Green Valley (CDP), Wisconsin

Green Valley is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Green Valley, Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. Green Valley is 16.5 miles (26.6 km) east of Shawano. As of the 2010 census, its population was 133.[2]

Green Valley, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Green Valley, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°47′44″N 88°16′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyShawano
Area
 • Total0.187 sq mi (0.48 km2)
 • Land0.187 sq mi (0.48 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total133
 • Density710/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1565830[1]

History

A post office was first established at Green Valley in 1907;[3] the post office closed on May 21, 2011.[4] The community was named from the green valley in which it located.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Valley (CDP), Wisconsin
  2. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  3. "Shawano County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  5. 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. 79.


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