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Welcome to Milltown ...

The village of Milltown is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milltown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milltown has a population of 876 people<2> (see below for details).

Milltown is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Milltown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Milltown: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Milltown: 54858<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milltown had an population of 876 people. This is a decrease of 4.47% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milltown had a population of 917 people. This makes Milltown the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Milltown represents 0.02% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 955th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 917 people, the population of Milltown increased 3.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 888 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Milltown.

Communities Also Named Milltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Milltown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Maine, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey (5), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Milltown.

Communities near Milltown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Milltown.

  • Lindstrom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Amery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Amery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
  • Osceola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Osceola is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Saint Croix Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
  • Grantsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Shafer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <6>
  • Frederic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Frederic is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Taylors Falls
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Turtle Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Balsam Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Milltown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Milltown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Milltown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milltown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Milltown. See our Newspapers Page for Milltown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milltown ...

Looking for more information about Milltown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Milltown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Milltown.

Adding Milltown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milltown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Milltown was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milltown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Milltown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milltown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Milltown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Milltown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Milltown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Milltown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.