The Town of Grand Rapids is located in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.

[3] The west and north part of what is now Grand Rapids, within three miles of the Wisconsin River, was in the "Indian strip," sold by the Menominee to the United States government in the 1836 Treaty of the Cedars.

[4] In the spring of 1840, a crew working for the U.S. government surveyed the section corners of the west and north parts, walking through the woods and crossing the river, measuring with chain and compass.

Adams Strong Hill & others, now in operation - the Hydraulic Power is capable of being increased.

The Southern Portion consists of pine barrens, the timber mostly gone & grown up in Blk Oak bushes(?).

The north part of the Town is principally Marsh very wet & entirely unfit for cultivation.

13.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.