The unincorporated community of Butte des Morts, named for a French and Native American trading war, is also located in the town.

It also refers to a nearby prehistoric indigenous burial mound, the namesake for Lake Butte des Morts.

The racial makeup of the town was 99.44% White, 0.23% Native American, 0.19% Asian, and 0.14% from two or more races.

In 1967, the town name was inadvertently left off the official Wisconsin road map.

When residents noticed, they formed a secret committee and formulated a plan to secede from Wisconsin, set up toll gates on local roads and begin annexation of nearby communities (starting with the city of Oshkosh) to form a Sovereign State of Winneconne.

As an alternative plan, they intended to seek annexation by another state, preferably one with better weather.