Milladore, Wisconsin
village in Wood County, Wisconsin
Milladore is a village in Wood County and overlapping into Portage County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 268 at the 2020 census. Most of the village is located within the Town of Milladore in Wood County, while only a very small portion of the village lies in Portage County. All of its 2020 census population resided in the Wood County portion of the village.
History
Milladore was platted in 1877. According to one tradition, an early postmaster selected the name from his reading material, while another tradition states the village was named after a train car. A post office called Milladore has been in operation since 1875.
Geography
Milladore is located at 44°36′15″N 89°51′8″W (44.604282, -89.852281).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.64 km2), all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 276 people, 106 households, and 73 families living in the village.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Milladore, Wisconsin” is village in Wood County, Wisconsin. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Milladore, Wisconsin and village, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “village in Wood County, Wisconsin” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
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 Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2541819. VIAF identifies the subject as 149094392. The Library of Congress control number is n96120284. Authority coordinates are 44.604, -89.852. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1877, 1875 and 2010.
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