Official Name: | Florence, Wisconsin |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Wisconsin |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Florence |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.783 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.704 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.079 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 592 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1306 |
Coordinates: | 45.9222°N -88.2517°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 54121 |
Area Code: | 715 & 534 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1565079 |
Florence is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Florence County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] Florence is located in northern Florence County, in the town of Florence. Florence has a post office with ZIP code 54121.[2] The community was named a census-designated place in 2010. As of the 2010 census, its population was 592.[3]
Florence and the area surrounding belonged to the Menominee and was a hunting and trapping region until iron was discovered there in the 1870s. The Florence Mine was discovered in October 1874 by H. D. Fisher. The mine was named in 1879 after the wife of Nelson Powell Hulst, Florence Terry Hulst.
The county subsequently took on the same name.[4] [5] [6]
Florence is located at 45.9222°N -88.2517°W at an elevation of 1306feet. Florence is situated in the Northern Highland region of Wisconsin near the Michigan border. Fisher Lake is located to the south of the community, and Fisher Creek runs to its east. The community of Commonwealth is 1miles south of Florence. The nearest city to Florence is Iron Mountain, which is 11.5miles to the southeast; Florence County has no incorporated communities. US Highway 2 and US Highway 141 run through the community, and Wisconsin Highway 70 and Wisconsin Highway 101 terminate in western Florence; County Highway N also serves the community.[7]
Florence High School is the area's public high school.