Welcome to Lena ...

The village of Lena is located in Oconto County<1>.

The location of Lena has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lena, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lena has a population of 541 people<3> (see below for details).

Lena is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lena had an population of 541 people. This is a decrease of 4.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lena had a population of 564 people. This makes Lena the county's 24th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 564 people, the population of Lena increased 10.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 510 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lena ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Lena - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Lena ...

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

• Oconto
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
  • Oconto is located in Oconto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
• Peshtigo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
  • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
• Oconto Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
  • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
• Gillett
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
  • Gillett is located in Oconto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
• Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Marinette County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
• Crivitz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
  • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
• Coleman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Coleman is located in Marinette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
• Suring
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
  • Suring is located in Oconto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
• Pound
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Marinette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
• Spruce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Spruce is located in Oconto County

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 Lena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lena.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lena. 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 Lena.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lena ...

Looking for more information about Lena? 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 Lena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lena.

Adding Lena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lena 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 for Lena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Lena post office opened in 1879.

We also found Lena in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lena.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/