Drummond (CDP), Wisconsin explained

Official Name:Drummond, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:Drummond
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bayfield
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Drummond
Area Total Sq Mi:1.396
Area Land Sq Mi:1.396
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:154
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1302
Coordinates:46.3369°N -91.2581°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:54832
Area Code:715 and 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1579144

Drummond is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Drummond, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.

U.S. Highway 63 serves as a main route in the community. Drummond is located 31 miles southwest of the city of Ashland; and 26 miles northeast of the city of Hayward.

Drummond has a post office with ZIP code 54832.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 154.[2]

History

Drummond was founded in 1882.[3] It was named for F. H. Drummond, an executive in the lumber industry. A post office has been in operation in Drummond since 1882.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=54832&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 3 April 2011.
  3. Book: A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways . Chicago and North Western Railway Company . 1908 . 173.
  4. Web site: Bayfield County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150406191847/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Bayfield . 6 April 2015 .