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Welcome to McFarland ...

The village of McFarland is located in Dane County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of McFarland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McFarland has a population of 9,056 people<3> (see below for details).

McFarland is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for McFarland: (608)

Websites for McFarland ...

Official Website: www.mcfarland.wi.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McFarland had an population of 9,056 people. This is an increase of 15.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McFarland had a population of 7,808 people. This makes McFarland the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of McFarland represents 0.14% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 120th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,808 people, the population of McFarland increased 21.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,416 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McFarland.

Communities Also Named McFarland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McFarland - they are located in Alabama, California, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McFarland.

Communities near McFarland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McFarland.

  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
  • Sun Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
    • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
  • Fitchburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
    • Fitchburg is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
  • Middleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
  • Waunakee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waunakee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
    • Waunakee is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
  • Verona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
  • Stoughton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
    • Stoughton is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
  • DeForest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
    • DeForest is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
  • Oregon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
  • Windsor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Dane 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 McFarland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McFarland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McFarland. 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 McFarland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McFarland. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for McFarland.

Adding McFarland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McFarland 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 McFarland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the McFarland post office opened in 1924.

We also found McFarland on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McFarland.

The official website for McFarland: www.mcfarland.wi.us/

The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 Dane, 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 McFarland.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McFarland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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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