Brokaw, Wisconsin
Brokaw, Wisconsin | |
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| Motto: Rising by the river | |
Location of Brokaw in Marathon County, Wisconsin. | |
| Coordinates: 45°1′42″N 89°39′23″W / 45.02833°N 89.65639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Marathon |
| Incorporated | 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Former Village |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.21 sq mi (3.13 km2) |
| • Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 251 |
• Estimate (2017) | 248 |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (92.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-09975 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1562231 |
Brokaw is a former village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 251 at the 2010 census. Brokaw merged with the village of Maine on October 1, 2018 after the village became deeply in debt as the result of the closure of a paper mill in the former village.