Babcock, Wisconsin

Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

44°18′06″N 90°06′40″W / 44.30167°N 90.11111°W / 44.30167; -90.11111CountryUnited StatesStateWisconsinCountyWoodArea

• Total3.101 sq mi (8.03 km²) • Land3.101 sq mi (8.03 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

974 ft (297 m)Population

(2010)

• Total126 • Density41/sq mi (16/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

54413

Area codes715 & 534GNIS feature ID1561050^[1]

Babcock is an census-designated place located in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Babcock is southwest of Wisconsin Rapids, in the town of Remington. Babcock has a post office with ZIP code 54413.^[2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 126.^[3] Its motto is "Birds, Bogs, and Bucks." The community was named for Joseph W. Babcock, a sawmill operator who purchased the site and built a hotel and a depot.^[4]^[5]

Babcock was once an important junction on the Milwaukee Road, with lines running north, east, south, and southwest. Today, however, only a single track of the Canadian National runs south to Necedah and east to Port Edwards and Wisconsin Rapids.

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References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Babcock, Wisconsin
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-299-30964-0.
^ Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names. The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 6.