Welcome to Dousman ...
The village of Dousman is located in Waukesha County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dousman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dousman has a population of 2,316 people<2> (see below for details).
Dousman is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Dousman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dousman had an population of 2,316 people. This is an increase of 0.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 46.21% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Dousman had a population of 2,302 people. This makes Dousman the county's 28th most populous community.
The population of Dousman represents 0.04% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 387th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,302 people, the population of Dousman increased 45.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,584 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Dousman.
Communities near Dousman ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dousman.
- Waukesha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- New Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Muskego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Oconomowoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Whitewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Pewaukee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Fort Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
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 Dousman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dousman.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dousman. 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 Dousman.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dousman. See our Newspapers Page for Dousman.
Adding Dousman to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dousman 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 Dousman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Dousman post office opened in 1856.
We also found Dousman in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dousman.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dousman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
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 Waukesha, 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 Dousman. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dousman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |