Welcome to Cottage Grove ...
The village of Cottage Grove is located in Dane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cottage Grove, you might consider that their post office opened in 1841.
A typical abbreviation for Cottage Grove: Cottage Grv.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Cottage Grove has a population of 7,154 people<2> (see below for details).
Cottage Grove is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Cottage Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Cottage Grove: (608)
The ZIP code for Cottage Grove: 53527<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cottage Grove had an population of 7,154 people. This is an increase of 15.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 76.25% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Cottage Grove had a population of 6,192 people. This makes Cottage Grove the county's 15th most populous community.
The population of Cottage Grove represents 0.11% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 153rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 6,192 people, the population of Cottage Grove increased 52.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,059 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Cottage Grove.
Communities Also Named Cottage Grove ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Cottage Grove - they are located in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cottage Grove.
Communities near Cottage Grove ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cottage Grove.
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- 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
- Fitchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Waunakee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Stoughton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - DeForest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - McFarland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Cottage Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cottage Grove.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cottage Grove. 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 Cottage Grove.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottage Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Cottage Grove.
Adding Cottage Grove to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cottage Grove post office opened in 1841.
We also found Cottage Grove in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cottage Grove.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cottage Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cottage Grove. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cottage Grove - 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 Cottage Grove). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cottage Grove 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |