RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Wisconsin >> Dunn County  

Welcome to Dunn County ...

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

The community of Menomonie is the Seat for Dunn County.

Dunn County was founded in 1854 and was created by taking area from Chippewa County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dunn had a population of 45,368 people. This is an increase of 3.37% since the last Census (which gave a population of 43,887 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dunn represented 0.77% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Dunn County:

  • Boyceville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyceville is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Colfax is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Downing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Downing is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Dunn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dunn is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,603 people
  • Eau Galle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eau Galle is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Galle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Elk Mound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Mound is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Grant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Hay River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hay River is located in Dunn County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Knapp
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Knapp is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Lucas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lucas is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
    • Menomonie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Menomonie is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,503 people
    • New Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New Haven is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
    • Otter Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Otter Creek is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Peru
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Peru is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Red Cedar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Cedar is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cedar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,244 people
    • Ridgeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ridgeland is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Rock Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Creek is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
    • Sand Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sand Creek is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Sheridan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Sheridan is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Sherman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sherman is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Spring Brook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Brook is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,690 people
    • Stanton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Stanton is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Tainter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tainter is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,434 people
    • Tiffany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tiffany is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Weston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Wheeler
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Wilson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wilson is located in Dunn County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people

Websites of Interest ...

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.