Welcome to Horicon ...
The city of Horicon is located in Dodge County<1>.
The location of Horicon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Horicon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Horicon has a population of 3,639 people<3> (see below for details).
Horicon is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Horicon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Horicon: (920) and (274)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Horicon had an population of 3,639 people. This is a decrease of 0.44% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.6% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Horicon had a population of 3,655 people. This makes Horicon the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Horicon represents 0.06% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 240th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,655 people, the population of Horicon decreased 3.18% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,775 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Horicon.
Communities Also Named Horicon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Horicon - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Horicon.
Communities near Horicon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Horicon.
- Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Waupun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Slinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Mayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Juneau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Lomira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Fox Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Horicon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horicon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horicon. 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 Horicon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Horicon. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Horicon.
Adding Horicon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Horicon 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 Horicon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Horicon post office opened in 1847.
We also found Horicon in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Horicon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horicon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.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 Dodge, 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 Horicon. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horicon - 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/ |