Welcome to Arlington ...
The village of Arlington is located in Columbia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Arlington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Arlington has a population of 820 people<2> (see below for details).
Arlington is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Arlington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The ZIP code for Arlington: 53911<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arlington had an population of 820 people. This is an increase of 0.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 69.42% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Arlington had a population of 819 people. This makes Arlington the county's 21st most populous community.
The population of Arlington represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1066th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 819 people, the population of Arlington increased 69.21% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 484 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Arlington.
Communities Also Named Arlington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 62 communities that are also named Arlington - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arlington.
Communities near Arlington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arlington.
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Waunakee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - DeForest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Portage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,381 people
- Monona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Cottage Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 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 Arlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arlington. 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 Arlington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington. See our Newspapers Page for Arlington.
Adding Arlington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Arlington 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 Arlington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Arlington on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arlington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.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 Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Arlington. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Arlington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arlington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |