Mountain (CDP), Wisconsin

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Mountain, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
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Mountain, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°11′05″N88°28′25″W / 45.18472°N 88.47361°W / 45.18472; -88.47361
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Oconto
Area
 • Total6.699 sq mi (17.35 km2)
 • Land6.699 sq mi (17.35 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total363
 • Density54/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 ID1579932 [1]

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. The post office in Mountain was established in 1889, and remains in operation today. [3] As of the 2010 census, its population is 363. [4] 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.

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History

A post office called Mountain has been in operation since 1889. [5] Mountain was platted in 1896. [6] The community was named from the hilly terrain in the area, which early drivers compared to climbing mountains. [6]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 "Mountain, Oconto County, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator.
  3. ↑ https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto&searchtext=&pagenum=2
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Oconto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  6. 1 2 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.


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