Forest Junction, Wisconsin

Forest Junction is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Brillion, Calumet County, Wisconsin, United States.^[2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 746, up from the 2010 census, in which its population was 616.^[3]

Forest Junction, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Looking east at Forest Junction on U.S. Route 10
Motto:  You can get there from here!
Forest Junction Location within the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°12′45″N 88°08′39″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Calumet
Town	Brillion
Area
• Total	2.596 sq mi (6.72 km2)
• Land	2.594 sq mi (6.72 km2)
• Water	0.002 sq mi (0.005 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	746
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	54123
Area code	920

The community has its own water tower and utilities. Its ZIP Code is 54123.

History

A post office called Forest Junction has been in operation since 1873.^[4] The community was so named from its location at a rail junction near the forest.^[5]

Geography

Forest Junction is located at the intersection of Wisconsin Highway 57/Wisconsin Highway 32 and U.S. Route 10. 57/32 runs north–south through the area, and 10 runs east–west.^[6]

Notable people

• Bernard E. Brandt, farmer and Wisconsin state legislator, was born in Forest Junction.^[7]
• Silas J. Kloehn, orthodontist
• Alvin Ott, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly

Looking north at Forest Junction on WIS-57/WIS-32

Post office on US 10

Building in Haese Memorial Village Historic District