Welcome to Waunakee ...
The village of Waunakee is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Waunakee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waunakee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Waunakee has a population of 14,070 people<3> (see below for details).
Waunakee is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Waunakee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Waunakee is within the boundaries of the (608) area code.
Websites for Waunakee ...
Official Website: www.vil.waunakee.wi.us/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Waunakee had an population of 14,070 people. This is an increase of 16.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 56.42% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Waunakee had a population of 12,097 people. This makes Waunakee the county's 6th most populous community.
The population of Waunakee represents 0.21% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 70th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 12,097 people, the population of Waunakee increased 34.49% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,995 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Waunakee.
Communities near Waunakee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Waunakee.
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Sun Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - DeForest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeForest
- DeForest is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,915 people
- Oregon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - McFarland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Monona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Mount Horeb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- 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
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 Waunakee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waunakee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Waunakee. 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 Waunakee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Waunakee. See our Newspapers Page for Waunakee.
Adding Waunakee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Waunakee 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 Waunakee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Waunakee post office opened in 1871.
We also found Waunakee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Waunakee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Waunakee: www.vil.waunakee.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 Waunakee. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waunakee - 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/ |