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Welcome to Hatley ...

The village of Hatley is located in Marathon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hatley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hatley has a population of 595 people<2> (see below for details).

Hatley is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Hatley: 715 & 534<4>

The ZIP code for Hatley: 54440<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hatley had an population of 595 people. This is an increase of 3.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hatley had a population of 574 people. This makes Hatley the county's 50th most populous community.

The population of Hatley represents 0.01% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1357th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 574 people, the population of Hatley increased 20.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 476 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hatley.

Communities Also Named Hatley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hatley - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi and Quebec.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hatley.

Communities near Hatley ...

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

  • Wausau
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Weston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Weston is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
  • Kronenwetter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Antigo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Rothschild
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
  • Mosinee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
  • Schofield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Schofield is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
  • Wittenberg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Birnamwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tigerton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Hatley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hatley 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 (so far) for Hatley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hatley post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hatley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marathon, 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 Hatley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hatley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Hatley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Hatley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Hatley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hatley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/