Wiota is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States.
[3] The unincorporated communities of Wiota, Woodford and Five Corners are located in the town.
[7] Wiota was first platted in 1836 by Hamilton, and though a few buildings were built, the settlement was eventually moved from the Hamilton's Diggings site to its present site, which was platted on July 1, 1858.
[6] Wiota was the location of one of the earliest Norwegian settlements in the United States, begun by immigrants traveling from Chicago, including Per Ivarson Undi, in 1841.
His wife, Caja, kept a diary of their time in Wiota that has since been published as The Strange American Way.
19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.