Chili, Wisconsin

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Chili, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyClark
TownFremont
Area
 • Total1.301 sq mi (3.37 km2)
 • Land1.287 sq mi (3.33 km2)
 • Water0.014 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
1,234 ft (376 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total226
 • Density170/sq mi (67/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54420
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1563021[1]

Chili is an unincorporated census-designated place in the Town of Fremont in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. Chili is west-southwest of Marshfield. Chili has a post office with ZIP code 54420.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 226.[3]

History

A post office called Chili has been in operation since 1892.[4] Chili was laid out in 1893.[5] The community was named after Chile, in South America.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chili, Wisconsin
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b 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. 170.