Forest Junction, Wisconsin

Forest Junction is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 616.[2]

Forest Junction, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Looking east at Forest Junction on U.S. Route 10
Motto(s): 
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Forest Junction
Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°12′45″N 88°08′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyCalumet
TownBrillion
Area
 • Total2.596 sq mi (6.72 km2)
 • Land2.594 sq mi (6.72 km2)
 • Water0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total616
 • Density240/sq mi (92/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
54123
Area code(s)920

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

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.[5]

Notable people
Looking north at Forest Junction on WIS-57/WIS-32
Post office on US 10
Building in Haese Memorial Village Historic District
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References
  1. "Forest Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. "Calumet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. 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.
  5. "Forest Junction". Google maps. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  6. Wisconsin Blue Book 1935, p. 226.



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