Welcome to Shorewood Hills ...
The village of Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Shorewood Hills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shorewood Hills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Shorewood Hills has a population of 2,004 people<3> (see below for details).
Shorewood Hills is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Shorewood Hills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Shorewood Hills is located in the (608) area code.
Websites for Shorewood Hills ...
Official Website: www.shorewood-hills.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shorewood Hills had an population of 2,004 people. This is an increase of 28.05% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.7% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Shorewood Hills had a population of 1,565 people. This makes Shorewood Hills the county's 39th most populous community.
The population of Shorewood Hills represents 0.03% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 554th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,565 people, the population of Shorewood Hills decreased 9.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,732 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Shorewood Hills.
Communities Also Named Shorewood Hills ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shorewood Hills - they are located in Arkansas and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shorewood Hills.
Communities near Shorewood Hills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shorewood Hills.
- Sun Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Fitchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Waunakee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Stoughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - DeForest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - McFarland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Monona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
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 Shorewood Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shorewood Hills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shorewood Hills. 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 Shorewood Hills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shorewood Hills. See our Newspapers Page for Shorewood Hills.
Adding Shorewood Hills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shorewood Hills 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 Shorewood Hills was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shorewood Hills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shorewood Hills: www.shorewood-hills.org/
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 Dane, 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 Shorewood Hills. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shorewood Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |