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Welcome to Kenosha County ...

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

The community of Kenosha is the Seat for Kenosha County.

Kenosha County was founded in 1850 and was created by taking area from Racine County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kenosha had a population of 169,561 people. This is an increase of 1.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 166,626 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kenosha represented 2.93% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Kenosha County:

  • Brighton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,521 people
  • Bristol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
  • Kenosha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Paddock Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
  • Randall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Randall is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Somers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Somers is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Twin Lakes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
  • Wheatland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wheatland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,447 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.