Trego, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Trego, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Trego, Wisconsin
Trego, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°53′59″N 91°49′16″W / 45.89972°N 91.82111°W / 45.89972; -91.82111
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyWashburn
Area
  Total1.222 sq mi (3.16 km2)
  Land1.145 sq mi (2.97 km2)
  Water0.077 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation
1,099 ft (335 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total227
  Density190/sq mi (72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54888
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1575585[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. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 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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