Mole Lake, Wisconsin

Mole Lake, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Welcome sign and houses in Mole Lake
Mole Lake, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°28′47″N88°58′59″W / 45.47972°N 88.98306°W / 45.47972; -88.98306
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Forest
Area
• Total	4.160 sq mi (10.77 km2)
• Land	3.698 sq mi (9.58 km2)
• Water	0.462 sq mi (1.20 km2)
Elevation	1,552 ft (473 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	535
• Density	145/sq mi (55.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	715 & 534
FIPS Code	55-53500
GNIS feature ID	1569643 [2]

Mole Lake is a census-designated place located in the town of Nashville in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 535 at the 2020 census, up from 435 at the 2010 census.

Description

The community is located on Wisconsin Highway 55 in the Mole Lake Indian Reservation. ^[3] As of the 2010 census, its population is 435. ^[4] Mole Lake has an area of 4.160 square miles (10.77 km²); 3.698 square miles (9.58 km²) of this is land, and 0.462 square miles (1.20 km²) is water. It is named after the Mole Lake tribe. The tribe's Mole Lake Casino is located in the community. ^[5]

Images

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  Road sign
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  Mole Lake Casino
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  Historic Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettinger Log House before restoration, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

See also

• List of census-designated places in Wisconsin

References

1. "Census Bureau profile: Mole Lake CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mole Lake, Wisconsin
3. "Mole Lake, WI Profile: Facts & Data".
4. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 14, 2011.
5. "Home". molelake.com.

See also

Media related to Mole Lake, Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons