Welcome to Kewaunee ...
The city of Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County<1> and is the County Seat for Kewaunee County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kewaunee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kewaunee has a population of 2,852 people<2> (see below for details).
Kewaunee is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Kewaunee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kewaunee: 920 & 274<4>
The ZIP code for Kewaunee: 54216<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kewaunee had an population of 2,852 people. This is a decrease of 3.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.64% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Kewaunee had a population of 2,952 people (or 14.36% of the total population of Kewaunee County). This makes Kewaunee the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Kewaunee represents 0.05% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 303rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,952 people, the population of Kewaunee increased 5.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,806 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Kewaunee.
Websites for Kewaunee ...
Official Website: www.cityofkewaunee.org/
Communities near Kewaunee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kewaunee.
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Algoma
- From Kewaunee to Algoma
- Luxemburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Denmark
- From Kewaunee to Denmark
- Mishicot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Casco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Casco is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Casco
- From Kewaunee to Casco
- Forestville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Maribel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
- Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maribel
- From Kewaunee to Maribel
- Krok
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krok. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krok
- Krok is located in Kewaunee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Krok
- From Kewaunee to Krok
- Ellisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ellisville
- From Kewaunee to Ellisville
- Stangelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stangelville
- Stangelville is located in Kewaunee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stangelville
- From Kewaunee to Stangelville
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 Kewaunee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kewaunee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kewaunee. 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 Kewaunee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kewaunee. See our Newspapers Page for Kewaunee.
Adding Kewaunee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kewaunee 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 Kewaunee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Kewaunee post office opened in 1852.
We also found Kewaunee in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kewaunee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kewaunee: www.cityofkewaunee.org/
The official website for Kewaunee County: www.kewauneeco.org/
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 Kewaunee, 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 Kewaunee. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kewaunee - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Kewaunee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Kewaunee 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 city (such as Kewaunee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kewaunee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |