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Balsam Lake

civil town in Polk County, Wisconsin
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Balsam Lake

Summary

Balsam Lake is a civil town of Wisconsin[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of civil_town_of_wisconsin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County[3].
  • Balsam Lake is in the country of United States[4].
  • Balsam Lake's instance of is recorded as civil town of Wisconsin[5].
  • Balsam Lake's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 9201911[6].
  • Balsam Lake's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[7].
  • Balsam Lake's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1582746[8].
  • Balsam Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.4581, 'lon': -92.455}[9].
  • Balsam Lake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01mmmb[10].
  • Balsam Lake's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 55-04500[11].
  • Balsam Lake's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1416'}[12].
  • Balsam Lake's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1411'}[13].
  • Balsam Lake's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Balsam Lake'}[14].
  • Balsam Lake's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+602'}[15].
  • Balsam Lake's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5244614[16].
  • Balsam Lake's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Balsam Lake'}[17].
  • Balsam Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+83.5'}[18].
  • Balsam Lake's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+35978'}[19].

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Geography

Balsam Lake is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Polk County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Balsam Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+83.5'}[18]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1416'}[12] and {'amount': '+1411'}[13].

Designation and Status

Balsam Lake's instance of is recorded as civil town of Wisconsin[5].

Why It Matters

Balsam Lake ranks in the top 3% of civil_town_of_wisconsin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+35978'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 45.4581, 'lon': -92.455}
    Population → —
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