Welcome to Appleton ...
The city of Appleton is primarily located in Outagamie County<1> and is the County Seat for Outagamie County. A portion of Appleton extends into Calumet County and Winnebago County.
Appleton was settled in 1847 and was incorporated in 1853.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Appleton has a population of 74,051 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Appleton is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Appleton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The city of Appleton was previously named Appleton Junction.
Websites for Appleton ...
Official Website: www.appleton.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Appleton had an population of 74,051 people. This is an increase of 1.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.66% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Appleton had a population of 72,623 people (or 41.05% of the total population of Outagamie County). This makes Appleton the county's most populous community.
The population of Appleton represents 1.28% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 72,623 people, the population of Appleton increased 3.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 70,087 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Appleton.
Communities Also Named Appleton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Appleton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Appleton.
Communities near Appleton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Appleton.
- Oshkosh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Kaukauna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Wrightstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Brillion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hortonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Winneconne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 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 Appleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Appleton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Appleton. 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 Appleton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Appleton. Our list includes 22 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Appleton.
Adding Appleton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Appleton 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 Appleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Appleton post office opened in 1849.
We also found Appleton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Appleton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Appleton: www.appleton.org/
The official website for Outagamie County: www.co.outagamie.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 Outagamie, 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 Appleton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appleton - 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/ |