Welcome to Port Edwards ...
The village of Port Edwards is located in Wood County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Edwards, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.
A typical abbreviation for Port Edwards: Prt. Edwards
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Port Edwards has a population of 1,758 people<2> (see below for details).
Port Edwards is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Port Edwards lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Port Edwards: (715) & (534)<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Edwards had an population of 1,758 people. This is a decrease of 3.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.57% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Edwards had a population of 1,818 people. This makes Port Edwards the county's 6th most populous community.
The population of Port Edwards represents 0.03% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 485th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,818 people, the population of Port Edwards decreased 6.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,944 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Edwards.
Communities near Port Edwards ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Edwards.
- Stevens Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Plover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Whiting
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Pittsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Biron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Vesper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Park Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Rudolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Arpin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Port Edwards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Edwards.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Edwards. 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 Port Edwards.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Edwards. See our Newspapers Page for Port Edwards.
Adding Port Edwards to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port Edwards 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 Port Edwards was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Port Edwards post office opened in 1864.
We also found Port Edwards in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Edwards.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Edwards. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.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 Wood, 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 Port Edwards. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Edwards - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <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/ |