Lakewood (CDP), Wisconsin explained

Official Name:Lakewood, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oconto
Area Total Sq Mi:2.781
Area Land Sq Mi:2.781
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:323
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1280
Coordinates:45.3008°N -88.5233°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:54138
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1579620

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 22miles north-northwest of Suring. Lakewood has a post office with ZIP code 54138.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 323.[2]

History

Lakewood was laid out in 1897.[3] It was named from a lake in the woods near the town site. A post office has been in operation in Lakewood since 1897.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=54138&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 12 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 . 92.
  4. Web site: Oconto County . Jim Forte Postal History . 21 March 2015.