Welcome to Middleton ...
The city of Middleton is located in Dane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Middleton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Middleton has a population of 20,074 people<2> (see below for details).
Middleton is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Middleton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Middleton: 608 & 353<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Middleton had an population of 20,074 people. This is an increase of 15.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.29% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Middleton had a population of 17,442 people. This makes Middleton the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of Middleton represents 0.31% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 46th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 17,442 people, the population of Middleton increased 10.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,770 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Middleton.
Communities Also Named Middleton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Middleton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Middleton.
Websites for Middleton ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.middletonchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Middleton, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Middleton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Middleton.
- Sun Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Waunakee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Stoughton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - DeForest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - McFarland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Monona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- 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 Middleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middleton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Middleton. 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 Middleton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleton. See our Newspapers Page for Middleton.
Adding Middleton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Middleton 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 Middleton was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Middleton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Middleton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middleton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Middleton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Middleton - 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 Middleton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Middleton 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. |