Birnamwood, Wisconsin

"Birnamwood" redirects here. For other uses, see Birnam Wood (disambiguation).

Birnamwood, Wisconsin
Village
Looking north at downtown Birnamwood
Looking north at downtown Birnamwood
Location of Birnamwood in Shawano County, Wisconsin
Location of Birnamwood in Shawano County, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°55′52″N 89°12′35″W / 44.93111°N 89.20972°W / 44.93111; -89.20972
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountiesShawano, Marathon
Area
[1]
 • Total2.20 sq mi (5.70 km2)
 • Land2.20 sq mi (5.70 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,302 ft (397 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total818
 • Estimate 
(2019)[4]
782
 • Density354.97/sq mi (137.08/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes715 & 534
FIPS code55-07600[5]
GNIS feature ID1561822[2]

Birnamwood is a village in Marathon and Shawano counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 818 at the 2010 census.[6] Of this, 802 were in Shawano County, and 16 were in Marathon County. The village is located mostly within the town of Birnamwood in Shawano County; only a small portion extends into the town of Norrie in adjacent Marathon County.

Until the 1990s, Birnamwood was home to the world's largest fiberglass badger.[7]

U.S. Route 45 runs through the village.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Birnamwood village, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  7. ^ "World's Largest Badger, Birnamwood, Wisconsin".