Welcome to Prairie Farm ...
The village of Prairie Farm is located in Barron County<1>.
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<2> (see below for details).
Prairie Farm is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Prairie Farm lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Prairie Farm: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Prairie Farm: 54762<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 (which had 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)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Amery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Chetek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Glenwood City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Boyceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Turtle Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Almena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
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 (so far) for Prairie Farm was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie Farm.
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Prairie Farm. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie Farm - 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 Prairie Farm area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Prairie Farm area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Prairie Farm). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Prairie Farm or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |