The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAlvin is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 173 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Alvin Spencer, a Baptist minister from Powell County, Kentucky who arrived in the area around 1908. The unincorporated communities of Alvin and Nelma are located in the town. Wisconsin Highway 55 goes through Alvin and Nelma.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 157 to 173 (+10%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Alvin yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Alvin’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Alvin’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Alvin, decade by decade
2000
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
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