Welcome to Sauk City ...
The village of Sauk City is located in Sauk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sauk City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sauk City has a population of 3,484 people<2> (see below for details).
Sauk City is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Sauk City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sauk City: 608 & 353<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sauk City had an population of 3,484 people. This is an increase of 2.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.06% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Sauk City had a population of 3,410 people (or 5.5% of the total population of Sauk County). This makes Sauk City the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of Sauk City represents 0.06% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 259th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,410 people, the population of Sauk City increased 9.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,109 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Sauk City.
Websites for Sauk City ...
Official Website: www.saukcity.net/
Communities near Sauk City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sauk City.
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Waunakee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Baraboo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- DeForest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Mount Horeb
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Cross Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Poynette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynette
- Poynette is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Shorewood Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
- Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 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 Sauk City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sauk City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sauk City. 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 Sauk City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sauk City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sauk City.
Adding Sauk City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sauk City 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 Sauk City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Sauk City post office opened in 1852.
We also found Sauk City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sauk City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sauk City: www.saukcity.net/
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sauk City. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sauk City - 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 Sauk City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Sauk City 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |