Welcome to Wrightstown ...
The village of Wrightstown is primarily located in Brown County<1>. A portion of Wrightstown extends into Outagamie County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wrightstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wrightstown has a population of 3,504 people<2> (see below for details).
Wrightstown is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Wrightstown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Wrightstown ...
Official Website: www.vil.wrightstown.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wrightstown had an population of 3,504 people. This is an increase of 23.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 81.18% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Wrightstown had a population of 2,827 people. This makes Wrightstown the county's 13th most populous community.
The population of Wrightstown represents 0.05% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 314th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,827 people, the population of Wrightstown increased 46.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,934 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Wrightstown.
Communities Also Named Wrightstown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wrightstown - they are located in Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wrightstown.
Communities near Wrightstown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wrightstown.
- Green Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Neenah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- De Pere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Howard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Fox Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Menasha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Ashwaubenon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Kaukauna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 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 Wrightstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wrightstown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wrightstown. 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 Wrightstown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrightstown. See our Newspapers Page for Wrightstown.
Adding Wrightstown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wrightstown 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 Wrightstown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Wrightstown post office opened in 1852.
We also found Wrightstown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wrightstown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wrightstown: www.vil.wrightstown.wi.us/
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Brown, 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 Wrightstown. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wrightstown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |