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 km2), 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]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b "Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_(CDP),_Wisconsin
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