Grand View, Wisconsin | |
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 Photo:Erlend Bjørtvedt | |
  Grand View | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′03″N 91°06′30″W / 46.36750°N 91.10833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Bayfield |
| Town | Grandview |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.740 sq mi (1.92 km2) |
| • Land | 0.740 sq mi (1.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Population (
2010) | |
| • Total | 163 |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54839 |
| Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1579348 [1] |
Grand View (also Grandview, Pratt) is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Grandview, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.
U.S. Highway 63 serves as a main route in the community. Grand View is located 23 miles southwest of the city of Ashland; and 34 miles northeast of the city of Hayward.
Grand View has a post office with ZIP code 54839. [2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 163. [3]
History
A post office was established as Grandview in 1900; the spelling was changed to Grand View in 1970. [4] The community was named from the scenery. [5]
Notable people
- Vic C. Wallin, Wisconsin State Representative and businessman, lived in Grand View. [6]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand View, Wisconsin
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
- ^ "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ 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. 177.
- ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1958,' Biographical Sketch of Vic C. Wallin, pg. 33
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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