Grand View, Wisconsin

Grand View, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
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Grand View
Coordinates: 46°22′03″N91°06′30″W / 46.36750°N 91.10833°W / 46.36750; -91.10833
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Bayfield
Town	Grandview
Area
• Total	0.740 sq mi (1.92 km2)
• Land	0.740 sq mi (1.92 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,050 ft (320 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	117
• Density	160/sq mi (61/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54839
Area code(s)	715 and 534
GNIS feature ID	1579348 [2]

Grand View (also Grandview,Pratt) is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Grandview, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.

U.S. Highway 63 serves as a main route in the community. Grand View is located 23 miles southwest of the city of Ashland; and 34 miles northeast of the city of Hayward.

Grand View has a post office with ZIP code 54839. ^[3] As of the 2020 census, its population is 117, down from 163 at the 2010 census. ^[4]

History

A post office was established as Grandview in 1900; the spelling was changed to Grand View in 1970. ^[5] The community was named from the scenery. ^[6]

Notable people

• Vic C. Wallin, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman, lived in Grand View. ^[7]

References

1. "Census Bureau profile: Grand View CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand View, Wisconsin
3. ZIP Code Lookup
4. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 4, 2011.
5. "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
6. 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. 177.
7. 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958,' Biographical Sketch of Vic C. Wallin, pg. 33