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Welcome to Sun Prairie ...

The city of Sun Prairie is located in Dane County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sun Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Sun Prairie: Sun Pr.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sun Prairie has a population of 34,723 people<3> (see below for details).

Sun Prairie is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Sun Prairie: (608)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sun Prairie had an population of 34,723 people. This is an increase of 18.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 70.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sun Prairie had a population of 29,364 people (which is 6.02% of the total population of Dane County). This makes Sun Prairie the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Sun Prairie represents 0.52% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 26th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 29,364 people, the population of Sun Prairie increased 44.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 20,369 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sun Prairie.

Communities Also Named Sun Prairie ...

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

Communities near Sun Prairie ...

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

  • Madison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
  • Fitchburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
    • Fitchburg is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
  • Middleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Middleton is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 people
  • Waunakee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waunakee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunakee
    • Waunakee is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,188 people
  • Stoughton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoughton
    • Stoughton is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,218 people
  • DeForest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
    • DeForest is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
  • Oregon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Dane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
  • McFarland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Dane County

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 Sun Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sun Prairie.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sun Prairie. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sun Prairie.

Adding Sun Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sun Prairie.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sun Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Sun Prairie.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.









 

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