Welcome to Cornell ...
The city of Cornell is located in Chippewa County<1>.
The location of Cornell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cornell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Cornell has a population of 1,410 people<3> (see below for details).
Cornell is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Cornell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Cornell: (715) & (534)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cornell had an population of 1,410 people. This is a decrease of 3.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.82% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Cornell had a population of 1,467 people. This makes Cornell the county's 10th most populous community.
The population of Cornell represents 0.03% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 599th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,467 people, the population of Cornell has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,466 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Cornell.
Communities Also Named Cornell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Cornell - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cornell.
Communities near Cornell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cornell.
- Chippewa Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Stanley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Cadott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Gilman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Conrath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Drywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Eagleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa 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 Cornell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cornell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cornell. 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 Cornell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornell. See our Newspapers Page for Cornell.
Adding Cornell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cornell 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 Cornell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cornell post office opened in 1903.
We also found Cornell on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cornell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cornell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.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 Chippewa, 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 Cornell. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cornell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |