Prescott, Wisconsin
| Prescott, Wisconsin | |
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View of Prescott from park on Point Douglas
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 Location of Prescott, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 44°45′6″N 92°47′35″W / 44.75167°N 92.79306°WCoordinates: 44°45′6″N 92°47′35″W / 44.75167°N 92.79306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Pierce |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.96 sq mi (7.67 km2) |
| • Land | 2.59 sq mi (6.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.37 sq mi (0.96 km2) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,258 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 4,200 |
| • Density | 1,644.0/sq mi (634.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-65375 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1571918 |
| Website | prescottwi |
Prescott is a city in Pierce County, Wisconsin at the confluence of the St. Croix River and Mississippi River. The population was 4,258 at the 2010 census, making it the second-largest city in the county after River Falls, and the largest entirely within Pierce County.
Prescott was home to the mother house of the Franciscan Servants of Jesus. The town was first settled by (and named for) Philander Prescott, who opened a trading post there in 1839.
Prescott is located at 44°45′6″N 92°47′35″W / 44.75167°N 92.79306°W (44.751567, -92.793141). It is the westernmost incorporated community in Wisconsin, although rural portions of Burnett and Polk counties are further west. Prescott, along with the rest of Pierce County, is officially a part of the Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, with many residents of Prescott commuting to Minneapolis or Saint Paul for employment or education.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.96 square miles (7.67 km2), of which, 2.59 square miles (6.71 km2) is land and 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2) is water.
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