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Welcome to Weston ...

Weston is located in Marathon County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Weston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Weston has a population of 15,163 people<3> (see below for details).

Weston is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Weston: (715) and (534)<5>

Websites for Weston ...

Official Website: www.westonwisconsin.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Weston had an population of 15,163 people. This is an increase of 1.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Weston had a population of 14,868 people (which is 11.09% of the total population of Marathon County). This makes Weston the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Weston represents 0.26% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 14,868 people, the population of Weston increased 23.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,079 people).

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

Communities Also Named Weston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Weston: This one is located in Marathon County and the other is located in Dunn County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 43 communities that are also named Weston - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Weston.

Communities near Weston ...

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

  • Wausau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
    • Wausau is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
  • Mosinee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosinee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
    • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
  • Marathon City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
    • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Wittenberg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
    • Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Birnamwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birnamwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birnamwood
    • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Hatley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
    • Hatley is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Aniwa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniwa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
    • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Brokaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brokaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
    • Brokaw is located in Marathon County
    • Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
  • Elderon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
    • Elderon is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Eland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eland
    • Eland is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 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 Weston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Weston.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Weston. See our Newspapers Page for Weston.

Adding Weston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Weston 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 Weston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Weston post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Weston.

The official website for Weston: www.westonwisconsin.org/

The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.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 Marathon, 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 Weston.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Weston - 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/









 

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