Shopiere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Town of Turtle, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It was first named a CDP at the 2020 census, which showed a population of 154.

History

The community was originally named Waterloo. The first settlement was made in the 1830s by a colony from Connecticut. The present name is derived from chaux pierre, French for limestone, which is abundant in the area.

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Demographics

Notable people

The community was the last home of Louis P. Harvey, the short-lived governor of Wisconsin, who drowned bringing medical supplies to wounded troops near the Civil War Battle of Shiloh in 1862. Loretta C. Van Hook (1852-1935), missionary and educator

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Unincorporated communities in Rock County, Wisconsin

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin

1830s establishments in Wisconsin Territory

Census-designated places in Rock County, Wisconsin

Census-designated places in Wisconsin

Shopiere, Wisconsin