Welcome to Stoughton ...
The city of Stoughton is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Stoughton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stoughton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Stoughton has a population of 13,138 people<3> (see below for details).
Stoughton is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Stoughton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Stoughton: (608)
Websites for Stoughton ...
Official Website: www.ci.stoughton.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stoughton had an population of 13,138 people. This is an increase of 4.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.35% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Stoughton had a population of 12,611 people. This makes Stoughton the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Stoughton represents 0.22% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 67th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 12,611 people, the population of Stoughton increased 2.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,354 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Stoughton.
Communities Also Named Stoughton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Stoughton - they are located in Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stoughton.
Communities near Stoughton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stoughton.
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Janesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Sun Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- 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
- Fitchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Fort Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- 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
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - McFarland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Monona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Stoughton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stoughton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stoughton. 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 Stoughton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stoughton. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Stoughton.
Adding Stoughton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stoughton 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 Stoughton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Stoughton post office opened in 1848.
We also found Stoughton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stoughton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stoughton: www.ci.stoughton.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 Stoughton. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stoughton - 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/ |