Forest Junction, Wisconsin

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Forest Junction, Wisconsin
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Looking east at Forest Junction on U.S. Route 10
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Forest Junction
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°12′45″N88°08′39″W / 44.21250°N 88.14417°W / 44.21250; -88.14417
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Calumet
Town Brillion
Area
  Total
2.596 sq mi (6.72 km2)
  Land2.594 sq mi (6.72 km2)
  Water0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total
746
  Density290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
54123
Area code 920

Forest Junction is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 746, up from the 2010 census, in which its population was 616. [3]

Contents

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. [4] The community was so named from its location at a rail junction near the forest. [5]

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. [6]

Notable people

Looking north at Forest Junction on WIS-57/WIS-32 WIS57WIS32 US10 ForestJunctionWisconsin.jpg
Looking north at Forest Junction on WIS-57/WIS-32
Post office on US 10 ForestJunctionWisconsinPostOfficeUS10.jpg
Post office on US 10
Building in Haese Memorial Village Historic District HaeseMemorialVillageHistoricDistrict.jpg
Building in Haese Memorial Village Historic District

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References

  1. "Census Bureau profile: Forest Junction CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  2. "Forest Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  4. "Calumet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. "Forest Junction". Google Maps. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
  7. Wisconsin Blue Book 1935, p. 226.