Lewis, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Lewis, 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:Polk
Area Total Sq Mi:1.460
Area Land Sq Mi:1.454
Area Water Sq Mi:0.006
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:164
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1050
Coordinates:45.7108°N -92.4025°W
Area Code:715 & 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1567997

Lewis is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. Lewis is located on Wisconsin Highway 35 4.5miles northeast of Frederic. As of the 2010 census, its population is 164.[1]

History

The town is named for founder Charles E. Lewis, a Minnesota wheat broker who purchased a large tract of land in Clam Falls Township around the turn of the 20th century.[2] His personal estate, "Seven Pines Lodge", attracted several prominent guests throughout the 1920s, including President Calvin Coolidge, and is maintained as a private resort complex to this day. Knapp Creek, the abutting stream once referred to as "[a] trout preserve which is second to none in this country", continues to be classified as a Class I trout stream.[3] However, much of the stream runs through private property and is not accessible as a public fishery. Like many in the area, the town has seen steady decline in population and economic base since the demise of the logging and railroad industries.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 14 April 2011.
  2. Web site: View Summary/Photo Page . Wisconsinhistory.org . 2011-03-04.
  3. Web site: History of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago. 1917. Chicago, R.O. Law.