Welcome to North Prairie ...
The village of North Prairie is located in Waukesha County<1>.
The location of North Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
A typical abbreviation for North Prairie: N. Prairie
From the Census Estimates for 2019, North Prairie has a population of 2,234 people<3> (see below for details).
North Prairie is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: North Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for North Prairie ...
Official Website: www.northprairie.net/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Prairie had an population of 2,234 people. This is an increase of 4.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 42.2% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, North Prairie had a population of 2,141 people. This makes North Prairie the county's 29th most populous community.
The population of North Prairie represents 0.04% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 416th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,141 people, the population of North Prairie increased 36.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,571 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for North Prairie.
Communities Also Named North Prairie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named North Prairie - they are located in Minnesota and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Prairie.
Communities near North Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Prairie.
- Waukesha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Muskego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Oconomowoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconomowoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
- Whitewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Pewaukee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Greendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 North Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Prairie. 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 North Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for North Prairie.
Adding North Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Prairie 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 North Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the North Prairie post office opened in 1880.
We also found North Prairie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for North Prairie: www.northprairie.net/
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
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 Waukesha, 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 North Prairie. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Prairie - 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/ |