Welcome to Avoca ...
The village of Avoca is located in Iowa County<1>.
The location of Avoca has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Avoca, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Avoca has a population of 621 people<3> (see below for details).
Avoca is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Avoca lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Avoca is within the boundaries of the (608) area code.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Avoca had an population of 621 people. This is a decrease of 2.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.14% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Avoca had a population of 637 people. This makes Avoca the county's 13th most populous community.
The population of Avoca represents 0.01% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1290th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 637 people, the population of Avoca increased 4.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 608 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Avoca.
Communities Also Named Avoca ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Avoca - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avoca.
Communities near Avoca ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Avoca.
- Richland Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Dodgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Boscobel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Spring Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Muscoda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Lone Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Montfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Avoca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avoca.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avoca. 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 Avoca.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avoca. See our Newspapers Page for Avoca.
Adding Avoca to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Avoca 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 Avoca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Avoca post office opened in 1857.
We also found Avoca in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Avoca.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avoca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iowa County: www.iowacounty.org/
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 Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Avoca. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avoca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |