Lakewood (CDP), Wisconsin
Lakewood, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
![]() Downtown Lakewood on WIS 32 | |
Coordinates: 45°18′03″N 88°31′24″W / 45.30083°N 88.52333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Oconto |
Area | |
• Total | 2.781 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
• Land | 2.781 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 323 |
• Density | 120/sq mi (45/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 54138 |
Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1579620[1] |
Lakewood is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Lakewood, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. Lakewood is located on Wisconsin Highway 32 22 miles (35 km) north-northwest of Suring. Lakewood has a post office with ZIP code 54138.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 323.[3]
History
[edit]Lakewood was laid out in 1897 by the Western Town Lot Company.[4] It was named from a lake in the woods near the town site.[4] A post office has been in operation in Lakewood since 1897.[5] The first schoolhouse was build on the Brook Farm in 1906. In 1921, a fire nearly destroyed the entire town. [6]
Images
[edit]- Nicolet State Trailhead
- Ambulance service
References
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakewood (CDP), Wisconsin
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ 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. 92.
- ^ "Oconto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/tvlakewood.htm