Lakewood (CDP), Wisconsin

Lakewood, Wisconsin
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 / 45.30083; -88.52333Coordinates: 45°18′03″N 88°31′24″W / 45.30083°N 88.52333°W / 45.30083; -88.52333
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 Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 54138
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID 1579620[1]

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]

History

Lakewood was laid out in 1897.[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]

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  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakewood (CDP), Wisconsin
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ "Oconto County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 March 2015.


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