Welcome to Kewaskum ...

The village of Kewaskum is primarily located in Fond du Lac County<1>. A portion of Kewaskum extends into Washington County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kewaskum, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kewaskum has a population of 4,275 people<3> (see below for details).

Kewaskum is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Kewaskum: (920) & (274)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kewaskum had an population of 4,275 people. This is an increase of 6.77% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 30.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kewaskum had a population of 4,004 people. This makes Kewaskum the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Kewaskum represents 0.07% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 215th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,004 people, the population of Kewaskum increased 22.3% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,274 people).

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

Communities near Kewaskum ...

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

• West Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
  • West Bend is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
• Hartford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
• Port Washington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
  • Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
• Cedarburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarburg
  • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
• Grafton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Ozaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,758 people
• Richfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
  • Richfield is located in Washington County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,530 people
• Jackson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
• Slinger
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinger
  • Slinger is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,704 people
• Mayville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,829 people
• Saukville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saukville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saukville
  • Saukville is located in Ozaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,437 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 Kewaskum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kewaskum.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kewaskum. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kewaskum.

Adding Kewaskum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kewaskum 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 Kewaskum was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kewaskum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kewaskum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fond du Lac County: www.co.fond-du-lac.wi.us/

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