Shopiere, Wisconsin

Shopiere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Town of Turtle, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.^[2][3] It was first named a CDP at the 2020 census, which showed a population of 154.^[4]

Shopiere, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Shopiere Congregational Church
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Coordinates: 42°34′20″N 88°56′24″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Rock
Area
• Total	0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation	251 m (823 ft)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	154
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	608
GNIS feature ID	1574070[2]

History

The community was originally named Waterloo.^[5] The first settlement was made in the 1830s by a colony from Connecticut.^[5] The present name is derived from chaux pierre, French for limestone, which is abundant in the area.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	154		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Notable people

• The community was the last home of Louis P. Harvey, the short-lived governor of Wisconsin, who drowned bringing medical supplies to wounded troops near the Civil War Battle of Shiloh in 1862.^[8]
• Loretta C. Van Hook (1852-1935), missionary and educator