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Time Zone: Dane County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Madison is the Seat for Dane County. Madison is also the capital of Wisconsin.

Dane County was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dane had a population of 546,695 people. This is an increase of 11.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 489,218 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dane represented 8.6% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Dane County:

  • Albion
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Albion is located in Dane County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,104 people
  • Belleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belleville is located in Dane County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Berry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Berry is located in Dane County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Black Earth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Black Earth is located in Dane County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Blooming Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Blooming Grove is located in Dane County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
  • Blue Mounds
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
  • Bristol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol is located in Dane County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,972 people
  • Brooklyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brooklyn is located in Dane County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
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    • Burke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Burke is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
    • Cambridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cambridge is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
    • Christiana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Christiana is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
    • Cottage Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
    • Cross Plains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cross Plains is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Dane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dane is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,052 people
    • DeForest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • DeForest is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
    • Deerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Deerfield is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
    • Dunkirk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunkirk is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,029 people
    • Dunn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunn is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
    • Fitchburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Fitchburg is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
    • Madison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Madison is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,667 people
    • Maple Bluff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple Bluff is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
    • Marshall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Marshall is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
    • Mazomanie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mazomanie is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • McFarland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • McFarland is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
    • Medina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Medina is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Middleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Middleton is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,267 people
    • Monona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Monona is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,164 people
    • Montrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Montrose is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
    • Mount Horeb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
    • Oregon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Oregon is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,343 people
    • Perry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Pleasant Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Springs is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
    • Primrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Primrose is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
    • Rockdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Rockdale is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Roxbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Roxbury is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
    • Rutland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rutland is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
    • Shorewood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
    • Springdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Springdale is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
    • Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Springfield is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
    • Stoughton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Stoughton is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
    • Sun Prairie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
    • Vermont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Vermont is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Verona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Verona is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,946 people
    • Vienna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Vienna is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,584 people
    • Waunakee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Waunakee is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
    • Westport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Westport is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
    • York
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • York is located in Dane County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.