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.
Mountain, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
 Looking north in Mountain | |
  Mountain, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°11′05″N 88°28′25″W / 45.18472°N 88.47361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Oconto |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.699 sq mi (17.35 km2) |
| • Land | 6.699 sq mi (17.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 363 |
| • Density | 54/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 ID | 1579932[1] |
History
editA 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]
Images
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Mountain post office -
Mountain Fire department -
Mountain High School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places -
Mountain Log Home Museum -
Looking north at the Mountain highway sign -
Mountain welcome sign
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Mountain, Oconto County, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator.
- ^ https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto&searchtext=&pagenum=2
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "Oconto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ a b 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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