Aviation pioneer Eugene Ely was born outside Williamsburg.

Williamsburg was laid out in 1856 by a Welsh immigrant, Richard Williams.

Paige named the post office Stellalopolis, after his youngest daughter Stella.

In the 1870s there was an attempt to change the name to Chester, and deeds from that decade often list the town as “Chester, formerly Williamsburg.” [5] The name disputes were ended in 1885, when the town was incorporated as Williamsburg after the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad passed through the year before and brought a population boom.

[8] As of the census of 2020,[11] there were 3,346 people, 1,391 households, and 864 families residing in the city.

There were 1,488 housing units at an average density of 441.5 per square mile (170.5/km2).

Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.6% of the population.

33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

At the 2010 census there were 3,068 people, 1,309 households, and 835 families living in the city.

At the 2000 census there were 2,622 people, 1,072 households, and 687 families living in the city.