Crivitz is a village in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.

This work was filed with the Register of Deeds in Marinette County on September 10, 1883, by German immigrant Frederick John Bartels,[7] who named the settlement after his home town of Crivitz, Germany.

[8] The demographic character of the Crivitz area was shaped significantly after a typhoid epidemic in 1894, which shut down the sawmills.

Zech built stores, houses, schools, and roads for the Polish colony.

In 1924 a devastating fire destroyed 22 buildings along the south side of Main Avenue.

The fire, disincorporation, and the start of the Great Depression in 1929 sealed the fate of Crivitz for many years.

The residential area has continued to expand both north and south between the railroad tracks and the Peshtigo River.

41.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The tourism industry and outdoor activities such as fishing, snowmobiling, and hunting are important to the Crivitz economy.

Several area businesses specialize in outdoor activities, such as hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, whitewater rafting, tubing, ATV trail upkeep, and boat rental services.