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Wis. Stat. § 60.81 (2026)

Population; use of federal census

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60.8160.81 Population; use of federal census. If the census of a town is required, the last federal census, including a special federal census, if any, shall be used.
60.81 HistoryHistory: 1983 a. 532.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1959–2011 · leading case: City of Madison v. Town of Fitchburg, 332 N.W.2d 782 (Wis. 1983).
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City of Madison v. Town of Fitchburg, 332 N.W.2d 782 (Wis. 1983). · cites it 38× “On March 24, 1980, a petition requesting an incorporation referendum for Fitchburg under sec. 60.81, Stats., was filed with the Fitchburg Town Clerk.”
City of Madison v. Town of Madison, 377 N.W.2d 221 (Wis. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 14× “The Town of Madison appeals from a declaratory judgment invalidating its efforts to incorporate as a city pursuant to sec. 60.81, Stats. (1981-82). 1 The issue is whether sec.”
City of Waukesha v. Salbashian, 382 N.W.2d 52 (Wis. 1986). · cites it 15× “Zick, in which the court ruled that the Town of Pewaukee's attempt to incorporate as a fourth-class city under sec. 60.81, Stats., 1981-82, was invalid because Pewaukee is not adjacent to a first-class city.”
In Re Incorporation of Town of Fitchburg, 299 N.W.2d 199 (Wis. 1980). · cites it 12× “On March 24, 1980, a petition was filed with the clerk of the Town of Fitchburg (Town) seeking an incorporation *637 referendum pursuant to sec. 60.81, Stats. [1] Acting upon that petition, the Town passed a resolution on March 31, 1980, setting forth the wards and boundaries of…”
Foley-Ciccantelli v. Bishop's Grove Condo. Ass'n, 2011 WI 36 (Wis. 2011). · cites it 4× “2d 782 (1983), a declaratory judgment action, the issue was whether the City of Madison had standing to challenge an incorporation proceeding under Wis. Stat. § 60.81 (1981). Standing did not turn directly on a statute.”
City of Milwaukee v. Town of Oak Creek, 98 N.W.2d 469 (Wis. 1959). · cites it 2× “In view of our decision, all other questions become moot.”
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