Welcome to Aniwa ...
The village of Aniwa is located in Shawano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Aniwa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Aniwa has a population of 250 people<2> (see below for details).
Aniwa is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Aniwa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Aniwa had an population of 250 people. This is a decrease of 3.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.09% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Aniwa had a population of 260 people. This makes Aniwa the county's 35th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 260 people, the population of Aniwa decreased 4.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 272 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Aniwa.
Communities near Aniwa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aniwa.
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Antigo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
- Antigo is located in Langlade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
- Wittenberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Birnamwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birnamwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Tigerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Hatley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Mattoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Bowler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Elderon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Eland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
- Eland is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 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 Aniwa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aniwa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aniwa. 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 Aniwa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aniwa. See our Newspapers Page for Aniwa.
Adding Aniwa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Aniwa 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 Aniwa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Aniwa post office opened in 1881.
We also found Aniwa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Aniwa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aniwa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shawano County: www.co.shawano.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 Shawano, 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 Aniwa. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aniwa - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |