Town of Cassel, Marathon County, Wisconsin: Place Profile

No major employer located in the Town of Cassel was found in a primary source.

No newspaper of record for the town's notices was named in the sources read; agendas post at the Town Hall and online.

No hospital or clinic located in the town was confirmed from a source read this session.

No town park, trail or lake inside the Town of Cassel was confirmed; the Census records 0.007 square miles of water.

The municipality is the Town of Cassel, a civil town in Marathon County, Wisconsin (Census county subdivision GEOID 5507312975).

Cassel is a town (civil town) governed by a chairman and two supervisors, not a city or village.

The town lies in west central Marathon County between Marathon City on the east and Edgar on the west; State Highway 29 forms its northern border and State Highway 107 its eastern border.

The Town of Cassel is separate from the Village of Marathon City to its east and the Village of Edgar to its west, both incorporated villages.

the Town of Cassel covers 32.898 square miles of land and 0.007 square miles of water.

the Town of Cassel's Census internal point is near 44.895837, -89.893484.

The 2020 Census counted 934 residents in the Town of Cassel.

The Wisconsin DOA estimates the Town of Cassel's population at 958 as of January 1, 2025.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of the Town of Cassel's population is 1,010 (+/-174).

The ACS 2019-2023 median age in the Town of Cassel is 46.8 years (+/-8.0).

The ACS 2019-2023 median household income in the Town of Cassel is $82,059 (+/-$13,490).

The ACS 2019-2023 median value of owner-occupied homes in the Town of Cassel is $238,900 (+/-$28,589).

The town's own site lists an estimated population of 924.

Gerald Hargraves is Town Chairman.

Roger Ahrens and Rodney Roskopf are Town Supervisors.

Mary Kay Hagenbucher is Town Clerk (715-573-3862).

Patty (Patricia) Lepak is Town Treasurer.

Charlie Lang is Deputy Zoning Administrator and handles zoning permits, Kevin Breit is Building Inspector, and James L. Kurtzweil is Assessor.

The town has a five-member Planning Commission and a Board of Appeals of five members plus an alternate.

The Town Board meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

The Cassel Town Hall is at 222901 County Road S, Marathon, WI 54448.

Agendas are posted at the Town Hall and on the town website.

The town's official website is townofcasselwi.gov.

The September 14, 2026 agenda included the fall newsletter, a budget review and setting a budget hearing date.

Residential garbage and recycling is collected on Wednesdays under contract with Harter's.

The Town Hall rents for $100 with a $25 refundable deposit.

Town ordinances include a 2023 Wind Energy Facility Licensing Ordinance, a 2020 residential garbage and recycling ordinance, a 2020 ATV/UTV ordinance adopting the county ordinance, and a 2020 ordinance establishing fire protection charges; a 2023 resolution authorized village powers.

Two school districts split the town nearly evenly: Marathon City (about 51 percent of its area) and Edgar (about 49 percent).

Marathon City School District (NCES 5508670) is a PK-12 district of 3 schools with 770 students in 2024-25.

Edgar School District (NCES 5504080) is a PK-12 district of 3 schools with 575 students in 2024-25, based at 203 E Birch St, Edgar.

Marathon County had 3,436 business establishments and 65,770 paid employees in 2023, including 18,923 in manufacturing.

The Marathon City Fire Department is the primary fire and rescue provider for the Town of Cassel, and has provided emergency medical response since 1992.

No public library outlet is listed in the Town of Cassel; the Marathon County Public Library has branches in Marathon and Edgar.

The Town Hall uses a Marathon, WI 54448 address.

The town celebrated its 125th birthday in 2016.

The town promoted an electronics recycling event hosted by the Village of Edgar on Saturday, September 19, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Minnow Ponds Park, 310 W Chesak Ave, Edgar.

The Town of Cassel was created on November 12, 1891, from part of the town of Marathon, and John Werner was elected its first chairman.

Cassel was settled, like the town of Marathon, by the Pittsburgh German settlers' society, which bought 3,000 acres in what became the two towns; settlers arrived in 1857.

Immigration to Cassel turned strong after 1877, mostly of Polish families, who by 1913 made up at least half of the population.

By 1913 the town had three cheese factories, seven district schoolhouses, a parochial school, and a Polish Catholic brick church built about 1893 at a cost of $20,000.