Forest Junction, Wisconsin Explained

Forest Junction, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Motto:You can get there from here!
Pushpin Map:USA Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:Forest Junction
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Calumet
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Brillion
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:2.596
Area Land Sq Mi:2.594
Area Water Sq Mi:0.002
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:746
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:44.2125°N -88.1442°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:54123
Area Code:920
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Forest Junction is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 746, up from the 2010 census, in which its population was 616.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Forest Junction CDP, Wisconsin . . November 5, 2024.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 4 April 2011.
  3. Web site: Calumet County . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 March 2015.
  4. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 73.
  5. Web site: Forest Junction. Google Maps. 2009-09-19.
  6. Wisconsin Blue Book 1935, p. 226.