Welcome to Dane ...
The village of Dane is located in Dane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dane has a population of 1,137 people<2> (see below for details).
Dane is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Dane lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dane: 608 & 353<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dane had an population of 1,137 people. This is an increase of 14.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 42.3% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Dane had a population of 995 people. This makes Dane the county's 51st most populous community.
The population of Dane represents 0.02% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 876th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 995 people, the population of Dane increased 24.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 799 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Dane.
Communities Also Named Dane ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dane - they are located in Mississippi, Oklahoma and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dane.
Communities near Dane ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dane.
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Waunakee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Baraboo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- DeForest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- McFarland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Monona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dane.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dane. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dane.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dane. See our Newspapers Page for Dane.
Adding Dane to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dane in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dane was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Dane in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dane.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dane. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Dane area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Dane area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |