Mountain (CDP), Wisconsin

Mountain, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Looking north in Mountain
Mountain, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°11′05″N 88°28′25″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Oconto
Area
• Total	6.699 sq mi (17.35 km^2)
• Land	6.699 sq mi (17.35 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	971 ft (296 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	363
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	54149
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1579932[1]

Mountain is an unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] 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).[2] The postal code for Mountain is 54149. The post office in Mountain was established in 1889, and remains in operation today.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population is 363.[4] 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^2), all of it land.

History

A post office called Mountain has been in operation since 1889.[5] Mountain was platted in 1896.[6] The community was named from the hilly terrain in the area, which early drivers compared to climbing mountains.[6]

Images

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  Mountain post office
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  Mountain Fire department
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  Mountain High School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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  Mountain Log Home Museum
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  Looking north at the Mountain highway sign
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  Mountain welcome sign

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.