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Welcome to Hortonville ...

The village of Hortonville is located in Outagamie County<1>.

Hortonville was established in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hortonville has a population of 2,914 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Hortonville is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hortonville had an population of 2,914 people. This is an increase of 7.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hortonville had a population of 2,711 people. This makes Hortonville the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Hortonville represents 0.05% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 330th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,711 people, the population of Hortonville increased 15.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,357 people).

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

Communities Also Named Hortonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Hortonville - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Nova Scotia and Vermont.

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

Communities near Hortonville ...

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

  • Appleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Neenah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Crossing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Menasha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menasha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasha
    • Menasha is located in Winnebago County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,796 people
  • Kaukauna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Little Chute
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Waupaca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
  • Kimberly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Combined Locks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Seymour
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 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 Hortonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hortonville.

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

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

Adding Hortonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hortonville 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 Hortonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Hortonville post office opened in 1849>l book.

We also found Hortonville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hortonville.

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

The official website for Outagamie County: www.co.outagamie.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 Outagamie, 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 Hortonville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hortonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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