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Cable (CDP), Wisconsin

Coordinates: 46°12′29″N 91°17′32″W / 46.20806°N 91.29222°W / 46.20806; -91.29222
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Cable, Wisconsin
Cable is located in Wisconsin
Cable
Cable
Location of Cable
in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 46°12′29″N 91°17′32″W / 46.20806°N 91.29222°W / 46.20806; -91.29222
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountyBayfield
TownCable
Area
 • Total
1.043 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Land1.043 sq mi (2.70 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,368 ft (417 m)
Population
 • Total
177
 • Density170/sq mi (66/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54821
Area code(s)715 and 534
GNIS feature ID1578909[2]

Cable is an unincorporated, census-designated place located in the town of Cable, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.

The community is located 16 miles (26 km) northeast of the city of Hayward along U.S. Highway 63 at County Highway M

Cable has a post office with ZIP code 54821.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 177, down from 206 at the 2010 census.[4]

History

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Cable was laid out in 1878.[5] It was named for R. Cable, a local hotel owner.[5] A post office called Cable has been in operation since 1882.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Cable CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cable (CDP), Wisconsin
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  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.
  6. ^ "Bayfield County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2015.