Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
Village hall
Village hall
Location of Blue Mounds in Dane County, Wisconsin
Location of Blue Mounds in Dane County, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°1′0″N 89°49′50″W / 43.01667°N 89.83056°W / 43.01667; -89.83056
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyDane
Government
 • TypeVillage
 • PresidentAudra Anderson[1]
Area
 • Total0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Land0.88 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,276 ft (328 m)
Population
 • Total948
 • Estimate 
(2019)[5]
986
 • Density1,100/sq mi (420/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP
53517
Area code608
FIPS code55-08500[6]
GNIS feature ID1582837[3]
WebsiteVillage of Blue Mounds

Blue Mounds is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 950.[4] The village is adjacent to the Town of Blue Mounds, and is part of the Madison metropolitan area.

Blue Mounds was named by French missionaries for the blueish hue of three nearby mounds.[7]

  1. ^ "Officials and Committees". Village Of Blue Mounds. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  5. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 45.