Trego (also Mills, Superior Junction) is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Trego, Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.
Trego, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Trego, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′59″N 91°49′16″W / 45.89972°N 91.82111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Washburn |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.222 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| • Land | 1.145 sq mi (2.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.077 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 227 |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54888 |
| Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1575585[1] |
Trego is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and U.S. Highway 63, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Spooner.
Trego has a post office with ZIP code 54888.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 227.[3]
History
editTrego, supposedly meaning "three ways", was so named from its location at a rail junction.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trego (CDP), Wisconsin
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ 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. 194.
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