Hixon Township

Clark County
Townships

Hixon Township

written and contributed by Kay Scholtz <scholtz@tznet.com>

Note: There are presently 33 townships in Clark County.
Thirty-two townships are of standard size each covering six square miles.
The Township of Foster includes two 6 square mile areas.

The Township of Hixon was organized in February of 1873 and its first meeting was held in April of 1873. Originally Hixon was composed of much of the northwest corner of Clark County along with several townships in Taylor County. It was left with present day boundaries in 1895. Hixon was named for Gideon Cooley Hixon, born in Vermont in 1827. He was a graduate of West Point Academy and later a wealthy lumberman of La Crosse. Hixon had large landholdings in the northern part of the township when it was organized. G. C. Hixon died in 1892 and is buried in La Crosse, WI, where a large memorial statue honors his memory.