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Welcome to Waterloo ...

The city of Waterloo is located in Jefferson County<1>.


The location of Waterloo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterloo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

When the people of Waterloo refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Waterlooan<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Waterloo has a population of 3,337 people<4> (see below for details).

Waterloo is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Waterloo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Waterloo ...

Official Website: www.waterloowis.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waterloo had an population of 3,337 people. This is an increase of 0.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Waterloo had a population of 3,333 people. This makes Waterloo the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Waterloo represents 0.06% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 265th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,333 people, the population of Waterloo increased 2.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,259 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Waterloo.

Communities Also Named Waterloo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Waterloo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia (5), Washington (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waterloo.

Communities near Waterloo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waterloo.

  • Sun Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
    • Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
  • Watertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Watertown is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
  • Fort Atkinson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
    • Fort Atkinson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,372 people
  • DeForest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
    • DeForest is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
  • McFarland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
    • McFarland is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,291 people
  • Monona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
    • Monona is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,164 people
  • Jefferson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,037 people
  • Windsor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Dane County
  • Cottage Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
  • Lake Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
    • Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 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 Waterloo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waterloo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waterloo. 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 Waterloo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterloo. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Waterloo.

Adding Waterloo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waterloo 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 Waterloo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waterloo post office opened in 1847.

We also found Waterloo in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterloo.

The official website for Waterloo: www.waterloowis.com/

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountywi.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 Jefferson, 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>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Waterloo refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Waterloo may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Waterloo.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waterloo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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