Welcome to Elk Mound ...
The village of Elk Mound is located in Dunn County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Mound, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Elk Mound has a population of 885 people<2> (see below for details).
Elk Mound is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Elk Mound lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elk Mound: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Elk Mound: 54739<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elk Mound had an population of 885 people. This is an increase of 0.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.74% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Elk Mound had a population of 878 people. This makes Elk Mound the county's 12th most populous community.
The population of Elk Mound represents 0.02% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 991st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 878 people, the population of Elk Mound increased 11.85% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 785 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Elk Mound.
Communities near Elk Mound ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elk Mound.
- Eau Claire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
- Menomonie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Menomonie is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
- Chippewa Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
- Lake Hallie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Bloomer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Knapp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Falls City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
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 Elk Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Mound.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elk Mound. 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 Elk Mound.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Mound. See our Newspapers Page for Elk Mound.
Adding Elk Mound to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elk Mound 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 (so far) for Elk Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elk Mound post office opened in 1870.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk Mound.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, 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 Elk Mound. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Mound - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Elk Mound area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Elk Mound area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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 Elk Mound). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Elk Mound or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |