Welcome to Plain ...
The village of Plain is located in Sauk County<1>.
The location of Plain has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Plain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Plain has a population of 768 people<3> (see below for details).
Plain is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Plain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Plain: (608)
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plain had an population of 768 people. This is a decrease of 0.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.03% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Plain had a population of 773 people. This makes Plain the county's 24th most populous community.
The population of Plain represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1122nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 773 people, the population of Plain decreased 2.4% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 792 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Plain.
Communities Also Named Plain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Plain - they are located in Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plain.
Communities near Plain ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Plain.
- Reedsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Richland Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Sauk City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Mazomanie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Spring Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Black Earth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- West Baraboo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baraboo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Barneveld
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Lone Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Plain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Plain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Plain. 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 Plain.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plain. See our Newspapers Page for Plain.
Adding Plain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Plain 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 Plain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Plain post office opened in 1860.
We also found Plain in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Plain.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sauk County: www.co.sauk.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 Sauk, 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 Plain. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plain - 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/ |