Edmund, Wisconsin
Looking down Main Street in Edmund
Looking down Main Street in Edmund
Edmund is located in Wisconsin
Edmund
Edmund
Edmund is located in the United States
Edmund
Edmund
Coordinates: 42°58′03″N 90°15′52″W / 42.96750°N 90.26444°W / 42.96750; -90.26444
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyIowa
TownLinden
Area
  Total0.342 sq mi (0.89 km2)
  Land0.342 sq mi (0.89 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,204 ft (367 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total173
  Density510/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code608
GNIS feature ID1564455[1]

Edmund is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Linden in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Description

The CDP is located on U.S. Route 18 west of Dodgeville. The community's post office closed on November 2, 2002.[2] As of the 2010 census, Edmund's population was 173.[3]

History

Edmund got its name in 1881 from Edmund V. Baker who owned the land where the settlement was located.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edmund
  2. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  3. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 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. 67.

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