Babcock, Wisconsin

Babcock, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Sign on WIS 173
Sign on WIS 173
Babcock, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Babcock, Wisconsin
Babcock, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°18′06″N 90°06′40″W / 44.30167°N 90.11111°W / 44.30167; -90.11111
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyWood
Area
 • Total
3.101 sq mi (8.03 km2)
 • Land3.101 sq mi (8.03 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
122
 • Density39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54413
Area codes715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1561050[2]

Babcock is an census-designated place located in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Babcock is southwest of Wisconsin Rapids, in the town of Remington. Babcock has a post office with ZIP code 54413.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population is 126.[4] Its motto is "Birds, Bogs, and Bucks." The community was named for Joseph W. Babcock, a sawmill operator who purchased the site and built a hotel and a depot.[5][6]

Babcock was once an important junction on the Milwaukee Road, with lines running north, east, south, and southwest. Today, however, only a single track of the Canadian National runs south to Necedah and east to Port Edwards and Wisconsin Rapids.

Images

  • Post office
    Post office
  • Baseball diamond
    Baseball diamond
  • Wis-80 and Wis-173 junction in town
    Wis-80 and Wis-173 junction in town

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Babcock CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Babcock, Wisconsin
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  5. ^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
  6. ^ Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names. The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 6.
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