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Welcome to Richland County ...

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

The community of Richland Center is the Seat for Richland County.

Richland County was founded in 1842 and was created by taking area from Iowa County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Richland had a population of 17,313 people. This is a decrease of 3.93% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,021 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Richland represented 0.32% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Richland County:

  • Akan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Akan is located in Richland County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Bloom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bloom is located in Richland County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Boaz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boaz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Boaz is located in Richland County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Buena Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Buena Vista is located in Richland County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,820 people
  • Cazenovia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cazenovia is located in Richland County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Dayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Dayton is located in Richland County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Eagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Eagle is located in Richland County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Forest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Forest is located in Richland County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
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    • Henrietta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Henrietta is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Ithaca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Ithaca is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
    • Lone Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Lone Rock is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Marshall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Marshall is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Orion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Orion is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Richland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Richland is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
    • Richland Center
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
      • Richland Center is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
    • Richwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Richwood is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Rockbridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Rockbridge is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Sylvan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Sylvan is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Viola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Westford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Willow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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      • Willow is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Yuba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Richland County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 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.
<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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