# Hanover, Wisconsin

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Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States

Hanover, Wisconsin Census-designated place Location in Rock County and the state of Wisconsin. Coordinates: 42°38′19″N 89°09′43″W / 42.63861°N 89.16194°W / 42.63861; -89.16194 Country United States State Wisconsin County Rock Area • Total 0.574 sq mi (1.49 km2) • Land 0.574 sq mi (1.49 km2) • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) Elevation 794 ft (242 m) Population (2020) • Total 179 • Density 312/sq mi (120/km2) Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT) ZIP Code 53542[1] Area code 608 GNIS feature ID 1566042[2]

**Hanover** is an [unincorporated](/source/Unincorporated_area#United_States) [census-designated place](/source/Census-designated_place) located in the town of [Plymouth, Rock County, Wisconsin](/source/Plymouth%2C_Rock_County%2C_Wisconsin), United States. It is west of [Janesville](/source/Janesville%2C_Wisconsin) and east of [Orfordville](/source/Orfordville%2C_Wisconsin). As of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census), its population was 179.[3]

## History

Hanover was originally called Bass Creek.[4] The present name is after Hanover Green, and Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 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] The original town of Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania was named after the German city of Hanover, a principal city of the York-Hanover metropolitan area.

## Demographics

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["United States ZIP codes"](https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/). Retrieved February 4, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hanover, Wisconsin](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1566042)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-census_3-0)** ["U.S. Census website"](https://www.census.gov). [U.S. Census Bureau](/source/U.S._Census_Bureau). Retrieved April 4, 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-history_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-history_4-1) 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*](https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA81). p. 81.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Rock County"](http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Rock). Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 19, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Duwe, Gina (August 25, 2014). ["The end for 53542: Hanover post office closing this week"](http://www.gazettextra.com/20140825/the_end_for_53542_hanover_post_office_closing_this_week). *Janesville Gazette*. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DecennialCensus_7-0)** ["Census of Population and Housing"](https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html). Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Janesville Cities Beloit Brodhead‡ Edgerton‡ Evansville Janesville Milton Villages Clinton Footville Orfordville Towns Avon Beloit Bradford Center Clinton Fulton Harmony Janesville Johnstown La Prairie Lima Magnolia Milton Newark Plymouth Porter Rock Spring Valley Turtle Union CDPs Fulton Hanover Shopiere Other communities Afton Avalon Cainville Center Cooksville Emerald Grove Fairfield‡ Indianford Johnstown Center Koshkonong‡ Leyden Newville Stebbinsville Tiffany Former communities Fellows Jefferson Prairie Settlement Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Wisconsin portal United States portal

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