Welcome to Walworth ...

The village of Walworth is located in Walworth County<1>.

The location of Walworth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walworth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Walworth has a population of 2,828 people<3> (see below for details).

Walworth is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Walworth ...

Official Website: www.townofwalworth.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Walworth had an population of 2,828 people. This is an increase of 0.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.74% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Walworth had a population of 2,816 people. This makes Walworth the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Walworth represents 0.05% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 315th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,816 people, the population of Walworth increased 22.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,304 people).

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

Communities Also Named Walworth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Walworth - they are located in Nebraska, New York and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Walworth ...

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

• Woodstock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Burlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
• Elkhorn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
• Harvard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <5>
• Delavan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
• Lake Geneva
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
  • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
• Marengo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Marengo is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <5>
• Twin Lakes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
• Spring Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in McHenry County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <5>
• Poplar Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Poplar Grove is located in Boone County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Grove <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walworth ...

Looking for more information about Walworth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Walworth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walworth.

Adding Walworth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walworth 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 Walworth was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walworth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Walworth: www.townofwalworth.com/

The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/