Welcome to Kaukauna ...
The city of Kaukauna is primarily located in Calumet County<1>. A portion of Kaukauna extends into Outagamie County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kaukauna, 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.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kaukauna has a population of 16,274 people<2> (see below for details).
Kaukauna is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Kaukauna lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Kaukauna ...
Official Website: www.ci.kaukauna.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kaukauna had an population of 16,274 people. This is an increase of 5.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.35% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Kaukauna had a population of 15,462 people (which is 31.53% of the total population of Calumet County). This makes Kaukauna the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Kaukauna represents 0.27% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 15,462 people, the population of Kaukauna increased 19.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,983 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Kaukauna.
Communities Also Named Kaukauna ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Kaukauna: This one is located in Calumet County and the other is located in Outagamie County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kaukauna.
Communities near Kaukauna ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kaukauna.
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Appleton is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,058 people
- Former name for Appleton:
- Appleton Junction
- Neenah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- De Pere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Fox Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Menasha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Ashwaubenon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Allouez
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
- Allouez is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,784 people
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Hobart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Chilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Kaukauna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kaukauna.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kaukauna. 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 Kaukauna.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kaukauna. See our Newspapers Page for Kaukauna.
Adding Kaukauna to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kaukauna 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 Kaukauna was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Kaukauna on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kaukauna.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kaukauna: www.ci.kaukauna.wi.us/
The official website for Calumet County: www.co.calumet.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 Calumet, 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 Kaukauna. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kaukauna - 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. |