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Welcome to Deerfield ...

The village of Deerfield is located in Dane County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Deerfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deerfield has a population of 2,536 people<2> (see below for details).

Deerfield is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Deerfield is located in the (608) area code.

The ZIP code for Deerfield: 53531<4>

Websites for Deerfield ...

Official Website: www.deerfieldwi.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deerfield had an population of 2,536 people. This is an increase of 9.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deerfield had a population of 2,319 people. This makes Deerfield the county's 29th most populous community.

The population of Deerfield represents 0.04% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 383rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,319 people, the population of Deerfield increased 17.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,971 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Deerfield.

Communities Also Named Deerfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 65 communities that are also named Deerfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Utah (2), Virginia (5) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deerfield.

Communities near Deerfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Deerfield.

  • Madison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
  • Sun Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
    • Fitchburg is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
  • Stoughton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
    • Stoughton is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
  • Fort Atkinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
    • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
  • DeForest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
    • DeForest is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
  • Oregon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
  • McFarland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
    • McFarland is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
  • Monona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
    • Monona is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,164 people
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people

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 Deerfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deerfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deerfield. 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 Deerfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deerfield. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Deerfield.

Adding Deerfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deerfield 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 Deerfield was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Deerfield in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerfield.

The official website for Deerfield: www.deerfieldwi.com/

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 Deerfield.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deerfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Deerfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Deerfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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.









 

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