Welcome to Marshfield ...
The city of Marshfield is primarily located in Wood County<1>. A portion of Marshfield extends into Marathon County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Marshfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Marshfield has a population of 18,432 people<2> (see below for details).
Marshfield is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Marshfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Marshfield: (715) and (534)<4>
Websites for Marshfield ...
Official Website: www.ci.marshfield.wi.us/
Chamber of Commerce: www.marshfieldchamber.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Marshfield had an population of 18,432 people. This is a decrease of 3.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.96% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Marshfield had a population of 19,118 people (which is 25.58% of the total population of Wood County). This makes Marshfield the county's most populous community.
The population of Marshfield represents 0.34% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 41st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 19,118 people, the population of Marshfield increased 1.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 18,800 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Marshfield.
Communities Also Named Marshfield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Marshfield: This one is located in Wood County and the other is located in Buffalo County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 16 communities that are also named Marshfield - they are located in Indiana (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marshfield.
Communities near Marshfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Marshfield.
- Colby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Stratford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Loyal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Pittsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Auburndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Vesper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Granton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Arpin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Marshfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Marshfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Marshfield. 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 Marshfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Marshfield. See our Newspapers Page for Marshfield.
Adding Marshfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Marshfield 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 Marshfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Marshfield post office opened in 1873.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Marshfield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marshfield: www.ci.marshfield.wi.us/
The official website for Wood County: www.co.wood.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 Wood, 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 Marshfield. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Marshfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |