Whiting, Wisconsin | |
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 Village hall | |
 Location of Whiting in Portage County, Wisconsin. | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′20″N 89°33′43″W / 44.48889°N 89.56194°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Portage |
| Settled | 1893 |
| Named for | George Albert Whiting[1] |
| Government | |
| • Village President | Dean Curtis [2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.18 sq mi (5.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,086 ft (331 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,601 |
| • Density | 941.99/sq mi (363.74/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Zip code | 54481 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-86975[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1576695[4] |
| Website | villageofwhiting |
Whiting is a village in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States and is a suburb of Stevens Point. It is included in the Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,601 at the 2020 census.[6]
- ^ Wisconsin Historical Society. "Whiting, George Albert 1849 - 1930". Historical Essay. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
In 1893 he organized the Plover Paper Co. at the junction of Plover and Wisconsin rivers; the town that grew up around the mill was called Whiting,
- ^ "Election Information | Village of Whiting, Portage County, Wisconsin".
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "United States Census 2020". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2023.