Welcome to Prairie du Sac village ...
The village of Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie du Sac village, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Prairie du Sac village has a population of 4,430 people<2> (see below for details).
Prairie du Sac village is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Prairie du Sac village lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Prairie du Sac village: (608)
Websites for Prairie du Sac village ...
Official Website: www.prairiedusac.net/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Prairie du Sac village had an population of 4,430 people. This is an increase of 11.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.11% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Prairie du Sac village had a population of 3,972 people (or 6.41% of the total population of Sauk County). This makes Prairie du Sac village the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Prairie du Sac village represents 0.07% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 218th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,972 people, the population of Prairie du Sac village increased 22.93% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,231 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Prairie du Sac village.
Communities near Prairie du Sac village ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prairie du Sac village.
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Waunakee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Mazomanie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 du Sac village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairie du Sac village.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prairie du Sac village. 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 du Sac village.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie du Sac village. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Prairie du Sac village.
Adding Prairie du Sac village to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prairie du Sac village 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 Prairie du Sac village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Prairie du Sac village post office opened in 1839.
We also found Prairie du Sac village in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie du Sac village.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Prairie du Sac village: www.prairiedusac.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 Prairie du Sac village. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie du Sac village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |