Welcome to Little Chute ...
The village of Little Chute is located in Outagamie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Chute, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Little Chute has a population of 12,091 people<2> (see below for details).
Little Chute is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Little Chute lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The ZIP code for Little Chute: 54140<4>
Websites for Little Chute ...
Official Website: www.vil.little-chute.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Little Chute had an population of 12,091 people. This is an increase of 15.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.42% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Little Chute had a population of 10,449 people (which is 5.91% of the total population of Outagamie County). This makes Little Chute the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of Little Chute represents 0.18% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 10,449 people, the population of Little Chute has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,476 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Little Chute.
Communities near Little Chute ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Chute.
- Neenah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neenah
- Neenah is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,363 people
- De Pere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pere
- De Pere is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,014 people
- Fox Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Crossing
- Fox Crossing is located in Winnebago County
- Menasha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Ashwaubenon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwaubenon
- Ashwaubenon is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,004 people
- Harrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Hobart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Chilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Wrightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Seymour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Little Chute. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Chute.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Chute. 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 Little Chute.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Chute. See our Newspapers Page for Little Chute.
Adding Little Chute to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little Chute 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 Little Chute was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Little Chute post office opened in 1849.
We also found Little Chute in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Chute.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Little Chute: www.vil.little-chute.wi.us/
The official website for Outagamie County: www.co.outagamie.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 Outagamie, 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 Little Chute. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Chute - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 village (such as Little Chute). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Little Chute or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |