Bear Creek, Wisconsin

About Bear Creek

Bear Creek is a tiny community in eastern Wisconsin, home to 419 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Bear Creek holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.92 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 455 residents per square mile.

📰 Bear Creek News Today

• Joan L. Ebert - The Post-Crescent The Post-Crescent · Oct 6
• Obituary for Alan "Al" D. Timmel - Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory · Jul 29
• WIS 76 reopens in Outagamie County after flooding closure from Bear Creek to Shiocton WLUK · Apr 27
• Outagamie County man indicted for armed robbery of Bear Creek bank WFRV Local 5 · Dec 12
• Mary Margaret Burd Obituary Jan 8, 2026 Cotter Funeral Home · Jan 8

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What Makes Bear Creek Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Bear Creek — but the Wisconsin one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bear Creek

• Deer Creek Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tellock's Hill Woods State Natural Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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