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Welcome to Grant County ...

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

The community of Lancaster is the Seat for Grant County.

Grant County was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grant had a population of 51,439 people. This is an increase of 0.4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 51,233 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant represented 0.9% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Grant County:

  • Bagley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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    • Bagley is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Beetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Beetown is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
  • Bloomington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bloomington is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Blue River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Blue River is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Boscobel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boscobel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Boscobel is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Cassville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cassville is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Castle Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Castle Rock is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Clifton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Clifton is located in Grant County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
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    • Cuba City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Cuba City is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,047 people
    • Dickeyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
    • Ellenboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Ellenboro is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Fennimore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fennimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Fennimore is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Glen Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Glen Haven is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
    • Harrison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Harrison is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Hazel Green
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Hazel Green is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Hickory Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Hickory Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Jamestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Jamestown is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
    • Lancaster
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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      • Lancaster is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
    • Liberty
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Liberty is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Lima
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Lima is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
    • Little Grant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Little Grant is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
    • Livingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Livingston is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Marion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Marion is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Millville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Millville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Montfort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
      • Montfort is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
    • Mount Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Mount Hope is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Mount Ida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Mount Ida is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
    • Muscoda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Muscoda is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
    • North Lancaster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • North Lancaster is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Paris
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Patch Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
      • Patch Grove is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Platteville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
      • Platteville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
    • Potosi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Potosi is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Smelser
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Smelser is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • South Lancaster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lancaster
      • South Lancaster is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Tennyson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Waterloo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
    • Watterstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watterstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterstown
      • Watterstown is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Wingville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingville
      • Wingville is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Woodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Woodman is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Wyalusing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyalusing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
      • Wyalusing is located in Grant County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 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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