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Vesper is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 584 at the 2010 census.

Vesper village overview:
Name:	Vesper village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Wisconsin
County:	Wood County
Elevation:	1,096 ft (334 m)
Total Area:	1.16 sq mi (2.99 km²)
Land Area:	1.16 sq mi (2.99 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	584
Population Density:	474.46/sq mi (183.18/km²)
Area code:	715 & 534
FIPS code:	5582650
GNISfeature ID:	1576070
Website:	http://www.villageofvesper.com/

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History

The village of Vesper began to form in the early 1870s when Girard and Drake built a sawmill on Hemlock Creek to process lumber from the surrounding forests. Their firm also started a store and blacksmith shop. A post office called Vesper opened in 1878. The village was named after vesper sparrows native to the area. In 1894 a wildfire swept in from the woods and burned the mill, along with 23 houses on the west side of the creek.

After the fire, the surrounding stump-land was sold to farmers. The village of Vesper was platted in 1897 or 98. Carsten Otto started a creamery in 1898. In 1902 John Murgatroyd & Sons started the Vesper Brick & Tile Factory, which operated until the start of WWI. A two-room brick school was built in 1906. In 1907 The Vesper Wood Manufacturing Company began making stave silos and watering tanks out of wood. The State Bank of Vesper opened in 1911. The village incorporated in 1948.