Welcome to Cleveland ...

The village of Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cleveland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

When the people of Cleveland refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Clevelander<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cleveland has a population of 1,456 people<3> (see below for details).

Cleveland is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Cleveland: (920) & (274)<5>

Websites for Cleveland ...

Official Website: www.clevelandwi.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cleveland had an population of 1,456 people. This is a decrease of 1.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cleveland had a population of 1,485 people. This makes Cleveland the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Cleveland represents 0.03% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 587th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,485 people, the population of Cleveland increased 9.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,361 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cleveland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 46 communities that are also named Cleveland - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cleveland ...

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

• Sheboygan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
  • Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
• Manitowoc
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowoc
  • Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,359 people
• Two Rivers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
  • Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
• Plymouth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
• Sheboygan Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
  • Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
• Kiel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
  • Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
• Howards Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
  • Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
• New Holstein
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
  • New Holstein is located in Calumet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
• Kohler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
  • Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Reedsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 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 Cleveland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cleveland.

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

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

Adding Cleveland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cleveland 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 Cleveland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cleveland post office opened in 1889.

We also found Cleveland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cleveland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cleveland: www.clevelandwi.gov/

The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/