Welcome to Kendall ...
The village of Kendall is located in Monroe County<1>.
The location of Kendall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kendall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kendall has a population of 472 people<3> (see below for details).
Kendall is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Kendall lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Kendall lies within the (608) area code.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kendall had an population of 472 people (or an increase of 0.64% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Kendall had a population of 472 people. This makes Kendall the county's 27th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 472 people, the population of Kendall has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 469 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Kendall.
Communities Also Named Kendall ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Kendall - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kendall.
Communities near Kendall ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kendall.
- Tomah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Mauston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - New Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Elroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Wonewoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Norwalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Camp Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Kendall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kendall.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kendall. 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 Kendall.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kendall. See our Newspapers Page for Kendall.
Adding Kendall to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kendall 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 Kendall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Kendall post office opened in 1874.
We also found Kendall in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kendall.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kendall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.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 Monroe, 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 Kendall. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kendall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |