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Welcome to Dane County ...

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

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