Village of Mattoon, Shawano County, Wisconsin: Place Profile

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The municipality is the Village of Mattoon, an incorporated village in Shawano County, Wisconsin (Census place GEOID 5550000).

The Census also carries the village as a county subdivision with GEOID 5511550000.

Mattoon Creek, a GNIS stream recorded in Langlade County whose primary point lies about 0.4 mile east of the village, and Mattoon Swamp in Shawano County about 7 miles west of the village share the name; neither is the village itself.

The village covers 1.627 square miles of land and no measured water area.

The village's Census internal point is near 45.004593, -89.04118.

USGS GNIS lists Mattoon as a populated place in Shawano County at 45.0041364, -89.0420545.

The 2020 Census counted 357 residents in the Village of Mattoon.

The Wisconsin DOA estimates Mattoon's population at 351 as of January 1, 2025.

The Census Bureau's Vintage 2024 estimate for Mattoon is 357 as of July 1, 2024, from a 2020 estimates base of 361.

The village's own site says Mattoon is home to 432 people, a figure that does not match the 2020 Census count of 357.

The ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimate of Mattoon's population is 477 (+/-101).

The ACS 2019-2023 median age in Mattoon is 43.2 years (+/-8.2).

The ACS 2019-2023 median household income in Mattoon is $70,500 (+/-$8,210).

The ACS 2019-2023 median value of owner-occupied homes in Mattoon is $82,900 (+/-$21,825).

James Zahn is Village President (term through 2027).

The county directory lists trustees Brian Owen, Paul Beck and Corey Zarda (terms marked 2026) and Chaz Reuter, Donald Fuller and Thomas Zarda (terms marked 2027).

Angie Copas is Clerk/Treasurer/Utility Clerk (715-489-3107, [email address]), with office hours Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Village meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Hall.

The Village Hall is at 310 Slate Ave. (mailing P.O. Box 225).

Zillmer Mid-State Assessment is the village assessor.

Mattoon lies in the 35th Assembly District and in Shawano County Board District 27, with the Towns of Almon and Hutchins and Ward 2 of Bowler.

The Antigo Unified School District covers the village.

Antigo Unified School District (NCES 5500360) runs 4 schools from PK-12 and enrolled 1,899 students in 2024-25; NCES codes its locale Town, Distant.

No public school building in the village appears in the NCES EDGE file.

The village says it still houses a lumber mill, and its business directory lists Wisconsin Veneer & Plywood at 610 Railroad Ave.

The village business directory also lists Mattoon Market, the Village Pump, the Driftwood Bar, Jim's Barber Shop, White Insurance, Ott's Garage and Mattoon Auto, mostly along 4th Street.

For county context, Shawano County had 892 business establishments and 10,135 paid employees in 2023, 2,429 of them in manufacturing.

Mattoon has a volunteer fire department and EMS at 310 Slate Ave.

The Mattoon Branch library at 311 Slate Ave. is an outlet of the Shawano County Library system.

Village addresses use ZIP 54450.

Community organizations include the Mattoon Sportsmen's Club, the Mattoon Sno-Runners, American Legion John Owen's Post 287, the Greater Mattoon Area Advancement Association and the Mattoon Area Historical Society.

The Mattoon Community Hall holds up to 200 guests, with a full kitchen; rent is $100 a day for residents and $200 for non-residents.

Mattoon Sportsmens Park has a pavilion with electricity, restrooms, a fishing area, a playground and primitive camping, free with a permit.

The village also lists a ball diamond with concessions, an outdoor classroom and butterfly garden, a sledding hill, a skating rink and a baseball and soccer field.

The village runs water and sewer utilities with an online payment page.

The village events page lists fireworks at the South Ball Diamond and Music by the River at Sportsmen’s Park as past 2021 events and shows no upcoming events, so no current event calendar exists on the site.

The village says it incorporated in 1901 with 932 people and began as a logging community with multiple lumber mills and a railway.

The Mattoon Area Historical Society keeps local history, and the village lists a Mattoon Area Museum among its facilities.