Forest Junction, Wisconsin
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.
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. The community was so named from its location at a rail junction near the forest.
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.
Notable people
- Bernard E. Brandt, farmer and Wisconsin state legislator, was born in Forest Junction.
- Silas J. Kloehn, orthodontist
- Alvin Ott, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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References
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Forest Junction CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Forest Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Calumet County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 73.
- ^ "Forest Junction". Google Maps. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1935, p. 226.
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