Town of Guenther, Marathon County, Wisconsin: Place Profile

Wikipedia says the unincorporated communities of Ashley and Rocky Corners lie partly in the town; GNIS places both in Marathon County near -89.608 longitude, on the town's western side.

The town describes its economy in terms of farmland and farm families; no employer located in the town was named on a fetched source.

The town's stated channel for news and notices is its website; no designated official newspaper or local outlet covering Guenther was confirmed.

The town's fire and EMS provider was not confirmed; 2025 annual meeting minutes say the town still needed another first responder.

No library located in the town was confirmed.

No park, trail or public water access in the town was confirmed on a fetched source.

No founding date or town history was found on a fetched source.

The municipality is the Town of Guenther, a civil town in Marathon County, Wisconsin (Census county subdivision GEOID 5507331800).

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

Town addresses, including the Town Hall, use Mosinee, WI 54455 mailing addresses; the town is not part of the City or Town of Mosinee.

The town covers 34.682 square miles of land and 0.042 square miles of water.

The town's Census internal point is near 44.727681, -89.547602.

The town describes itself as a quiet, close-knit rural community rooted in farmland.

The 2020 Census counted 358 residents in the Town of Guenther.

The Wisconsin DOA estimates Guenther's population at 356 as of January 1, 2025.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of Guenther's population is 385 (+/-88).

The ACS 2019-2023 median age in Guenther is 38.9 years (+/-8.3).

The ACS 2019-2023 median household income in Guenther is $112,500 (+/-$32,779).

The ACS 2019-2023 median value of owner-occupied homes in Guenther is $297,700 (+/-$52,536).

Steven Cisewski is Town Chairman.

Shawn Brandt and Trevor Obremski are Town Supervisors.

Shannon Brandt is Town Clerk (715-498-5478, [email address]).

Patty Worzalla-Lepper is Town Treasurer; tax payments go to the treasurer at 163466 Birch Dr, Mosinee.

Scott Williamson is Constable, and Appraisal Services of Eau Claire is the assessor.

The town board typically meets on the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Guenther Town Hall, 201933 County Road X.

The September 2026 meeting is set for Monday, September 21 at 6:30 p.m., with snowplowing, a culvert update, a Harvest Moon Road project update and the WISLR local road certification on the agenda; the October meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 12.

Agendas and minutes post on townofguenther.com, with monthly records back to September 2025 and the April 15, 2025 annual meeting.

The April 15, 2025 annual town meeting was chaired by then-Chairman Louis Danczyk; the current board of Cisewski, Obremski and Brandt appears in minutes from September 2025 on.

The Town Hall and polling place is at 201933 County Road X, Mosinee; polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The town garage is at 157835 County Road C.

The town is under Marathon County zoning and ordinances, and building permits come from Marathon County.

The town's own ordinances include a Driveway/Culvert Ordinance (August 2026) and a Recycling Ordinance (October 2025).

In September 2025 the board adopted a 20 percent levy for 2026, after a 2024 adoption failed on missed deadlines.

The board is pursuing a Harvest Moon Road project; at a February 27, 2026 meeting it hired Vreeland as engineer and Star Environmental, with wetland questions shaping the scope.

Road maintenance draws resident attention: at the July 13, 2026 meeting residents asked how roads are prioritized, and the board said the town works from a road rating and a limited budget.

Board minutes show the town handling its own culverts, dust control and a seal-coating plan.

Garbage service is mandatory, contracted with Harter's through 2029 and billed twice a year; unpaid bills go on the tax roll.

The town board was seeking a part-time CDL snowplow truck driver.

The Mosinee School District covers the town.

Mosinee School District (NCES 5509960) runs 3 schools from PK-12 and enrolled 1,902 students in 2024-25; NCES codes its locale Suburban, Small.

For county context, Marathon County had 3,436 business establishments and 65,770 paid employees in 2023, 18,923 of them in manufacturing.

Guenther uses Mosinee (54455) mailing addresses; no post office inside the town was confirmed.

All town roads are open to ATV and UTV traffic at a 35 mph limit unless posted.

The town's civic calendar centers on the April annual town meeting, monthly board meetings and elections at the Town Hall; no community festival was found.