# Shopiere, Wisconsin

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Unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

Shopiere, Wisconsin Unincorporated community and census-designated place Shopiere Congregational Church Shopiere, Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin Shopiere, Wisconsin Show map of the United States Coordinates: 42°34′20″N 88°56′24″W / 42.572219°N 88.939991°W / 42.572219; -88.939991 Country United States State Wisconsin County Rock Area • Total 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) Elevation 823 ft (251 m) Population (2020)[1] • Total 154 Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT) Area code 608 GNIS feature ID 1574070[2]

**Shopiere** is an [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area#United_States) and [census-designated place](/source/Census-designated_place) in the Town of [Turtle](/source/Turtle%2C_Wisconsin), in [Rock County, Wisconsin](/source/Rock_County%2C_Wisconsin), United States.[2][3] It was first named a CDP at the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census), which showed a population of 154.[4]

## 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](/source/French_language) for [limestone](/source/Limestone), which is abundant in the area.[6]

## Demographics

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

## Notable people

- The community was the last home of [Louis P. Harvey](/source/Louis_P._Harvey), the short-lived [governor of Wisconsin](/source/Governor_of_Wisconsin), who drowned bringing medical supplies to wounded troops near the [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) [Battle of Shiloh](/source/Battle_of_Shiloh) in 1862.[8]

- [Loretta C. Van Hook](/source/Loretta_C._Van_Hook) (1852-1935), missionary and educator

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census_1-0)** ["U.S. Census website"](https://www.census.gov). [U.S. Census Bureau](/source/U.S._Census_Bureau). Retrieved January 19, 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_2-1) ["Shopiere, Wisconsin"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1574070). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Wisconsin Hometown Locator](http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/rock/shopiere.cfm)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Shopiere CDP, Wisconsin"](https://data.census.gov/profile/Shopiere_CDP,_Wisconsin?g=1600000US5573675). *United States Census Bureau*. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rrbook_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rrbook_5-1) Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). [*A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways*](https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA124). p. 124.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Term: Shopiere \[origin of place name\]"](http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp). Dictionary of Wisconsin History. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DecennialCensus_7-0)** ["Census of Population and Housing"](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html). Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Bauchle, May L. (1926–1927). ["The Shopiere Shrine"](http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/archives/search.aspx?area=browse&volumn=103&articleID=5406). *[Wisconsin Magazine of History](/source/Wisconsin_Magazine_of_History)*. **10** (1): 29–34.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Janesville Cities Beloit Brodhead‡ Edgerton‡ Evansville Janesville Milton Villages Clinton Footville Orfordville Towns Avon Beloit Bradford Center Clinton Fulton Harmony Janesville Johnstown La Prairie Lima Magnolia Milton Newark Plymouth Porter Rock Spring Valley Turtle Union CDPs Fulton Hanover Shopiere Other communities Afton Avalon Cainville Center Cooksville Emerald Grove Fairfield‡ Indianford Johnstown Center Koshkonong‡ Leyden Newville Stebbinsville Tiffany Former communities Fellows Jefferson Prairie Settlement Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Wisconsin portal United States portal

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