Bear.

Geography

Glidden is located at 46°8′6″N 90°34′43″W / 46.13500°N 90.57861°W / 46.13500; -90.57861 (46.1349525, -90.5785090).^[1] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it has an area of 2.151 square miles (5.57 km²), all of it land.^[5]

Education

Local children are a part of the Chequamegon School District, which was created for the 2009–10 school year.^[6] Elementary students of the former Glidden School District - which served all students from the towns of Gordon, Jacobs, Peeksville, and Shanagolden, plus those from parts of the towns of Namakagon and Spider Lake- attend the Glidden campus building. Middle school students attend Chequamegon Middle School, which is also at the Glidden campus. High school students attend Chequamegon High School in Park Falls, Wisconsin.
Glidden Public School was the home to all area students through the 2008–09 school year. The school's mascot was the Black Bear. The school was a part of a sports co-op with the Butternut School District from 2006–09 and won Indianhead Conference championships in baseball (2006) and softball (2009).

Transportation

Bus service to the community is provided by Bay Area Rural Transit.

Notable person

Franklin Matthias, United States Army officer, was born in Glidden.^[7]

Images

Looking west at downtown Glidden
Post office
Sign on Wisconsin Highway 13
Town hall and memorial building
Welcome sign
Marion Park Pavilion

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glidden, Wisconsin
^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
^ A Timeline History of The Wisconsin Central Railway Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, July 24, 2002, accessed July 23, 2008
^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kehring/GliddenBlackBear.jpg Archived October 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL image file]}
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "New Chequamegon School District Starts - WJFW". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ "University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering-Franklin Matthias". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2015.