Trego (CDP), Wisconsin

Trego, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Trego, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°53′59″N 91°49′16″W / 45.89972°N 91.82111°W / 45.89972; -91.82111Coordinates: 45°53′59″N 91°49′16″W / 45.89972°N 91.82111°W / 45.89972; -91.82111
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 (also Mills, Superior Junction) is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Trego, Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States.

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

Trego, supposedly meaning "three ways", was so named from its location at a rail junction.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trego (CDP), Wisconsin
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. 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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