Mountain (CDP), Wisconsin
Mountain is an unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] The community is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 32 and Wisconsin Highway 64, in the town of Mountain. It is located at latitude 45.185 and longitude -88.474 and elevation 971 feet (mean sea level).[2] The postal code for Mountain is 54149. As of the 2010 census, its population is 363.[3] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Mountain as a census-designated place (CDP). Mountain has an area of 6.699 square miles (17.35 km2), all of it land.
Mountain, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
Looking north in Mountain | |
Mountain, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′05″N 88°28′25″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Oconto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.699 sq mi (17.35 km2) |
| • Land | 6.699 sq mi (17.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 363 |
| • Density | 54/sq mi (21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54149 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1579932[1] |
History
A post office called Mountain has been in operation since 1889.[4] Mountain was platted in 1896.[5] The community was named from the hilly terrain in the area, which early drivers compared to climbing mountains.[5]
Images
- Mountain post office
- Mountain Fire department
- Mountain High School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Mountain Log Home Museum
- Looking north at the Mountain highway sign
- Mountain welcome sign
Notes
- "Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Mountain, Oconto County, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator.
- "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- "Oconto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 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. 105.