Welcome to Oregon ...
The village of Oregon is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Oregon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oregon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oregon has a population of 10,588 people<3> (see below for details).
Oregon is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Oregon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Oregon: (608)
Websites for Oregon ...
Official Website: www.town.oregon.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oregon had an population of 10,588 people. This is an increase of 14.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.91% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Oregon had a population of 9,231 people. This makes Oregon the county's 8th most populous community.
The population of Oregon represents 0.16% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,231 people, the population of Oregon increased 22.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,514 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Oregon.
Communities Also Named Oregon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Oregon - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York (3), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oregon.
Communities near Oregon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oregon.
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Middleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Waunakee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Stoughton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - McFarland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Monona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Mount Horeb
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 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 Oregon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oregon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oregon. 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 Oregon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oregon. See our Newspapers Page for Oregon.
Adding Oregon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oregon 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 Oregon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Oregon post office opened in 1850.
We also found Oregon in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oregon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Oregon: www.town.oregon.wi.us/
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.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 Dane, 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 Oregon. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oregon - 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/ |