Village of Arpin, Wood County, Wisconsin: Place Profile

A post office serving Arpin appears as an agenda item, but its location and hours were not confirmed from a primary source.

No list of major employers in the Village of Arpin was found in a primary source.

No newspaper of record for Arpin's notices was identified in a village document read this session.

The municipality is the Village of Arpin, an incorporated village in Wood County, Wisconsin (Census place GEOID 5503025).

Arpin is a village governed by a village president and a board of trustees.

The Village of Arpin is separate from the surrounding Town of Arpin (DOA code 72002; 942 residents in 2020), which has its own board, clerk and website (townarpin.gov) and meets at the Arpin Fire Department on Church Road.

The Village of Arpin covers 0.822 square miles, all land.

The village's Census internal point is near 44.539381, -90.031512.

The village hall (Municipal Building) is at 6190 Main St, Arpin, WI 54410; phone 715-652-2010; mailing address PO Box 38.

The 2020 Census counted 305 residents in the Village of Arpin.

The Wisconsin DOA estimates Arpin's population at 298 as of January 1, 2025.

Arpin had 333 residents at the 2010 census.

The Census Bureau's July 1, 2024 estimate for Arpin is 298, from a 2020 estimates base of 303.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of Arpin's population is 298 (+/-67).

The ACS 2019-2023 median age in Arpin is 47.5 years (+/-7.5).

The ACS 2019-2023 median household income in Arpin is $54,219 (+/-$8,531).

The ACS 2019-2023 median value of owner-occupied homes in Arpin is $87,000 (+/-$26,216).

Arpin's 2025 equalized real property value is $18,149,300.

Jack Esser is Village President.

The village's Board Members page lists Kevin Albrecht, Libby Block, Dan Mrotek and Tim Esser as trustees.

Jill Richardson is the appointed Clerk/Treasurer, reachable at 715-652-2010 and [email address]

Dan Hansen is Building Inspector and Luke Bravener is Fire Chief; the village contracts assessment to Pauls and Associates.

The Village Board meets on the second Wednesday of each month; the sewer utility meets at 7:00 p.m., followed by the village meeting. Most meetings are held on Zoom, with in-person meetings quarterly in February, May, August and November.

Agendas, minutes and financials for the village and its sewer utility post on the village website, with minutes posted only after the board approves them. Agendas certify posting under the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law.

The village's official website is arpinvillagewi.gov, as linked from Wood County's list of official municipal websites.

The 2027 budget meeting is set for October 21, 2026 and the budget hearing for November 11, 2026.

The Village of Arpin is in Wood County Board District 7, represented by Supervisor William Voight.

The whole village lies within the Auburndale School District.

The Auburndale School District (NCES 5500600), based at 10564 School Ave in Auburndale, runs 2 schools from PK-12 and enrolled 840 students in 2024-25.

The Lester Public Library of Arpin is at 8091 County Road E (715-652-2273).

The library opened to the public in November 1951, joined the South Central Library System in June 1994, and moved in March 2004 into a building funded by Charles and JoAnn Lester, when it took the name Lester Public Library of Arpin.

Under a Village-Town agreement decided by June 2001, the Town of Arpin owns the library.

The Arpin Volunteer Fire Department serves the village and surrounding communities with 28 members trained in ice rescue, farm accident response, Project Lifesaver and vehicle extrication.

The village runs a sewer utility; the 2025 residential rate is $175.00 per quarter.

The village rents out Kandy Kane Park ($150) and the Municipal Building ($160), each with a $50 cleaning deposit included.

Skunk Hill (Tah-qua-kik) Ceremonial Community, recorded under Arpin, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 5, 2002 for Native American and religious significance.

Garbage and recycling pickup is every Tuesday, and dog licenses run on the calendar year with a late fee after March 31.

Arpin grew from lumbering: around 1890 the John Arpin Lumber Company built a sawmill east of the present village, and businesses later clustered around the railroad depot where the current village stands.

Beginning December 1, 1901, the Milwaukee Jewish Industrial Aid Society settled Jewish farm families on land north of Arpin, and a house of worship was built in 1915.