Welcome to Biron ...

The village of Biron is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Biron, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Biron has a population of 769 people<2> (see below for details).

Biron is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Biron lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Biron: 715 & 534<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Biron had an population of 769 people. This is a decrease of 8.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Biron had a population of 839 people. This makes Biron the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Biron represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1034th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 839 people, the population of Biron decreased 8.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 915 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Biron.

Communities Also Named Biron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Biron - it's located in Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Biron.

Communities near Biron ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Biron.

• Stevens Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stevens Point is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
• Wisconsin Rapids
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
• Plover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Plover is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
• Nekoosa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
• Port Edwards
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
• Whiting
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiting is located in Portage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
• Plainfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Plainfield is located in Waushara County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
• Pittsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pittsville is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
• Auburndale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburndale is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
• Vesper
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Vesper is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 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 Biron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Biron.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Biron. 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 Biron.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Biron. See our Newspapers Page for Biron.

Adding Biron to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Biron 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 Biron was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Biron.