Welcome to Mosinee ...
The city of Mosinee is located in Marathon County<1>.
The location of Mosinee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mosinee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mosinee has a population of 4,070 people<3> (see below for details).
Mosinee is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Mosinee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Mosinee: (715) and (534)<5>
Websites for Mosinee ...
Official Website: www.mosinee.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mosinee had an population of 4,070 people. This is an increase of 2.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.17% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Mosinee had a population of 3,988 people. This makes Mosinee the county's 6th most populous community.
The population of Mosinee represents 0.07% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 216th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,988 people, the population of Mosinee decreased 1.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,063 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Mosinee.
Communities near Mosinee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mosinee.
- Wausau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Stevens Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Kronenwetter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Rothschild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothschild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Schofield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Stratford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Marathon City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Edgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Auburndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 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 Mosinee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mosinee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mosinee. 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 Mosinee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mosinee. See our Newspapers Page for Mosinee.
Adding Mosinee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mosinee 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 Mosinee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Mosinee post office opened in 1857.
We also found Mosinee in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mosinee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mosinee: www.mosinee.wi.us/
The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.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 Marathon, 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 Mosinee. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mosinee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |