Welcome to Hales Corners ...
The village of Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County<1>.
The location of Hales Corners has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hales Corners, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
A typical abbreviation for Hales Corners: Hales Cors.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hales Corners for more information about variations on the name of Hales Corners.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hales Corners has a population of 7,578 people<3> (see below for details).
Hales Corners is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Hales Corners lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hales Corners had an population of 7,578 people. This is a decrease of 1.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.41% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hales Corners had a population of 7,692 people. This makes Hales Corners the county's 15th most populous community.
The population of Hales Corners represents 0.14% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 124th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 7,692 people, the population of Hales Corners has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,765 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hales Corners.
Communities Also Named Hales Corners ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hales Corners - it's located in Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hales Corners.
Communities near Hales Corners ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hales Corners.
- Milwaukee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Racine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
- Waukesha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Wauwatosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Oak Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
- Mequon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Hales Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hales Corners.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hales Corners. 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 Hales Corners.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hales Corners. See our Newspapers Page for Hales Corners.
Adding Hales Corners to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hales Corners 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 Hales Corners was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Hales Corners on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hales Corners.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hales Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Milwaukee County: www.co.milwaukee.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 Milwaukee, 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 Hales Corners. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hales Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |