Summary for Cross Plains

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Located in: Dane County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Cross Plns.

Time Zone: Cross Plains lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: (608)

Elevation: 880 feet [268.22 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Cross Plains)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	4,291 (21.28% increase since 2010)
2010:	3,538 (14.72% increase since 2000)
2000:	3,084

Total Area:<3> 1.76 sq. miles [4.6 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 1,452

Official Website: www.cross-plains.wi.us/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Cross Plains:

Lat: 43.113900° (or 43°6'50" N)

Lon: -89.646200° (or -89°38'46" W)

USGS Topo Map: Cross Plains<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Cross Plains

GNIS ID: 1583029

FIPS State / Place Code: 55 / 17775

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Cross Plains)

About Dane County

The village of Madison is the County Seat for Dane County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Dane)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	547,637 (12.2% increase since 2010)
2010	488,073 (14.43% increase since 2000)
2000:	426,526

Total Area: 1,238 sq. miles [3,207 km²] - of which 3.31% is water (41.01 sq. miles [106.2 km²])

Housing Units: 216,022

Official Website: www.co.dane.wi.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dane

GNIS ID: 1581072

FIPS State / County Code: 55 / 025

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Cross Plains)

About Wisconsin

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,824,581 (2.42% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,686,986 (6.03% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,363,675

Websites for State of Wisconsin

Official Website: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Tourism: https://www.travelwisconsin.com/

Parks: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/

Fishing: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Fishing/

Hunting: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Wisconsin

GNIS ID: 1779806

FIPS State: 55

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Cross Plains)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cross Plains: www.cross-plains.wi.us/

The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cross Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Cross Plains. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Cross Plains, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Cross Plains.