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Moved from subject page: "As far as this author knows, it was founded as a stopping-point along the Wisconsin River between lumber camps in northern Wisconsin and southern Wisconsin, hence the name "Stevens Point" (the apostrophe got lost at some point, apparently)."
"This author" is not identified, and in any case it would be nice to know who Steven was. Vicki Rosenzweig
Shouldn't this and Stevens Point be combined, with that page redirecting to this one? Jason
An external link to a composer's website was deleted on the grounds that it serves no purpose in the context of the city of Stevens Point itself. No mention of this musician or their impact on the city was mentioned in the article itself, and although I do not consider the target site to be commercial in nature, the composer no doubt benefits from the link, which, again, has nothing to do with the city itself, other than that she is from there. I welcome the user who added the links to create a new article dedicated to the musicians of Stevens Point, and a link to that article, from the original Point page, would be welcome. Craig
I also moved a reference to a country music artist from Stevens Point to the Civic Features section from the article lead; I don't think it belongs there either, though. Perhaps (for internal links) there should be a Famous Residents section? Hobbes
Prior to being changed to a redirect, the following were the contents of the article Stevens Point:
Stevens Point is a city of approximately 25,000, centrally located in Portage County, Wisconsin. It was named after its founder, George Stevens, who ran several saloons on what is today known as "The Square". Loggers on the Wisconsin River found this a convenient stopping point, as the river bends slightly and one could tell from far upstream whether Stevens' point was open for business.
(A local legend also claims that Stevens Point is a bastardization of "Stevens Pint", a reference to Stevens' alleged practice of serving whiskey by the pint.)
Currently, Stevens Point occupies a land area of 16.5 square miles at an elevation of 1093 feet above sea level. It is surrounded by several smaller villages and towns, including Plover, Whiting, Custer, and the Town of Hull. On average, the temperature ranges from 80° to 20° Fahrenheit. All four seasons can be distinctly observed, with snow falling most heavily in December and January and temperatures rising to their summer levels of about 70° in July and August.
Stevens Point boasts a significantly low median resident age of approximately 26 years old. According to the 2000 census, residents are 90% Caucasian, 3.5% Asian, and 1.6% Hispanic, with a significantly lower-than-average African-American population. The city has a reputation for being largely Democratic in political leaning, though it recorded one of the highest Green Party turnouts in the state in the 2000 Presidential election.
Major businesses in the area include Stora Enso North America paper mill, Sentry Insurance, and the Stevens Point Brewery; educational institutions include the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and Mid-state Technical College.
The area has 20 developed parks, a 20-mile bicycle trail, an 18-hole golf course, public and private elementary/high school systems, a community theatre group ( cwACT), many small businesses (including the locally famous Belts' Soft Serve), churches of various denominations, and city-wide events ranging from the Fourth of July Riverfront Rendezvous to the Portage County Cultural Festival.
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Legends and hearsay from former and current residents of the city. Written 16 Mar 2005 by Hobbes.
when was the construction started for the school and how much money did it take to buid it?
I can not see how this is relevant to the article. It is a fairly minor current event (I've never heard of it, and I've lived in the Point area now for 3 years). It is written up very biasedly, and is unencyclopedic in almost every way. I can almost see up in a scandle section under Andrew Halverson's page (if he had one). I am going to once again remove it, but if someone can give reason why it should stay, I would be happy to hear it. - IanCheesman ( talk) 05:23, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
Still being added by anon.-- Baron Larf 10:14, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
Well it appears that two people from Stevens Point and Wisconsin, IanCheeseman and BaronLeaf, keep removing, censoring my posts about the how Mayor Andrew Halverson and Police Chief Ruder of Stevens Point threatened the Royal Inn when they were going to host a swingers party.
"Harassment by Mayor Andrew Halverson and Police Chief of Camp NCN Swingers Group"
On February 12th and 13th, 2010 the swing club, Camp NCN = No Clothing Required [1], of Black River Falls, was scheduled to hold a total hotel takeover party at a motel in Stevens Point [2].
On January 25th, 2010 Stevens Point Mayor Andrew Halverson [3], who was elected in 2007 as a Progressive Democrat [4], and Police Chief Kevin Rudder [5] announced that they would do everything to stop this party [6].
Chief Ruder threatened the owners and management of the hotel where the party was to take place with massive fines and the lose of their liquor license it the party went forward. Under pressure from Sheriff Ruder, the motel canceled NCN's reservation. [7].
However the owner of Club NCN has hired leading Madison civil rights attorney, Jeff Scott Olson, [8] who has said that the City of Stevens Point is misapplying the law and has threatened legal action. The owner of Club NCN has said the party will proceed.
I thoroughly documented my posts with at least 5 or 6 sources from news organizations around Stevens Point. Now BaronLeaf has threatened that my editing privileges in Wikipedia will be revoked if I keep posting "non-neutral points of view", i.e. material he doesn't like. I thought Wikipedia was supposed to be an open forum, but apparently, if you post true and honest material that editors like IanCheeseman and BaronLeaf don't like they threaten you. I wonder if they will try and remove this too.Daniel D. Dobson 18:57, 28 February 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dann Dobson ( talk • contribs)
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This list seems too long. What does "associated with" mean, anyhow? Born here, grew up here, lived here all their lives, passed through once on a trip to Madison? HuskyHuskie ( talk) 12:25, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
Per request, edited this. Feedback encouraged! I'm happy to remedy any errors I created. Comments:
Cheers! Lfstevens ( talk) 18:50, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
I've removed the unreferenced sister cities from this article. It looks like references for two sister cities were deleated, with no rationale given for the edit. -- Mikeblas ( talk) 03:08, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
A list has been repeatedly added to this article enumerating "notable people". This list was most recently added again with the claim that WP:USCITIES says such a list is acceptable. Quite the opposite: WP:USCITIES says that a bulleted list is not acceptable, and that such an enumeration should be in prose form; WP:USEPROSE echoes this standard. The list, as offered, has no clear bar of inclusion: the only standard offered is "notable people". We don't know if people in this list are current residents, the tenure of their residency, or the seasonality of their residency. We further don't know if they were born in this town (or nearby?), and no references are given to establish any verifiability (the fundamental requirement of WP:V).
Because the material isn't verifiable and is unencyclopedic as presented, I've removed it from the article again. -- Mikeblas ( talk) 03:13, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
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(Plus, this was the only mention I could find for that section.) Epic Genius ( talk) 21:42, 20 September 2015 (UTC)
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According to our article on the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, Depot Park in Stevens Point contains a preserved "Soo Line" steam locomotive and caboose. Can anyone tell us about Depot Park? J S Ayer ( talk) 00:53, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
The caboose, by its number, was one of fifty built in 1908 for the Wisconsin Central Railway (1897-1954), which the next year came under the control of the Soo Line. J S Ayer ( talk) 01:31, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
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Stevens Point Daily Journal has been used as a source elsewhere, but is not noted here. One sentence in Culture might be enough. Also, archives at the Journal may support an article upgrade. — Rgdboer ( talk) 21:20, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
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We have a very visible and integrated Hmong population here. They're an inseparable part of our community, so it seems weird that it isn't mentioned at all. If you read the article as an outsider you'd just see the census data and think we're as homogenous as Maine and that's not an accurate picture. Desktopview ( talk) 16:05, 30 September 2023 (UTC)