Mostly Plover; also Plover Town (Portage County) and Buena Vista Town (Portage County)
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Around Plover
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)132 miles away
Closer regional airport
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI94 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL203 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Plover; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Plover had 13,519 residents in the 2020 census, up 29% since 2000.
It’s the 68th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Portage County grew from 29,483 residents in 1900 to 70,377 in 2020.
Portage County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 33.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stevens Pt, WI weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Portage County
29,656 jobs at 1,715 businesses in Portage County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
68 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Plover.
Nearest hospitals
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, INC.General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Stevens Point5.4 miles
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wisconsin Rapids14.9 miles
Thedacare Medical Center - Wild RoseCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wild Rose23.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
11
Mental health providers
20
Physical and occupational therapists
12
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
8
Pharmacies
6
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Plover
Parks (19 nearby)
Little Plover River Fishery Area · 251 acres2.1 mi
Pacawa Park · 74 acres1.0 mi
Little Plover River Park · 53 acres1.8 mi
Woyak Park · 28 acres0.6 mi
Easlan-Weslan Park · 9 acres0.8 mi
Veteran's Memorial Park · 9 acres0.9 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Metro Market0.8 mi
Pharmacies
Walmart Pharmacy3.3 mi
Walgreens3.6 mi
Walgreens5.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Village of Plover Library1.1 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Food + Farm Exploration Center1.1 mi
Theaters and performance venues
CWACT Rehearsal Shack3.9 mi
Jenkins Theater5.4 mi
Noel Fine Arts Center5.5 mi
Michelson Concert Hall5.5 mi
Pfiffner Bandshell5.7 mi
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Plover
Public schools here are run by Stevens Point Area Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Plover-Whiting ElementaryPlover
Pre-K–6
448
Public
2.1 mi
Roosevelt ElementaryPlover
Pre-K–6
522
Public
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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