Bancroft, Wisconsin

Bancroft, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Bancroft, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°18′35″N 89°30′49″W / 44.30972°N 89.51361°W / 44.30972; -89.51361
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Portage
Area
• Total	5.040 sq mi (13.05 km²)
• Land	5.030 sq mi (13.03 km²)
• Water	0.010 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Elevation	1,093 ft (333 m)
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	535
• Density	110/sq mi (41/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1561145^[2]

Bancroft is an unincorporated census-designated place in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population is 535.^[1] It is included in the Stevens Point, Wisconsin Micropolitan Statistical Area.^[3]

Geography

Bancroft is located in central Wisconsin approximately 10 miles south of Plover and approximately five miles north of Plainfield. Bancroft rests on Portage County Road W just to the east of Interstate 39 / U.S. Highway 51, at exit 143. (Lat: 44° 18' 35.0", Lon: -89° 30' 49.7"). Bancroft is the seat for the Town of Pine Grove. Bancroft has an area of 5.040 square miles (13.05 km²); 5.030 square miles (13.03 km²) of this is land, and 0.010 square miles (0.026 km²) is water.

Economy

Bancroft is home to the Bancroft Elementary School of the Almond-Bancroft School District. Bancroft has the Quik Mart gas station and several bars, including Pop A Top. Bancroft is home to Cheese Pleasers Cheese Factory and Gift Shop. Bancroft has a post office designated by the zip code 54921.

Notes

1 2 "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bancroft, Wisconsin
↑ http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/portage/bancroft.cfm

Municipalities and communities of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States

County seat: Stevens Point

City	Stevens Point

Villages	Almond Amherst Amherst Junction Junction City Milladore‡ Nelsonville Park Ridge Plover Rosholt Whiting

Towns	Alban Almond Amherst Belmont Buena Vista Carson Dewey Eau Pleine Grant Hull Lanark Linwood New Hope Pine Grove Plover Sharon Stockton

CDPs	Bancroft Polonia

Unincorporated communities	Alban Arnott Badger Blaine Casimir Coddington Custer Dopp Ellis Esker Fancher Garfield Heffron‡ Jordan Keene Kellner‡ Little Waupon Meehan Mill Creek Community New Hope North Star Peru Rocky Run Stockton Torun West Almond West Bancroft

Ghost town	Lake Emily

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 44°18′35.0″N 89°30′49.7″W / 44.309722°N 89.513806°W / 44.309722; -89.513806

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