Trego (CDP), Wisconsin

Trego, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Trego, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 45°53′59″N 91°49′16″W / 45.89972°N 91.82111°WCoordinates: 45°53′59″N 91°49′16″W / 45.89972°N 91.82111°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Washburn
Area
• Total	1.222 sq mi (3.16 km^2)
• Land	1.145 sq mi (2.97 km^2)
• Water	0.077 sq mi (0.20 km^2)
Elevation	1,099 ft (335 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	227
• Density	190/sq mi (72/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
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.