Welcome to Ripon ...
The city of Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ripon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ripon has a population of 7,818 people<2> (see below for details).
Ripon is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Ripon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Ripon: (920) and (274)<4>
Websites for Ripon ...
Official Website: www.cityofripon.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ripon had an population of 7,818 people. This is an increase of 1.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.5% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ripon had a population of 7,733 people (or 7.61% of the total population of Fond du Lac County). This makes Ripon the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Ripon represents 0.14% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 123rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 7,733 people, the population of Ripon increased 13.25% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,828 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Ripon.
Communities Also Named Ripon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ripon - they are located in California, Kansas, North Dakota and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ripon.
Communities near Ripon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ripon.
- Oshkosh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Waupun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - North Fond du Lac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Omro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Winneconne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Redgranite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgranite have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Fox Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Markesan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Ripon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ripon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ripon. 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 Ripon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ripon. Our list includes 32 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ripon.
Adding Ripon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ripon 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 Ripon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ripon post office opened in 1856.
We also found Ripon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ripon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Ripon: www.cityofripon.com/
The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.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 Fond du Lac, 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 Ripon. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ripon - 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/ |