The Town of Cary is located in Wood County, Wisconsin.

In the summer of 1851 a crew working for the U.S. government surveyed the outline of the six mile square that would become Cary.

That December another crew marked all the section corners, walking through the woods and wading the swamps, measuring with chain and compass.

the soil is generally 2d rate Although in the North Eastern Part there is some good farming Land; the timber is mostly sugar Oak Linn Tamarack & Pine.

21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.