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Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census , the population was 561,504, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin after Milwaukee County . [ 1 ] The county seat is Madison , [ 2 ] which is also the state capital.
English: This is a locator map showing Dane County in Wisconsin. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 13 February 2006: Source:
Iowa County was formed in 1829 from the Crawford County land south of the Wisconsin River. [1] Brown County's southern portion was used to form Milwaukee County in 1834. [ 1 ] The state of Wisconsin was created from Wisconsin Territory on May 29, 1848, with 28 counties.
Madison is the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. The population was 269,840 as of the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Wisconsin, after Milwaukee, and the 77th-most populous in the United States. The Madison metropolitan area had a population of 680,796.
Populated places in Dane County, Wisconsin (4 C) Protected areas of Dane County, Wisconsin (21 P) Pages in category "Geography of Dane County, Wisconsin"
The Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is the area consisting of Columbia, Dane, Green, and Iowa counties [2] in Wisconsin, anchored by the city of Madison. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 680,796.
Wisconsin counties (clickable map) The county is the primary political subdivision of Wisconsin. Every county has a county seat, often a populous or centrally located city or village, where the government offices for the county are located. Within each county are cities, villages and towns. As of 2016, Wisconsin had 72 counties. [1]
Norwegian-immigration historian Odd S. Lovoll observes that by the 1870s, Norwegian immigrants had created significant settlements throughout Wisconsin, particularly in Dane County. [13] In 1871, Andrew Levordson became the first Norwegian immigrant to arrive in Mount Horeb, marking the beginning of this ethnic-group's presence in the village. [14]