▁city ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁Benjamin ▁F . ▁Wing , ▁possibly ▁after ▁White ▁Hall , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁White hall , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁The ▁Green ▁Bay ▁rail road ▁was ▁built ▁through ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁T rem pe ale au ▁River ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁" The ▁tracks ▁were ▁laid ▁through ▁the ▁whe at ▁field ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁White hall , ▁on ▁Sept . ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁... ▁Where ▁the ▁cour th ouse ▁now ▁stands , ▁the ▁har vest ers ▁were ▁gather ing ▁whe at . ▁... ▁On ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day , ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁the ▁first ▁passenger ▁train ▁passed ▁White hall ▁on ▁regular ▁schedule . ▁That ▁same ▁day ▁the ▁l umber ▁was ▁un loaded ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁dep ot ▁... " ▁White hall ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 5 5 8 ▁people , ▁ 6 6 5 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 3 8 2 ▁families ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁. ▁There ▁were ▁ 7 4 1 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 9 6 . 9 %