Welcome to Wautoma ...
The city of Wautoma is located in Waushara County<1> and is the County Seat for Waushara County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wautoma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wautoma has a population of 2,128 people<2> (see below for details).
Wautoma is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Wautoma lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wautoma: 920 & 274<4>
The ZIP code for Wautoma: 54982<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wautoma had an population of 2,128 people. This is a decrease of 4.06% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.51% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Wautoma had a population of 2,218 people (or 9.04% of the total population of Waushara County). This makes Wautoma the county's most populous community.
The population of Wautoma represents 0.04% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 396th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,218 people, the population of Wautoma increased 11.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,998 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Wautoma.
Communities near Wautoma ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wautoma.
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,383 people
- Redgranite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Montello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montello is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Green Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wild Rose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wild Rose is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Coloma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Neshkoro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neshkoro is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshkoro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 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 Wautoma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wautoma.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wautoma. 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 Wautoma.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wautoma. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wautoma.
Adding Wautoma to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wautoma 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 Wautoma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wautoma post office opened in 1850.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wautoma.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waushara, 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 Wautoma. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wautoma - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Wautoma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Wautoma 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 city (such as Wautoma). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wautoma 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/ |