Welcome to Gillett ...
The city of Gillett is located in Oconto County<1>.
The location of Gillett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gillett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Gillett has a population of 1,302 people<3> (see below for details).
Gillett is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Gillett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Gillett ...
Official Website: www.ci.gillett.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gillett had an population of 1,302 people. This is a decrease of 6.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.66% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Gillett had a population of 1,386 people. This makes Gillett the county's 7th most populous community.
The population of Gillett represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 636th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,386 people, the population of Gillett increased 10.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,256 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Gillett.
Communities Also Named Gillett ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Gillett: This one is located in Oconto County and the other is located in Ashland County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 8 communities that are also named Gillett - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gillett.
Communities near Gillett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gillett.
- Shawano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawano
- Shawano is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Oconto Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
- Bonduel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonduel
- Bonduel is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Armstrong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Marinette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Suring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suring
- Suring is located in Oconto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Pound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Gillett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gillett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gillett. 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 Gillett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillett. See our Newspapers Page for Gillett.
Adding Gillett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gillett 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 Gillett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Gillett post office opened in 1871.
We also found Gillett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gillett.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gillett: www.ci.gillett.wi.us/
The official website for Oconto County: www.co.oconto.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 Oconto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gillett. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gillett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |