Cadott, Wisconsin

Cadott is a village in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,437 at the 2010 census.

History

In the late 1700s or early 1800s Jean Baptiste Cadotte, son of French Canadian fur trader Michel Cadotte of the Madeline Island area, established a trading post on the Yellow River near modern Cadott.

In 1865 the village at the current site was founded by Robert Marriner, who built a dam and sawmill on the river and platted the town. Marriner named it "Cadotte Falls" after the earlier trading post.

Geography

Cadott is located at 44°56′55″N 91°9′5″W / 44.94861°N 91.15139°W / 44.94861; -91.15139 (44.948515, -91.151304).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.38 square miles (8.75 km²), of which 3.31 square miles (8.57 km²) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) is water.

Cadott has the distinction of being geographically equidistant from the Equator and North Pole. Billboards on Hwy. 27 between Cadott and Cornell offer tourists the opportunity to be photographed by the unusual signs.