Dane County, Wisconsin

Explore Dane County (Click on picture) Created in 1836 as a territorial county, it's named after Nathan Dane of Massachusetts, a delegate to the First Continental Congress who helped make Wisconsin the last state carved out of the Northwest Territories. In central Wisconsin, the county seat is Madison.

Land Area	1,201.89 sq miles
Water Area	36.42 sq miles
Elevation	863 ft at Madison
Number of Lakes	36
Area in Lakes	21,520 acres (33.63 sq miles)
Rivers	Little Sugar, Sugar, Yahara, Maunesha, Pecatonica
Major Watershed	Rock River, Wisconsin River (Northwest)
Geographical Province	East: Eastern Ridges and Lowlands. Southwest: Western Upland
Natural Vegetation	Oak savanna, scattered patches of prairie bluestem and composites. North-west corner and southeast: sedge meadows.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	112,737 290,272 323,545 367,085 426,526
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Columbia County, Sauk County Dodge County, Jefferson County Rock County, Green County Iowa County, Sauk County

Dane County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site	www.co.dane.wi.us
County Administrator	Dane County Executive 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 421 Madison, WI 53703	Phone: 608-266-4114
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 106A Madison, WI 53703	Phone: 608-266-4121
Clerk of Courts	Clerk of Courts 215 S Hamilton St Room 1000 Madison, WI 53703	Phone: 608-266-4311
County Sheriff	Sheriff 115 W Doty St Madison, WI 53703	Phone: 608-284-6800
Health Department	Department of Human Services 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 507 Madison, WI 53703	Phone: 608-266-4821
Highway Department	Dane County Highway & Transportation Department 2302 Fish Hatchery Rd. Madison, WI 53713	Phone: 608-266-4261
County Parks	Dane County Parks 5201 Fen Oak Dr Madison, WI 53718	Phone: 608-242-4576
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 110 Madison, WI 53703	Phone: 608-266-4141
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Dane County 5201 Fen Oak Dr Ste 138 Madison, WI 53718	Phone: 608-224-3700
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Belleville Chamber of Commerce PO Box 392 Belleville, WI 53508	Phone: 608-424-3336
	Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 572 Cambridge, WI 53523-0572	Phone: 608-423-3780
	Cross Plains Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 271 Cross Plains, WI 53528-0271	Phone: 608-843-3166
	Deerfield Chamber of Commerce PO Box 102 Deerfield, WI 53531-0102	Phone: 608-764-8069
	DeForest Area Chamber of Commerce 201 DeForest St DeForest, WI 53532	Phone: 608-846-2922
	Downtown Madison Inc. PO Box 2136 122 West Washington Avenue Ste 250 Madison, WI 53701	Phone: 608-255-1008
	Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce 5540 Research Park Dr Fitchburg, WI 53711	Phone: 608-288-8284
	Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce 615 East Washington Avenue PO Box 71 Madison, WI 53701	Phone: 608-256-8348
	Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau 615 E Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703	Phone: 608-255-2537
	Greater Mazomanie Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 84 Mazomanie, WI 53560-0084	Phone: 608-795-9824
	McFarland Chamber of Commerce PO Box 372 4869 Larson Beach Road Suite B McFarland, WI 53558-0372	Phone: 608-838-4011
	Middleton Chamber of Commerce 7507 Hubbard Ave Middleton, WI 53562	Phone: 608-827-5797 E-mail
	Middleton Tourism Commission/Visitors Center 1811 Parmenter Street Middleton, WI 53562	Phone: 800-688-5694
	Midwest Lakes Policy Center Madison, WI	Phone: 773-507-0931
	Monona Chamber of Commerce 6320 Monona Dr Ste 100 Monona, WI 53716	Phone: 608-222-8565
	Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce 300 E Main Street Mount Horeb, WI 53572	Phone: 608-437-5914 88TROLLWAY
	Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 123 733 N Main Street Oregon, WI 53575-0123	Phone: 608-835-3697
	Stoughton Chamber of Commerce 532 E Main St Stoughton, WI 53589	Phone: 608-873-7912
	Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce 109 E Main St Sun Prairie, WI 53590	Phone: 608-837-4547 E-mail
	Verona Area Chamber of Commerce 205 South Main Street Verona, WI 53593	Phone: 608-845-5777
	Waunakee/Westport Chamber of Commerce PO Box 41 100 E Main St Waunakee, WI 53597-0041	Phone: 608-849-5977
	Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce 501 E Washington Ave Madison, WI 53703	Phone: 608-258-3400
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Albion Academy Historical Society 605 Campus Ln Albion, WI 53534	Phone: 608-884-4809
	Black Earth Historical Society PO Box 214 Black Earth, WI 53515	Phone: 608-767-2691
	Blue Mounds Area Historical Society Blue Mounds, WI 53517	Phone: 608-437-4688
	Cambridge Historic School Foundation W8955 Ripley rd Cambridge, WI 53523
	Cottage Grove Area Historical Society 439 Cheryl St Cottage Grove, WI 53527	Phone: 608-839-4140
	Cross Plains-Berry Historical Society 9260 Far View Rd Mazomanie, WI 53560	Phone: 608-798-2760
	Dane County Historical Society 3101 Lake Farm Road Madison, WI 53711	Phone: 608-224-3605 E-mail
	DeForest Area Historical Society PO Box 124 DeForest, WI 53532	Phone: 608-846-5519
	Fitchburg Historical Society 5520 Lacy Road Fitchburg, WI 53711	Phone: 608-270-4200
	Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin PO Box 6339 Madison, WI 53716-0339	Phone: 608-287-0339
	Historic Blooming Grove Historical Society PO Box 6704 Monona, WI 53716-0704	Phone: 608-222-5783
	Historic Madison PO Box 2721 Madison, WI 53701-2721	Phone: 608-249-7920
	Historic Preservation Review Board 816 State St Madison, WI 53706-1488	Phone: 608-264-6500
	Koshkonong Prairie Historical Society 6806 Raymond Rd Apt 102 Madison, WI 53719-3958	Phone: 608-241-7565
	Marshall Area Historical Historical Society PO Box 774 Marshall, WI 53559	Phone: 608-655-3357
	Mazomanie Historical Society PO Box 248 Mazomanie, WI 53560	Phone: 608-795-4771
	McFarland Historical Society 5403 Marsh Woods Dr McFarland, WI 53558	Phone: 608-838-4279
	Middleton Area Historical Society 7410 Hubbard Ave Middleton, WI 53562	Phone: 608-836-7614
	Mount Horeb Area Historical Society 100 S 2nd St Mount Horeb, WI 53572	Phone: 608-251-2486
	Neosho Historical Society PO Box 105 Neosho, WI 53059	Phone: 920-625-3632
	Oregon Area Historical Society PO Box 262 Oregon, WI 53575	Phone: 608-835-3866
	South Central Wisconsin Chapter WSGS 5519 Milwaukee St McFarland, WI 53558
	State Historical Society of Wisconsin 816 State Street Madison, WI 53706	Phone: 608-264-6400 E-mail
	Stoughton Historical Society	Phone: 608-873-4797
	Sun Prairie Historical Society 1747 Pennsylvania Ave Sun Prairie, WI 53590-1717	Phone: 608-837-9179
	Wisconsin State Genealogical Society P.O. Box 5106 Madison, WI 53705-0106	E-mail
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