Welcome to Tigerton ...
The village of Tigerton is located in Shawano County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tigerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Tigerton has a population of 703 people<2> (see below for details).
Tigerton is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Tigerton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tigerton: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Tigerton: 54486<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tigerton had an population of 703 people. This is a decrease of 5.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.98% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Tigerton had a population of 741 people. This makes Tigerton the county's 22nd most populous community.
The population of Tigerton represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1158th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 741 people, the population of Tigerton decreased 3.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 764 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Tigerton.
Websites for Tigerton ...
Official Website: www.tigertonwis.com/
Communities near Tigerton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tigerton.
- Clintonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
- Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wittenberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birnamwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosholt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Mattoon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mattoon is located in Shawano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Embarrass
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 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 Tigerton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tigerton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tigerton. 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 Tigerton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tigerton. See our Newspapers Page for Tigerton.
Adding Tigerton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tigerton 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 (so far) for Tigerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Tigerton post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tigerton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Shawano, 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 Tigerton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tigerton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Tigerton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Tigerton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Tigerton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tigerton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |