Welcome to La Farge ...
The village of La Farge is located in Vernon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of La Farge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, La Farge has a population of 766 people<2> (see below for details).
La Farge is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: La Farge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for La Farge: 608 & 353<4>
The ZIP code for La Farge: 54639<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Farge had an population of 766 people. This is an increase of 2.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.16% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, La Farge had a population of 746 people. This makes La Farge the county's 18th most populous community.
The population of La Farge represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1155th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 746 people, the population of La Farge decreased 3.74% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 775 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for La Farge.
Communities near La Farge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Farge.
- Viroqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Westby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Westby
- From La Farge to Westby
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillsboro
- From La Farge to Hillsboro
- Cashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Norwalk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norwalk
- From La Farge to Norwalk
- Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Soldiers Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Readstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 La Farge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Farge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Farge. 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 La Farge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Farge. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for La Farge.
Adding La Farge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of La Farge 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 La Farge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the La Farge post office opened in 1863.
We also found La Farge in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for La Farge.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Farge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 Vernon, 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 La Farge. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Farge - 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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the La Farge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the La Farge 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 La Farge). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether La Farge or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |