Oma, Wisconsin
town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States
Oma is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 320 at the time of the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Pine Lake and Van Buskirk are located within the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 77.8 square miles (201.4 km2), of which 74.7 square miles (193.5 km2) is land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), or 3.9%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 355 people, 156 households, and 109 families residing in the town. The population density was 4.8 people per square mile (1.8/km2). There were 542 housing units at an average density of 7.3 per square mile (2.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.31% White, 0.56% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
Of the 156 households, 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Oma, Wisconsin” as town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. 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 town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. 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 Aug 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1885004. Authority coordinates are 46.281, -90.054. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Oma, Wisconsin” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.