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Welcome to Valders ...

The village of Valders is located in Manitowoc County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Valders, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Valders has a population of 915 people<2> (see below for details).

Valders is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Valders: (920) and (274)<4>

The ZIP code for Valders: 54245<5>

Websites for Valders ...

Official Website: www.valders.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Valders had an population of 915 people. This is a decrease of 4.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Valders had a population of 962 people. This makes Valders the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Valders represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 908th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 962 people, the population of Valders increased 1.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 948 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Valders.

Communities near Valders ...

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

  • Manitowoc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowoc
    • Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,359 people
  • Two Rivers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
    • Two Rivers is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,973 people
  • Chilton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
    • Chilton is located in Calumet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
  • Kiel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
    • Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
  • Howards Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
    • Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • New Holstein
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
    • New Holstein is located in Calumet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Brillion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brillion have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
    • Brillion is located in Calumet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
  • Denmark
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
  • Cleveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Mishicot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mishicot have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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

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 Valders. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valders.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valders. See our Newspapers Page for Valders.

Adding Valders to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valders 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 Valders was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Valders post office opened in 1897.

We also found Valders on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valders.

The official website for Valders: www.valders.org/

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 Valders.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valders - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920).
<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 Valders). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Valders or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>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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