Edmund, Wisconsin

Edmund, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Looking down Main Street in Edmund
Edmund, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°58′03″N 90°15′52″W / 42.96750°N 90.26444°WCoordinates: 42°58′03″N 90°15′52″W / 42.96750°N 90.26444°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Iowa
Area
• Total	0.342 sq mi (0.89 km^2)
• Land	0.342 sq mi (0.89 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	1,204 ft (367 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	173
• Density	510/sq mi (200/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	608
GNIS feature ID	1564455[1]

Edmund is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Linden in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. Edmund 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]

References

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