Town of Knowlton, Marathon County, Wisconsin: Place Profile

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The Town of Knowlton is a civil town (township) in Marathon County, Wisconsin, recorded by the Census Bureau as Knowlton town (county subdivision GEOID 5507340150).

The Town of Knowlton is not the same geography as the Knowlton census-designated place (GEOID 5540125), a small unincorporated community inside the town covering 1.0 square mile of land and 0.406 square miles of water.

The town covers 29.197 square miles of land and 5.074 square miles of water, centered near 44.731373, -89.667289.

The town describes itself as located in central Wisconsin just south of the Mosinee and Wausau area in Marathon County.

The unincorporated communities of Dancy and Knowlton lie in the town, and Ashley and Rocky Corners lie partly in it.

GNIS records Knowlton as a populated place in Marathon County at 44.7163564, -89.6826221.

GNIS records Lake Du Bay as a named reservoir in Marathon County at 44.7144783, -89.695249, beside the Knowlton community.

Lake DuBay is a Wisconsin River reservoir of about 6,700 acres with a maximum depth of 30 feet, held by a hydroelectric dam, and the community of Knowlton sits on its shore.

The town was created in 1859.

The power company's DuBay Flowage map marks a DuBay Marker and Cemetery and the site of the old DuBay trading post among the flowage's landmarks.

The 2020 census counted 1,984 residents in the Town of Knowlton.

The Wisconsin DOA January 1, 2025 official estimate for the Town of Knowlton is 2,019.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of total population is 1,559 (margin of error +/-167), well below the census count, so use the census and DOA figures for headcount.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year median age in the town is 55.1 years (margin of error +/-3.3).

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year median household income is $98,631 (margin of error +/-$10,091).

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year median value of owner-occupied homes is $248,900 (margin of error +/-$26,397).

The Knowlton CDP inside the town has an ACS 2019-2023 5-year population estimate of 71 (margin of error +/-25).

Knowlton is governed by a three-member town board: a chairman and two supervisors, with a clerk and a treasurer.

Brian M. Feit is the Town Chairman; Kevin Brown and Robin Morris are Supervisors.

Alan Fochs is the Town Clerk and Rosita Slembarski is the Town Treasurer.

Regular Town Board meetings are on the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Knowlton Town Hall, 205220 Old Highway 51, Mosinee.

The Town Hall is at 205220 Old Highway 51, Mosinee, WI 54455 (phone 715-693-9512); office hours are by appointment.

The town's official website is townofknowltonwi.us.

Agendas and minutes post to the Agendas & Minutes page of townofknowltonwi.us, filterable by Town Board and Planning / Zoning Committee, and residents can subscribe to new-agenda and notice alerts by email or text.

The town has a Planning & Zoning Committee whose listed members are Kerry Brimmer, Rick Mattke, Ken Feit and Emily Newton, plus a town board supervisor.

Residents vote at the Knowlton Town Hall; the town posted in-person absentee hours for the August 11, 2026 partisan primary.

Property tax payments go to the town through January 31 and to the Marathon County Treasurer after that date.

The town's ordinance index includes no-wake and public-lands boating rules, land division, liquor licensing and a solid-fuel heating device ordinance.

The town's links page points residents to the Mosinee School District, a PK-12 district of 3 schools with 1,902 students in 2024-25, based at 146001 State Highway 153, Mosinee.

Marathon County had 3,436 business establishments and 65,770 paid employees in 2023, including 18,923 in manufacturing and 10,570 in health care and social assistance.

WSAW NewsChannel 7 in Wausau publishes a local news index covering central Wisconsin.

The town's links page points residents to the Marathon County Public Library; no library outlet in the town appears in the sealed IMLS bulk section.

Town offices and officials use Mosinee, WI 54455 mailing addresses; no post office inside the town was confirmed.

Lake DuBay Lions Park at Knowlton has a universal, accessible kayak launch at 44.715466, -89.679127.

The DuBay Flowage recreation map lists the Town of Knowlton, Lions Park, the Highway 34 bridge and the Sea Gull Lane boat ramp among the flowage's access points.

In winter, Lake DuBay is used for ice racing by the Winter Thunder Club.

The town posted on May 6, 2026 that the Seagull Drive reconstruction from Highway 34 to County DB would close Seagull Drive at the causeway, with completion expected late summer to early fall.

Garbage service is mandatory for all homes in the town, billed on the property tax; Harter's Fox Valley Disposal picks up garbage every Thursday and recycling every other Thursday.

Wisconsin Highway 34 passes through the Knowlton community, with its northern terminus just north of it.