Belgium (Wis.

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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Belgium (Wis. : Town)
Coordinates
-87.84462 -87.84462 43.499694 43.499694 (gooearth )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 124508231
Wikidata: Q1658699
Library of congress: n 97051826
Sources of Information
  • Town of Belgium, 1978.
  • Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1995:(Belgium (Town of), Ozaukee Co.; does not include the village of Belgium)
  • Atlas of Wisconsin, 1974(Belgium, town; also lists Belgium, village)
Wikipedia description:

Belgium is a town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2000 census. The Village of Belgium is surrounded on all sides by the town, and the unincorporated communities of Decker, Holy Cross, Lake Church, and Sauk Trail Beach are located in the town, as is the ghost town of Stonehaven. The unincorporated community of Dacada is also partially located in the town. Beginning in the 1840s, immigrant farmers from Luxembourg settled in the towns of Northern Ozaukee County, including Belgium. Their centers of settlement in the Town of Belgium included the hamlets of Dacada, Holy Cross, and Lake Church, as well as the settlement that would eventually become the Village of Belgium, which incorporated from some of the town's land in 1922. The Town of Belgium is a primarily agricultural community with over 18,000 acres of farmland—the largest amount in any Ozaukee County community.

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