Town of Franzen, Marathon County, Wisconsin: Place Profile

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The municipality is the Town of Franzen, a civil town in Marathon County, Wisconsin (Census county subdivision GEOID 5507327450; WI DOA code 37028).

The town describes itself as the southeasternmost corner of Marathon County.

The unincorporated community of Galloway lies within the town; USGS GNIS places Galloway at 44.7127512, -89.264281.

The Town of Franzen covers 36.291 square miles of land and 0.27 square miles of water.

The town's Census internal point is near 44.726862, -89.297334.

The 2020 Census counted 553 residents in the Town of Franzen.

The Wisconsin DOA estimates Franzen's population at 572 as of January 1, 2025.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of Franzen's population is 505 (+/-111).

The ACS 2019-2023 median age in Franzen is 47.8 years (+/-7.4).

The ACS 2019-2023 median household income in Franzen is $69,792 (+/-$18,380).

The ACS 2019-2023 median value of owner-occupied homes in Franzen is $167,600 (+/-$44,841).

The town board is Chairman Dennis Fredock and Supervisors Arnold Mlodik and Eric Filtz; Bobie Tomczak is Clerk, Ralph Kizewski is Deputy Clerk, and Karen Kostuch is Treasurer.

Bobie Tomczak is the Town Clerk (715-470-7426, [email address]); the state Municipal Data System record, updated July 20, 2026, matches.

The Town Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall, 203340 State Hwy 49, Wittenberg; the posted 2026 calendar moves the August meeting to August 18.

The town website posts board agendas and minutes (May through July 2026 were listed) and says older minutes are available on request or at the Town Hall.

The official website is townoffranzenwi.gov; the townoffranzen.com domain used for the clerk's email shows a registrar parking page.

The Town Hall at 203340 State Hwy 49, Wittenberg, WI 54499 is also the Galloway Community Center and the polling place (7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.).

Harter's Fox Valley Disposal provides weekly garbage and recycling pickup on Fridays.

The town lies entirely within the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District (NCES 5517100), a PK-12 district of 3 schools with 1,175 students in 2024-25, based at 400 W Grand Ave, Wittenberg, in Shawano County.

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

A 1913 county history reports that a large sawmill operated in the town until 1911, when it closed for lack of pine timber.

Town addresses, including the Town Hall, use Wittenberg, WI 54499.

The Galloway Community Center rents its main hall and outdoor pavilion for $100 per day each or $200 for both.

USGS GNIS names Long Lake, Stenson Lake, and Moss Lake as the named lakes nearest the town's centroid within Marathon County.

Galloway Days is the town's annual community celebration at the Galloway Community Center; the town calendar listed it for June 5-7, 2026, and the site promotes the 56th annual edition.

Other posted community dates include a November 2025 Community Cleanup, a December 2025 VFW gun raffle at the community center, and a January 31, 2026 Galloway Community Steak Dinner.

Franzen was founded in 1901 as a separation from the Town of Elderon; a 1913 county history adds that it consists of township 26, range 10 east, and elected A. J. Torgerson as first chairman.

The 1913 history describes the town as sparsely settled and heavily timbered, with settlers mostly Scandinavian and no church yet; residents worshipped at neighboring churches in Bevent and Elderon.