Welcome to Chetek ...
The city of Chetek is located in Barron County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chetek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Chetek has a population of 2,095 people<2> (see below for details).
Chetek is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Chetek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Chetek: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Chetek: 54728<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chetek had an population of 2,095 people. This is a decrease of 5.67% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.9% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Chetek had a population of 2,221 people. This makes Chetek the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Chetek represents 0.04% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 395th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,221 people, the population of Chetek increased 1.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,180 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Chetek.
Communities near Chetek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chetek.
- Rice Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Barron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Almena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- New Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Prairie Farm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Ridgeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Weyerhaeuser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 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 Chetek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chetek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chetek. 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 Chetek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chetek. See our Newspapers Page for Chetek.
Adding Chetek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chetek 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 Chetek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Chetek post office opened in 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chetek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Barron, 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 Chetek. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chetek - 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 Chetek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Chetek 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 city (such as Chetek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chetek 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/ |