Trego (CDP), Wisconsin explained

Official Name:Trego, 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:Washburn
Area Total Sq Mi:1.222
Area Land Sq Mi:1.145
Area Water Sq Mi:0.077
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:227
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1099
Coordinates:45.8997°N -91.8211°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:54888
Area Code:715 and 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1575585

Trego (also Mills, Superior Junction) is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Trego, Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.

Trego is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and U.S. Highway 63, 6miles north-northeast of Spooner.

Trego has a post office with ZIP code 54888.[1] As of the 2010 census, its population is 227.[2]

History

Trego, supposedly meaning "three ways", was so named from its location at a rail junction.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=54888&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 20 April 2011.
  3. 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. 194.