Welcome to Casco ...
The village of Casco is located in Kewaunee County<1>.
The location of Casco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Casco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Casco has a population of 585 people<3> (see below for details).
Casco is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Casco lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Casco: (920) and (274)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Casco had an population of 585 people. This is an increase of 0.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.27% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Casco had a population of 583 people. This makes Casco the county's 14th most populous community.
The population of Casco represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1348th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 583 people, the population of Casco increased 1.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 572 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Casco.
Communities Also Named Casco ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Casco - they are located in Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Casco.
Communities near Casco ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Casco.
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Green Bay is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103,836 people
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,030 people
- Algoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Algoma is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,038 people
- Kewaunee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewaunee
- Kewaunee is located in Kewaunee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Luxemburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,271 people
- Forestville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Forestville is located in Door County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Euren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euren
- Euren is located in Kewaunee County
- Gregorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregorville
- Gregorville is located in Kewaunee County
- Ellisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Ellisville is located in Kewaunee County
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 Casco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Casco.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Casco. 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 Casco.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Casco. See our Newspapers Page for Casco.
Adding Casco to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Casco 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 Casco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Casco post office opened in 1858.
We also found Casco in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Casco.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Casco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kewaunee County: www.kewauneeco.org/
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 Kewaunee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Casco. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Casco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |