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Welcome to Curtiss ...

The village of Curtiss is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Curtiss, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Curtiss has a population of 212 people<2> (see below for details).

Curtiss is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Curtiss: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Curtiss: 54422<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Curtiss had an population of 212 people. This is a decrease of 1.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Curtiss had a population of 216 people. This makes Curtiss the county's 41st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 216 people, the population of Curtiss increased 9.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 198 people).

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

Communities Also Named Curtiss ...

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

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

Communities near Curtiss ...

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

  • Medford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Abbotsford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Colby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Colby is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Spencer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorp
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Thorp is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Loyal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Loyal is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Athens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Owen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dorchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 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 Curtiss. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Curtiss.

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

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

Adding Curtiss to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Curtiss 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 Curtiss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Curtiss post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Curtiss.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Clark, 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 Curtiss.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Curtiss - 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 Curtiss area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Curtiss 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 Curtiss). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Curtiss 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/