Mishicot, Wisconsin

Mishicot is a village in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States.

This area of Wisconsin was originally occupied by the Menominee, Potawatomi and Ho-Chunk peoples.

[6] In 1831, the Menominee ceded their claim to the area including what is now Mishicot to the United States.

[8] Mishicott resident Simon Kahquados, a Potawatomi leader and activist, traveled to Washington, D.C. multiple times in an attempt to get the land back.

In 1906, Congress passed a law to establish a census of all Potawatomi formerly living in Wisconsin and Michigan as a first step toward compensation.

The 1907 "Wooster" roll, named after the clerk who compiled it, documented 457 Potawatomi living in Wisconsin and Michigan and 1423 in Ontario.

[8] Although Kahquados was unsuccessful, he increased public awareness of Potawatomi history.

The second T was officially dropped around 1950, when the village was legally incorporated with the State of Wisconsin.

[11] The early settlers of the village and the surrounding rural farmlands came from a number of countries, but most prominently from Germany, Bohemia, Switzerland and Canada.

[10] By the beginning of the 20th century, the village would have six hotels, three general stores, a movie theater, a grist mill, a brewery, and three churches.

28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Potawatomi leader Simon Onanguisse Kahquados, 1919
Village Hall