Welcome to Rosholt ...
The village of Rosholt is located in Portage County<1>.
The location of Rosholt has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rosholt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rosholt has a population of 487 people<3> (see below for details).
Rosholt is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Rosholt lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Rosholt: (715) & (534)<5>
Websites for Rosholt ...
Official Website: www.rosholtvillage.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rosholt had an population of 487 people. This is a decrease of 3.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.98% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Rosholt had a population of 506 people. This makes Rosholt the county's 22nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 506 people, the population of Rosholt decreased 2.32% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 518 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Rosholt.
Communities Also Named Rosholt ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rosholt - it's located in South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rosholt.
Communities near Rosholt ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rosholt.
- Stevens Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Plover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Whiting
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Iola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Amherst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Wittenberg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Tigerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerton
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Hatley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Park Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Amherst Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 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 Rosholt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rosholt.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rosholt. 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 Rosholt.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosholt. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rosholt.
Adding Rosholt to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rosholt 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 Rosholt was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rosholt post office opened in 1893.
We also found Rosholt on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rosholt.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rosholt: www.rosholtvillage.com/
The official website for Portage County: www.co.portage.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 Portage, 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 Rosholt. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rosholt - 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/ |