Casco, Wisconsin
village in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Casco is a village in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 630 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is located within the Town of Casco. Casco is named after Casco Bay on the coast of Maine, the previous home of Edward Decker, an early logger in Kewaunee County.
Geography
Casco is located at 44°33′15″N 87°37′14″W (44.554174, -87.620741).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2), of which 0.68 square miles (1.76 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 583 people, 230 households, and 155 families living in the village. The population density was 857.4 inhabitants per square mile (331.0/km2). There were 247 housing units at an average density of 363.2 per square mile (140.2/km2).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Casco, Wisconsin” as village in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2671524. Authority coordinates are 44.538, -87.593. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2010.
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