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Forest Junction, Wisconsin
Forest Junction is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 616.[2]
Forest Junction, Wisconsin | |
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Looking east at Forest Junction on U.S. Route 10 | |
| Motto: You can get there from here! | |
Forest Junction Location within the state of Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 44°12′45″N 88°08′39″W / 44.21250°N 88.14417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Calumet |
| Town | Brillion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.596 sq mi (6.72 km2) |
| • Land | 2.594 sq mi (6.72 km2) |
| • Water | 0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,290 |
| • Density | 500/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 54123 |
| Area code | 920 |
The community has its own water tower and utilities. Its ZIP code is 54123.
History edit
A post office called Forest Junction has been in operation since 1873.[3] The community was so named from its location at a rail junction near the forest.[4]
Geography edit
Forest Junction is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 57/Wisconsin Highway 32 and U.S. Route 10. 57/32 runs north-south through the area, and 10 runs east-west.[5]
Notable people edit
- Bernard E. Brandt, farmer and Wisconsin state legislator, was born in Forest Junction.[6]
- Silas J. Kloehn, orthodontist
- Alvin Ott, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
References edit
- ^ "Forest Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Calumet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 73.
- ^ "Forest Junction". Google Maps. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1935, p. 226.