Welcome to Delafield ...
The city of Delafield is located in Waukesha County<1>.
The location of Delafield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Delafield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Delafield has a population of 7,536 people<3> (see below for details).
Delafield is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Delafield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Delafield had an population of 7,536 people. This is an increase of 6.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.44% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Delafield had a population of 7,085 people. This makes Delafield the county's 20th most populous community.
The population of Delafield represents 0.12% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 136th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 7,085 people, the population of Delafield increased 9.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,472 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Delafield.
Communities Also Named Delafield ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Delafield - they are located in Illinois and Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Delafield.
Communities near Delafield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Delafield.
- Waukesha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- West Allis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - New Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Muskego
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Watertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 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 Delafield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delafield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Delafield. 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 Delafield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Delafield. See our Newspapers Page for Delafield.
Adding Delafield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Delafield 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 Delafield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Delafield post office opened in 1843.
We also found Delafield in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Delafield.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delafield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.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 Waukesha, 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 Delafield. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delafield - 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/ |