Edgerton, Wisconsin

Edgerton, Wisconsin
Fulton Street in downtown Edgerton
Fulton Street in downtown Edgerton
Motto: 
"Tobacco City U.S.A."
Location of Edgerton in Rock County, Wisconsin.
Location of Edgerton in Rock County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 42°50′10″N 89°4′23″W / 42.83611°N 89.07306°W / 42.83611; -89.07306
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountiesRock, Dane
Area
 • Total4.16 sq mi (10.78 km2)
 • Land4.16 sq mi (10.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation817 ft (249 m)
Population
 • Total5,945
 • Density1,429.4/sq mi (551.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
53534
Area code608
FIPS code55-22575[4]
GNIS feature ID1564443[2]
Websitewww.cityofedgerton.com

Edgerton is a city in Rock County and partly in Dane County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,945 at the 2020 census.[3] Of this, 5,799 were in Rock County, and 146 were in Dane County. Known locally as "Tobacco City U.S.A." because of the importance of tobacco growing in the region,[5] Edgerton continues to be a center for the declining tobacco industry in the area.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edgerton, Wisconsin
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-5522575 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Term: Edgerton, Wisconsin". City-Data.com. Retrieved February 13, 2014.