Lakewood is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Lakewood, Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. Lakewood is located on Wisconsin Highway 32 22 miles (35 km) north-northwest of Suring. Lakewood has a post office with ZIP code 54138.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 323.[3]
Lakewood, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
 Downtown Lakewood on WIS 32 | |
  Lakewood, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′03″N 88°31′24″W / 45.30083°N 88.52333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Oconto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.781 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
| • Land | 2.781 sq mi (7.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 323 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54138 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1579620[1] |
History
editLakewood was laid out in 1897 by the Western Town Lot Company.[4] It was named from a lake in the woods near the town site.[4] A post office has been in operation in Lakewood since 1897.[5] The first schoolhouse was build on the Brook Farm in 1906. In 1921, a fire nearly destroyed the entire town. [6]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakewood (CDP), Wisconsin
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ 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. 92.
- ^ "Oconto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ https://www.usgenwebsites.org/WIOconto/tvlakewood.htm
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