Forest Junction, Wisconsin

Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

44°12′45″N 88°08′39″W / 44.21250°N 88.14417°W / 44.21250; -88.14417CountryUnited StatesStateWisconsinCountyCalumetTownBrillionArea

• Total2.596 sq mi (6.72 km²) • Land2.594 sq mi (6.72 km²) • Water0.002 sq mi (0.005 km²)Population

(2020)

• Total1,290 • Density500/sq mi (190/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

54123

Area code920

Forest Junction is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.^[1] As of the 2010 census, its population was 616.^[2]

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.^[3] The community was so named from its location at a rail junction near the forest.^[4]

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.^[5]

Notable people

Bernard E. Brandt, farmer and Wisconsin state legislator, was born in Forest Junction.^[6]
Silas J. Kloehn, orthodontist
Alvin Ott, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Building in Haese Memorial Village Historic District

References

^ "Forest Junction, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. 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.