Welcome to Prairie Farm ...
The village of Prairie Farm is located in Barron County<1>.
The location of Prairie Farm has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie Farm, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Prairie Farm has a population of 438 people<3> (see below for details).
Prairie Farm is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Prairie Farm lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Prairie Farm: (715) and (534)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prairie Farm had an population of 438 people. This is a decrease of 7.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.78% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Prairie Farm had a population of 473 people. This makes Prairie Farm the county's 32nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 473 people, the population of Prairie Farm decreased 6.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 508 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Prairie Farm.
Communities Also Named Prairie Farm ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Prairie Farm - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie Farm.
Communities near Prairie Farm ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prairie Farm.
- Barron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Amery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Chetek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Glenwood City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Boyceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Turtle Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Almena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Prairie Farm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairie Farm.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prairie Farm. 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 Prairie Farm.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Farm. See our Newspapers Page for Prairie Farm.
Adding Prairie Farm to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prairie Farm 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 Prairie Farm was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
We also found Prairie Farm in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie Farm.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prairie Farm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barron County: www.co.barron.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 Barron, 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 Prairie Farm. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie Farm - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |