Welcome to Genoa City ...

The village of Genoa City is primarily located in Walworth County<1>. A portion of Genoa City extends into Kenosha County.

The location of Genoa City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Genoa City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Genoa City has a population of 2,992 people<3> (see below for details).

Genoa City is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Genoa City had an population of 2,992 people. This is a decrease of 1.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 53.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Genoa City had a population of 3,042 people. This makes Genoa City the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Genoa City represents 0.05% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 295th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,042 people, the population of Genoa City increased 56.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,949 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Genoa City.

Communities near Genoa City ...

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

• Crystal Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <5>
• McHenry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <5>
• Round Lake Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Beach
  • Round Lake Beach is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake Beach <5>
• Woodstock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Grayslake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayslake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayslake
  • Grayslake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayslake <5>
• Round Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
  • Round Lake is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <5>
• Salem Lakes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
  • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Former names for Salem Lakes:
  • Salem
  • Silver Lake
• Antioch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <5>
• Lindenhurst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
  • Lindenhurst has also been known as:
  • Lindenhurst village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <5>
• Wauconda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauconda
  • Wauconda is located in Lake County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauconda <5>

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 Genoa City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Genoa City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Genoa City ...

Looking for more information about Genoa City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Genoa City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Genoa City.

Adding Genoa City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Genoa City post office opened in 1924.

We also found Genoa City mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Genoa City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Genoa City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/

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