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Welcome to Elk Mound ...

The village of Elk Mound is located in Dunn County<1>.


The location of Elk Mound has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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<3> (see below for details).

Elk Mound is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Elk Mound: (715) and (534)<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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire
    • Eau Claire is located in Eau Claire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,087 people
  • Menomonie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
    • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
  • Chippewa Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
    • Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
  • Altoona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Eau Claire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,062 people
  • Lake Hallie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
    • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
  • Bloomer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
    • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Colfax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Knapp
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
    • Knapp is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Wheeler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Falls City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
    • Falls City is located in Dunn County

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 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.

We also found Elk Mound in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk Mound.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk Mound. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/

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 Dunn, 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 Elk Mound.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Mound - 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/









 

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