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Welcome to Two Rivers ...

The city of Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Two Rivers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Two Rivers: Two Rivs.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Two Rivers has a population of 11,009 people<2> (see below for details).

Two Rivers is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Two Rivers lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Two Rivers (for example, toward Ludington (MI)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Two Rivers: (920) and (274)<4>

Websites for Two Rivers ...

Official Website: www.ci.two-rivers.wi.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Two Rivers had an population of 11,009 people. This is a decrease of 6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Two Rivers had a population of 11,712 people (which is 14.38% of the total population of Manitowoc County). This makes Two Rivers the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Two Rivers represents 0.21% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 74th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,712 people, the population of Two Rivers decreased 7.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,639 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Two Rivers.

Communities Also Named Two Rivers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Two Rivers - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, California, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Two Rivers.

Communities near Two Rivers ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Two Rivers.

  • Manitowoc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowoc
    • Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,359 people
  • Denmark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
  • Cleveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Mishicot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mishicot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishicot
    • Mishicot is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Reedsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
    • Reedsville is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Valders
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valders
    • Valders is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Whitelaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelaw
    • Whitelaw is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Francis Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Creek
    • Francis Creek is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Maribel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel
    • Maribel is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Kellnersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellnersville
    • Kellnersville is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 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 Two Rivers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Two Rivers.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Two Rivers. 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 Two Rivers.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Two Rivers. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Two Rivers.

Adding Two Rivers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Two Rivers 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 Two Rivers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Two Rivers post office opened in 1848.

We also found Two Rivers in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Two Rivers.

The official website for Two Rivers: www.ci.two-rivers.wi.us/

The official website for Manitowoc County: www.co.manitowoc.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 Manitowoc, 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 Two Rivers.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Two Rivers - 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/









 

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