Welcome to Gillett ...

The city of Gillett is located in Oconto County<1>.

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<2> (see below for details).

Gillett is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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 total 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.

Websites for Gillett ...

Official Website: www.ci.gillett.wi.us/

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cecil have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
  • Cecil is located in Shawano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
• Lena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Oconto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Marinette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 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 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.