Welcome to Medford ...
The city of Medford is located in Taylor County<1> and is the County Seat for Taylor County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Medford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Medford has a population of 4,289 people<2> (see below for details).
Medford is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Medford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Medford: 715 & 534<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Medford had an population of 4,289 people. This is a decrease of 0.86% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.4% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Medford had a population of 4,326 people (which is 20.94% of the total population of Taylor County). This makes Medford the county's most populous community.
The population of Medford represents 0.08% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 200th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 4,326 people, the population of Medford has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,350 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Medford.
Communities Also Named Medford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Medford - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Medford.
Communities near Medford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Medford.
- Abbotsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Abbotsford is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
- Colby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Marathon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Athens
- From Medford to Athens
- Owen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
- Owen is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Owen
- From Medford to Owen
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Dorchester is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Rib Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rib Lake
- From Medford to Rib Lake
- Stetsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stetsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetsonville
- Stetsonville is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Withee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withee
- Withee is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Withee
- From Medford to Withee
- Unity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Curtiss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtiss
- Curtiss is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Curtiss
- From Medford to Curtiss
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 Medford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Medford. 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 Medford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Medford. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Medford.
Adding Medford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Medford 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 Medford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Medford post office opened in 1874.
We also found Medford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Medford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Taylor County: www.taylor-county.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 Taylor, 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 Medford. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Medford - 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 Medford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Medford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |