Welcome to Bear Creek ...
The village of Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bear Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
A typical abbreviation for Bear Creek: Bear Crk. (or less commonly used: Bear Ck. or Bear Cr.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bear Creek has a population of 439 people<2> (see below for details).
Bear Creek is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bear Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bear Creek: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Bear Creek: 54922<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bear Creek had an population of 439 people. This is a decrease of 2.01% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.78% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Bear Creek had a population of 448 people. This makes Bear Creek the county's 30th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 448 people, the population of Bear Creek increased 7.95% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 415 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Bear Creek.
Communities Also Named Bear Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Bear Creek - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas, British Columbia (2), California (2), Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Montana, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), West Virginia and Yukon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bear Creek.
Communities near Bear Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Creek.
- Shawano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Clintonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Seymour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Seymour is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
- Hortonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Weyauwega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyauwega
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Bonduel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Black Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
- Manawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manawa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Iola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 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 Bear Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Creek. 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 Bear Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Bear Creek.
Adding Bear Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bear Creek 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 (so far) for Bear Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bear Creek post office opened in 1886.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bear Creek.
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 Bear Creek. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Bear Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Bear Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Bear Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bear Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |