Mostly Preston Town (Adams County); also Quincy and Friendship Village
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Around Preston Town (Adams County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)120 miles away
Closer regional airport
Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)55 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI65 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL184 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Preston Town (Adams County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Preston Town (Adams County) had 1,377 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 659th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Adams County grew from 9,141 residents in 1900 to 20,654 in 2020.
Adams County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 35.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Friendship, WI weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Adams County
3,187 jobs at 346 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
57 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Preston Town (Adams County).
Nearest hospitals
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Friendship1.1 miles
Mile Bluff Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Mauston19.3 miles
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wisconsin Rapids27.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
9
Specialist doctors
7
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
13
Mental health providers
17
Physical and occupational therapists
9
Optometrists
1
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Preston Town (Adams County)
Parks (4 nearby)
Burt Morris Park · 18 acres1.8 mi
Friendship Park · 11 acres1.0 mi
Roche-A-Cri Woods State Natural Area1.0 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Adams-Friendship County Market1.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Adams County Public Library1.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Adams Theatre2.3 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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