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Mountain (CDP), Wisconsin
Mountain is an unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 32 and Wisconsin Highway 64, in the town of Mountain. It is located at latitude 45.185 and longitude -88.474 and elevation 971 feet (mean sea level). The postal code for Mountain is 54149. The post office in Mountain was established in 1889, and remains in operation today. As of the 2010 census, its population is 363. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Mountain as a census-designated place (CDP). Mountain has an area of 6.699 square miles (17.35 km), all of it land.

History

A post office called Mountain has been in operation since 1889. Mountain was platted in 1896. The community was named from the hilly terrain in the area, which early drivers compared to climbing mountains.

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Notes

  1. ^ "Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Mountain, Oconto County, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator.
  3. ^ https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto&searchtext=&pagenum=2
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  5. ^ "Oconto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  6. ^ 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. 105.


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