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Welcome to Lannon ...

The village of Lannon is located in Waukesha County<1>.


The location of Lannon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Lannon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lannon has a population of 1,231 people<3> (see below for details).

Lannon is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lannon had an population of 1,231 people. This is an increase of 11.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lannon had a population of 1,107 people. This makes Lannon the county's 34th most populous community.

The population of Lannon represents 0.02% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 790th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,107 people, the population of Lannon increased 9.71% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,009 people).

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

Communities near Lannon ...

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

  • Milwaukee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Waukesha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
    • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
  • West Allis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
    • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
  • Wauwatosa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauwatosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
    • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
  • New Berlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
    • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
  • Brookfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
  • Greenfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
  • West Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
    • West Bend is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
  • Muskego
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muskego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
    • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 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 Lannon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lannon.

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

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

Adding Lannon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lannon 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 Lannon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Lannon on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lannon.

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

The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/

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 Waukesha, 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 Lannon.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lannon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.









 

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