Hortonville, Wisconsin
Village of Wisconsin in Outagamie County
About Hortonville
Hortonville is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,028 at the 2020 census.
Hortonville is in the Fox Cities region and the Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA, Wisconsin's third-largest metropolitan area.
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How Hortonville is governed
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Residents of Hortonville
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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Fire Chief
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Clerk
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City Attorney
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Population over time
From 2,711 in 2010 to 3,028 in 2020 (+11.7%).
Show the numbers
| Year | Population |
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| 2020 | 3,028 |
| 2010 | 2,711 |
History
In 1848, Alonzo Horton purchased 1,500 acres from the governor of Wisconsin, now known as the Town of Hortonia and the Village of Hortonville, for 70 cents per acre. He built a cabin and dammed the Black Otter Creek, creating the 75-acre (300,000 m2) Black Otter Lake. After laying out a plat for the community by buying land and platting it off in 1849, Horton was swayed westward by the California Gold Rush. He later developed the city of San Diego, California.
On August 11, 1894, the settlement was incorporated as the Village of Hortonville. It had one of the world's first match light factories.
Two feature films are said to have been set in Hortonville, Janie (1944) and Janie Gets Married (1947).
During World War II, a German POW camp was established in Hortonville along County Hwy MM on the north side of the village.
On March 18, 1974, the teachers at the Hortonville Community School went on strike, an event that received national news coverage.
In 1981, the Hortonville Community Hall, now known as the Hortonville Opera House, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
In 2023, a group of Hortonville residents received regional news coverage for their attendance at the Major League Baseball Milwaukee Brewers debut of Hortonville-raised Caleb Boushley.
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