Antigo is the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,560. Most of the city is located within the Town of Antigo. Small portions are within the towns of Ackley and Rolling.
History
The city was founded in 1878 by Francis A. Deleglise. The name “Antigo” comes from the Chippewa Indian name for the river that flows through the area, “Nequi-Antigo-seebah” or Spring River. Antigo sits on a plateau about 1500 feet above sea level. The city gained its charter in 1883.
The wide expanse of level land, the fine stand of timber and the fertility of the “Amigo Flats” soil soon attracted many settlers. Today the Antigo Silt Loam soil is the state soil of Wisconsin.
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