Presque Isle (community), Wisconsin

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Presque Isle, Wisconsin
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Presque Isle, Wisconsin
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Presque Isle, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 46°14′50″N89°43′46″W / 46.24722°N 89.72944°W / 46.24722; -89.72944 Coordinates: 46°14′50″N89°43′46″W / 46.24722°N 89.72944°W / 46.24722; -89.72944
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Vilas
Elevation 1,667 ft (508 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 54557
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1580803 [1]

Presque Isle is an unincorporated community located in the town of Presque Isle, Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. Presque Isle is 32.5 miles (52.3 km) northwest of Eagle River and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Michigan state line. Presque Isle has a post office with ZIP code 54557. [2]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Presque Isle, Wisconsin Town in Wisconsin, United States

Presque Isle is a town in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 616 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Presque Isle and Katinka Village are located in the town.

Vilas County, Wisconsin County in the United States

Vilas County is a county in the state of Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,430. Its county seat is Eagle River.

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History

In 1905, J.J. Foster erected a lumber mill on the side of a pond at the headwaters of the Presque Isle River. The townsite commands a large hill virtually on the Continental Divide and the waters flow north from this point to Lake Superior. Foster named the community Fosterville. William S. Winegar bought the mill in 1910 and the town was renamed in his honor. The mill closed in 1933 and Walleye Rearing Ponds were established on the mill grounds by the State of Wisconsin. In 1959, the town changed its name again, now to Presque Isle which matches the name of the surrounding township which comprises approximately 77 square miles. [3] The village is currently the site of the Presque Isle Community Center, Presque Isle Fire Department, and the Presque Isle Community Library.

Transportation

The community of Presque Isle is located at the corner of Vilas County Highways W and B. It is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the southern terminus of M-64.

M-64 (Michigan highway) highway in Michigan, United States

M-64 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs for approximately 63 3⁄4 miles (102.6 km) through the western part of the state in land that is part of the Ottawa National Forest. The highway connects with County Trunk Highway B (CTH-B) at the state line near Presque Isle, Wisconsin. As it passes through dense forests, M-64 runs along lakes Gogebic and Superior. The northern end is at a junction with US Highway 45 (US 45) in Ontonagon.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Presque Isle (community), Wisconsin
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2011-02-11. Accessed 2/11/2011


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