Welcome to Poynette ...
The village of Poynette is located in Columbia County<1>.
The location of Poynette has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Poynette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Poynette has a population of 2,508 people<3> (see below for details).
Poynette is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Poynette lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Poynette had an population of 2,508 people. This is a decrease of 0.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.68% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Poynette had a population of 2,528 people. This makes Poynette the county's 7th most populous community.
The population of Poynette represents 0.04% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 352nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,528 people, the population of Poynette increased 11.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,266 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Poynette.
Communities Also Named Poynette ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Poynette - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poynette.
Communities near Poynette ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Poynette.
- Sun Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Waunakee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Baraboo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- DeForest
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Prairie du Sac village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Pardeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pardeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardeeville
- Pardeeville is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,053 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 Poynette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poynette.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Poynette. 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 Poynette.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Poynette. See our Newspapers Page for Poynette.
Adding Poynette to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Poynette 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 Poynette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Poynette post office opened in 1850.
We also found Poynette in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Poynette.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Poynette. 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> | 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 Poynette. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poynette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |