Mountain (CDP), Wisconsin

Mountain, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Looking north in Mountain
Looking north in Mountain
Mountain, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Mountain, Wisconsin
Mountain, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°11′05″N 88°28′25″W / 45.18472°N 88.47361°W / 45.18472; -88.47361
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyOconto
Area
 • Total
6.699 sq mi (17.35 km2)
 • Land6.699 sq mi (17.35 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
289
 • Density43/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54149
Area codes715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1579932[2]

Mountain is an unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] 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).[3] The postal code for Mountain is 54149. The post office in Mountain was established in 1889, and remains in operation today.[4] As of the 2020 census, its population was 289, down from 363 at the 2010 census.[5] 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.[6] Mountain was platted in 1896.[7] The community was named from the hilly terrain in the area, which early drivers compared to climbing mountains.[7]

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Notes

  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Mountain CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "Mountain, Oconto County, Wisconsin". Wisconsin Hometown Locator.
  4. ^ https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Oconto&searchtext=&pagenum=2
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  6. ^ "Oconto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  7. ^ 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.
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