Hixon

Hixon is a town in Clark County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 740 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 33.7 square miles (87.4 km²), of which, 33.3 square miles (86.4 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (1.13%) is water. The six mile square that would become Hixon was first surveyed in the summer of 1847 by a crew working for the U.S. government. Then in late 1853 another crew marked all the section corners in the township, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description: The Surface of this Township is generally level except a small portion near the...