Wisconsin · Census place 5549450
Markesan, Wisconsin
Markesan is a city in Green Lake County, Wisconsin with an estimated 1,385 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 322nd largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,385
- #322 of 370 in Wisconsin
- Change since 2020
- +0.4%
- +5 people
- Land area
- 2.3 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 597 / sq mi
- State median 1,583
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Markesan population, 2020 to 2024
Markesan added 5 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.4%. In the latest year it moved by -3.
Markesan covers 2.32 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 597 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Markesan is less dense than the typical town.
What county Markesan is in
All of Markesan's residents live in Green Lake County, which had 19,370 residents in 2024. Markesan holds 7.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Markesan
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Markesan by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 53946. 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 Markesan is
The Census internal point of Markesan is at 43.710800, -88.991200. Madison, the capital, is 48.2 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Fox Lake, WI (1,682 people), 11.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Madison, WI, 48.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.710800, -88.991200
- DMS
- 43°42'38.88"N 88°59'28.32"W
- UTM
- 16N 339582.4E 4841679.5N
- Geohash
- dpb8wvq9f
- Plus code
- 86MHP265+8G
Daylight in Markesan
At 43.71° N, Markesan gets about 15 h 27 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 55 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Markesan
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Green Lake, 9.3 miles away, with 1,043 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Markesan, WI?
1,385 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 5 (0.4%) from 1,380 in July 2020.
What county is Markesan in?
Green Lake County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Markesan?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 53946.
How far is Markesan from Madison?
48.2 miles (77.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Markesan.
What is the nearest larger city to Markesan?
Fox Lake, WI, with 1,682 residents, 11.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.