Independence, Wisconsin

Independence population, 2020 to 2024

Independence lost 16 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.1%. In the latest year it moved by -14.

Independence covers 4.16 square miles of land and 0.06 of water, for 356 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Independence is less dense than the typical town.

What county Independence is in

All of Independence's residents live in Trempealeau County, which had 30,801 residents in 2024. Independence holds 4.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Independence

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Independence by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 54612, 54747, 54773. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Independence is

The Census internal point of Independence is at 44.309800, -91.420700. Madison, the capital, is 132.8 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Whitehall, WI (1,618 people), 5.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rochester, MN, 56.3 miles away.

Daylight in Independence

At 44.31° N, Independence gets about 15 h 32 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 51 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 41 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Independence

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Whitehall, 5.4 miles away, with 1,618 people.