Bancroft, Wisconsin

Bancroft is an unincorporated census-designated place in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 535.[1] It is included in the Stevens Point, Wisconsin Micropolitan Statistical Area.[3]

Bancroft, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Bancroft, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°18′35″N 89°30′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyPortage
Area
 • Total5.040 sq mi (13.05 km2)
 • Land5.030 sq mi (13.03 km2)
 • Water0.010 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Population
 • Total535
 • Density110/sq mi (41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip code
54921
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1561145[2]

History

Bancroft was named for Warren Gamaliel Bancroft, who served in the 42nd Wisconsin Regiment during the American Civil War and later served as pastor of the Oshkosh Methodist Church. Bancroft was the name sake of Warren Gamaliel Bancroft Winnipeg Harding, who is better known as Warren G. Harding—the 29th president of the United States.[4] A post office in the community was opened on May 17, 1876.[5]

Geography

Bancroft is located in central Wisconsin approximately 10 miles south of Plover and approximately five miles north of Plainfield. Bancroft rests on Portage County Road W just to the east of Interstate 39 / U.S. Highway 51, at exit 143. (Lat: 44° 18' 35.0", Lon: -89° 30' 49.7"). Bancroft is the seat for the Town of Pine Grove. Bancroft has an area of 5.040 square miles (13.05 km2); 5.030 square miles (13.03 km2) of this is land, and 0.010 square miles (0.026 km2) is water.

Notes
  1. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bancroft, Wisconsin
  3. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/portage/bancroft.cfm
  4. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
  5. Gard, Robert (2015). The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names (2nd ed.). Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-87020-707-5.

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