Welcome to Manawa ...
The city of Manawa is located in Waupaca County<1>.
The location of Manawa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Manawa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Manawa has a population of 1,268 people<3> (see below for details).
Manawa is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Manawa lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Manawa had an population of 1,268 people. This is a decrease of 7.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.66% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Manawa had a population of 1,371 people. This makes Manawa the county's 14th most populous community.
The population of Manawa represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 647th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,371 people, the population of Manawa increased 3.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,330 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Manawa.
Communities Also Named Manawa ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Manawa - it's located in Iowa.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Manawa.
Communities near Manawa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Manawa.
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Waupaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Clintonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clintonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Hortonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Weyauwega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Iola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Amherst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Shiocton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Waupaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 647 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 Manawa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Manawa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Manawa. 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 Manawa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Manawa. See our Newspapers Page for Manawa.
Adding Manawa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Manawa 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 Manawa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Manawa post office opened in 1874.
We also found Manawa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Manawa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Manawa. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waupaca County: www.co.waupaca.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 Waupaca, 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 Manawa. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Manawa - 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/ |