Dane County, created in 1836 as a territorial county, is 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. Located 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: 112,737
1970: 290,272
1980: 323,545
1990: 367,085
2000: 426,526
Border Counties
North: Columbia County, Sauk County
East: Dodge County, Jefferson County
South: Rock County, Green County
West: 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 53709 Phone: 608-266-4114
E-mail
Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors
210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Rm 118
Madison,
WI 53709 Phone: 608-266-5758
County Clerk Office of the County Clerk
210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Rm 112
Madison,
WI 53709 Phone: 608-266-4121
Clerk of Courts Clerk of Courts
210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Room GR10
Madison,
WI 53709 Phone: 608-266-4311
County Sheriff Sheriff
115 W Doty St
Madison,
WI 53703 Phone: 608-284-6800
Health Department Department of Human Services
1202 Northport Dr.
Madison,
WI 53704 Phone: 608-242-6200
Highway Department Dane County Highway & Transportation Department
2302 Fish Hatchery Rd.
Madison,
WI 53709 Phone: 608-266-4039
County Parks Dane County Parks Phone: 608-242-4576
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records Register of Deeds
PO Box 1438
Madison,
WI 53701-1438 Phone: 608-266-4141
Cooperative Extension UW-Extension, Dane County
1 Fen Oak Ct, Room 138
Madison,
WI 53718-8812 Phone: 608-224-3700
E-mail
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Tourism, Relocation & Business Development Belleville Community Club
PO Box 16
Belleville,
WI 53508-0016 Phone: 608-424-3375
Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 572
Cambridge,
WI 53523-0572 Phone: 608-423-3780
Cross Plains Business Association
PO Box 271
Cross Plains,
WI 53528-0271 Phone: 608-798-3961
Deerfield Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 102
Deerfield,
WI 53531-0102 Phone: 608-764-8069
DeForest Area Chamber of Commerce
201 DeForest St
De Forest,
WI 53532 Phone: 608-846-2922
Downtown Madison Inc.
PO Box 71
Madison,
WI 53701 Phone: 608-255-1008
Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce
2918 Marketplace Dr Ste 115
Fitchburg,
WI 53719 Phone: 608-288-8284
Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 71
Madison,
WI 53701-0071 Phone: 608-256-8348
Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau
615 E Washington Ave
Madison,
WI 53703-2952 Phone: 608-258-4944
Mazomanie Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 142
Mazomanie,
WI 53560-0142 Phone: 608-795-2117
McFarland Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 372
Mc Farland,
WI 53558-0372 Phone: 608-838-4011
Middleton Chamber of Commerce
7507 Hubbard Ave
Middleton,
WI 53562-3135 Phone: 608-827-5797
Middleton Tourism
7426 Hubbard Ave
Middleton,
WI 53562 Phone: 608-831-6350
Midwest Lakes Policy Center
1202 Erin Street
Madison,
WI 53715 Phone: 773-507-0931
Monona Chamber of Commerce
6320 Monona Dr Ste 100
Monona,
WI 53716-3952 Phone: 608-222-8565
Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 84
100 South First Street
Mount Horeb,
WI 53572-0084 Phone: 608-437-5914
88TROLLWAY
Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 123
Oregon,
WI 53575-0123 Phone: 608-835-3697
Stoughton Chamber of Commerce
532 E Main St
Stoughton,
WI 53589-1729 Phone: 608-873-7912
Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce
109 E Main St
Sun Prairie,
WI 53590-2222
Phone: 608-837-4547
E-mail
Uplands of Southwest Wisconsin
PO Box 202
Mount Horeb,
WI 53572 Phone: 800-279-9472
800-279-9472
Verona Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 930003
Verona,
WI 53593-0003 Phone: 608-845-5777
Verona Community Betterment Inc
125 S Main
Verona,
WI 53593 Phone: 608-845-1514
Waunakee/Westport Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 41
Waunakee,
WI 53597-0041 Phone: 608-849-5977
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
PO Box 352
Madison,
WI 53701-0352 Phone: 608-258-3400
Wisconsin Merchants Federation
1 E Main St Ste 305
Madison,
WI 53703 Phone: 608-257-3541
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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
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
PO Box 5003
Madison,
WI 53705-5003 Phone: 608-266-6329
DeForest Area Historical Society
PO Box 124
DeForest,
WI 53532 Phone: 608-846-5519
Fitchburg Historical Society
5897 Whalen Rd
Fitchburg,
WI 53719 Phone: 608-845-7594
Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin Heritage Tourism Program
PO Box 6339
Madison,
WI 53716-0339 Phone: 608-221-4111
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
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
1547 Hwy 51 N
Stoughton,
WI 53589 Phone: 608-873-3162
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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