Plover is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

[3] An 1825 treaty establishes a "Plover Portage of the Ouisconsin" as a boundary point between the Chippewa and Winnebago[5] The area that later became Plover was selected as the county seat of Portage in 1844.

The election for the county seat only noted the general location of an unsettled area around present-day Plover.

Until the area was settled, county business was actually conducted in the community of Rushville.

[7] In 1857, State Senator Luther Hanchett of Plover introduced a bill to incorporate the Village of Clayton in the community; he later amended the bill to make the name the Village of Algernon.

That bill passed the Wisconsin Legislature, incorporating the Village of Algernon on March 6, 1857.

[7] In 1868, the county seat was moved to Stevens Point, following an energetic battle in newspapers and the state legislature.

[9] Plover was again incorporated as a village on March 8, 1912, after area residents' approval in an election.

[10] This incorporation was not long lived, as Plover was again dissolved on October 7, 1931, after another election.

26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[20] Public transit service to Plover is provided by Central Transportation.