Welcome to Lomira ...
The village of Lomira is located in Dodge County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Lomira, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Lomira has a population of 2,441 people<2> (see below for details).
Lomira is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Lomira lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Lomira: (920) & (274)<4>
Websites for Lomira ...
Official Website: www.townoflomira.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lomira had an population of 2,441 people. This is an increase of 0.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.31% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Lomira had a population of 2,430 people. This makes Lomira the county's 9th most populous community.
The population of Lomira represents 0.04% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 363rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,430 people, the population of Lomira increased 8.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,233 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Lomira.
Communities near Lomira ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lomira.
- Fond du Lac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- West Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Waupun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Slinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - North Fond du Lac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Mayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Kewaskum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Horicon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Juneau
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 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 Lomira. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lomira.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lomira. 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 Lomira.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lomira. See our Newspapers Page for Lomira.
Adding Lomira to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lomira 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 Lomira was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Lomira post office opened in 1850.
We also found Lomira in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lomira.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lomira: www.townoflomira.com/
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.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 Dodge, 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 Lomira. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lomira - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |