Welcome to Dorchester ...
The village of Dorchester is primarily located in Clark County<1>. A portion of Dorchester extends into Marathon County.
The location of Dorchester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dorchester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dorchester has a population of 867 people<3> (see below for details).
Dorchester is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Dorchester lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Dorchester: (715) and (534)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dorchester had an population of 867 people. This is a decrease of 1.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.84% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Dorchester had a population of 876 people. This makes Dorchester the county's 17th most populous community.
The population of Dorchester represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 993rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 876 people, the population of Dorchester increased 5.93% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 827 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Dorchester.
Communities Also Named Dorchester ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Dorchester - they are located in Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Texas and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dorchester.
Communities near Dorchester ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dorchester.
- Medford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
- Colby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Stratford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Edgar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Owen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Stetsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Withee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Dorchester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dorchester.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dorchester. 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 Dorchester.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorchester. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Dorchester.
Adding Dorchester to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dorchester 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 Dorchester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dorchester post office opened in 1874.
We also found Dorchester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dorchester.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dorchester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.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 Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Dorchester. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dorchester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |