Lake Tomahawk is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Lake Tomahawk, Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States. Lake Tomahawk is located on Wisconsin Highway 47 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Rhinelander. Lake Tomahawk has a post office with ZIP code 54539.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 228.[3]
Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Lake Tomahawk, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′51″N 89°35′38″W / 45.81417°N 89.59389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Oneida |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.649 sq mi (4.27 km2) |
| • Land | 1.537 sq mi (3.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.112 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,640 ft (500 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 228 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54539 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1567755[1] |
History
editLake Tomahawk was originally called Tomahawk Lake, and under the latter name was platted in 1892.[4] The community took its name from nearby Tomahawk Lake.[5] The name of the post office was changed from Tomahawk Lake to Lake Tomahawk in 1928.[6]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Tomahawk (CDP), Wisconsin
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ 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. 131.
- ^ 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. 131.
- ^ "Oneida County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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