Hingham is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the town of Lima, in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, northeast of Adell and southeast of Waldo. It has a post office with ZIP code 53031.[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 886.[3] The CDP's population rose to 899 at the 2020 census.[4]
Hingham, Wisconsin | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Hingham, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′20″N 87°54′51″W / 43.63889°N 87.91417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Sheboygan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.786 sq mi (7.22 km2) |
| • Land | 2.695 sq mi (6.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0.091 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 899 |
| • Density | 320/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 53031 |
| Area code | 920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1566481[1] |
History
editHingham was platted on September 5, 1850, by Edward Hobart.[5][self-published source?] The land was acquired from Mrs. David Giddings, who had bought it from the U.S. government in 1846. Streets on the original plat included Water, Center, Spring, South and Main. It was named after Hingham, Massachusetts.[5]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hingham, Wisconsin
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "Total Population in Hingham CDP, Wisconsin is 899" – United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Gustave W. Buchen. Historic Sheboygan County. Sheboygan, Wis.: Author, 1976, pp. 265-266.