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
Census-designated place
Looking east at Forest Junction on U.S. Route 10
Motto(s): 
You can get there from here!
Forest Junction
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°12′45″N 88°08′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyCalumet
TownBrillion
Area
 • Total2.596 sq mi (6.72 km2)
 • Land2.594 sq mi (6.72 km2)
 • Water0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total616
 • Density240/sq mi (92/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
54123
Area code(s)920

The community has its own water tower and utilities. Its ZIP code is 54123.

History

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

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
Looking north at Forest Junction on WIS-57/WIS-32
Post office on US 10
Building in Haese Memorial Village Historic District

References
  1. "Forest Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. "Calumet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. 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.
  5. "Forest Junction". Google maps. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  6. Wisconsin Blue Book 1935, p. 226.


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