Welcome to De Pere ...
The city of De Pere is located in Brown County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of De Pere, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, De Pere has a population of 24,957 people<2> (see below for details).
De Pere is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: De Pere lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for De Pere ...
Official Website: www.de-pere.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, De Pere had an population of 24,957 people. This is an increase of 4.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.39% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, De Pere had a population of 23,800 people (which is 9.58% of the total population of Brown County). This makes De Pere the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of De Pere represents 0.42% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 23,800 people, the population of De Pere increased 15.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 20,559 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for De Pere.
Communities near De Pere ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near De Pere.
- Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Kaukauna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Bellevue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Suamico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Little Chute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Kimberly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Wrightstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Combined Locks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 De Pere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for De Pere.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of De Pere. 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 De Pere.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around De Pere. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for De Pere.
Adding De Pere to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of De Pere 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 De Pere was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the De Pere post office opened in 1837.
We also found De Pere in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for De Pere.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for De Pere: www.de-pere.org/
The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Brown, 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 De Pere. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around De Pere - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |