The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPolar is a town in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,018 at the 2020 census. The town of Polar established a post office in 1882, until it was discontinued in 1887. In 1897, the town restored the post office, but it was eventually permanently discontinued in 1967. Polar is named after Hi. B. Polar. The area was originally a trading post operated during the 1850s and 1860s along a military road, which ran along Hi Polar Lake. This post was a stopping off point for mail carriers traveling to and from Green Bay and Ontonagon, Michigan.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 984 to 1,018 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1980.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Polar 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 Polar’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Polar’s history is told.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.