Hanover, Wisconsin

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Hanover, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Rock County Wisconsin incorporated and unincorporated areas Hanover highlighted.svg
Location in Rock County and the state of Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 42°38′19″N89°09′43″W / 42.63861°N 89.16194°W / 42.63861; -89.16194
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Rock
Area
 • Total0.574 sq mi (1.49 km2)
 • Land0.574 sq mi (1.49 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total179
 • Density310/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
53542 [1]
Area code 608
GNIS feature ID1566042 [2]

Hanover is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Plymouth, Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. It is west of Janesville and east of Orfordville. As of the 2020 census, its population was 179. [3]

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History

Hanover was originally called Bass Creek. [4] The present name is after Hanover, Germany, the native home of a large share of the early settlers. [4] A post office was established as Bass Creek in 1856 and renamed Hanover in 1859; the post office closed in 2014. [5] [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 181—
2020 179−1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "United States ZIP codes" . Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanover, Wisconsin
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 81.
  5. ↑ "Rock County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Duwe, Gina (August 25, 2014). "The end for 53542: Hanover post office closing this week". Janesville Gazette. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.


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