Welcome to Congress ...The village of Congress is located in Wayne County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Congress, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Congress has a population of 177 people<2> (see below for details). Congress is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Congress lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Congress had an population of 177 people. This is a decrease of 4.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.81% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Congress had a population of 185 people. This makes Congress the county's 13th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 185 people, the population of Congress decreased 3.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 192 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Congress. Communities Also Named Congress ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Congress - they are located in Arizona, Mississippi and Saskatchewan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Congress. Communities near Congress ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Congress.
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 Congress. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Congress. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Congress. 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 Congress. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Congress. See our Newspapers Page for Congress. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Congress ...Looking for more information about Congress? 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 Congress, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Congress. Adding Congress to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Congress 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 Congress was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Congress in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Congress. Footnotes ...
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