About Chili
Set in the central part of Wisconsin, Chili is a small unincorporated community.
Chili holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.3 square miles.
📰 Chili News Today
- Wisconsin Union Chili Cookoff union.wisc.edu · Feb 7
- Obituary for Sonja K. Dahl hansenschillingfuneralhome.com · May 22
- Wisconsin’s Largest Restaurant Chili Competition, WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili, Returns March 22 Urban Milwaukee · Feb 10
- Damage, Hail and Flooding across Central Wisconsin WAOW · Apr 17
- Get fired up for Rockabilly Chili OnMilwaukee · Feb 11
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Chili Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Chili
- Marshfield School Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateWisconsin
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.3 sq mi
Coordinates44.6335, -90.3619