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Welcome to Oconomowoc ...The city of Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County<1>. The location of Oconomowoc has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Oconomowoc, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oconomowoc has a population of 16,993 people<3> (see below for details). Oconomowoc is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Oconomowoc lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oconomowoc had an population of 16,993 people. This is an increase of 7.83% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.24% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oconomowoc had a population of 15,759 people. This makes Oconomowoc the county's 6th most populous community. The population of Oconomowoc represents 0.28% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 52nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 15,759 people, the population of Oconomowoc increased 27.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,382 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oconomowoc. Communities near Oconomowoc ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oconomowoc.
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 Oconomowoc. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oconomowoc. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oconomowoc. 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 Oconomowoc. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oconomowoc. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oconomowoc. Adding Oconomowoc to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oconomowoc 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 Oconomowoc was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Oconomowoc in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Oconomowoc. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oconomowoc. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/ The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/ Footnotes ...
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