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Redgranite, Wisconsin

village in Waushara County, Wisconsin

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ2754983
Source-derived summary

Redgranite is a village in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,061 at the 2020 census.

History

A post office called Redgranite has been in operation since 1897. The village was named after deposits of red granite in the area.

Geography

Redgranite is located at 44°2′40″N 89°6′7″W (44.044550, -89.101993).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.29 square miles (5.93 km2), of which 2.28 square miles (5.91 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,149 people, 509 households, and 275 families living in the village. The population density was 942.5 inhabitants per square mile (363.9/km2). There were 583 housing units at an average density of 255.7 per square mile (98.7/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 77.4% White, 17.8% African American, 1.9% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races.

Editorial summary

“Redgranite, Wisconsin” enters the record as village in Waushara County, Wisconsin. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Redgranite, Wisconsin and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA valuable geographic starting point for tracing changing names, boundaries, uses and administrative responsibility. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2020, 1897, 2010—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Redgranite, Wisconsin and village.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“Redgranite, Wisconsin” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Redgranite, Wisconsin and village provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

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 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2754983. VIAF identifies the subject as 137394605. The Library of Congress control number is n2001045169. Authority coordinates are 44.044, -89.102. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1897 and 2010.

Critical limits

Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. 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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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Redgranite, Wisconsin”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Redgranite, Wisconsin primary sources, Redgranite, Wisconsin archive and Redgranite research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Redgranite, Wisconsin”?
  2. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
  3. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from Redgranite, 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.