Wisconsin · Census place 5585325

West Baraboo, Wisconsin

West Baraboo is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin with an estimated 1,586 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 294th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,586
#294 of 370 in Wisconsin
Change since 2020
-2.6%
-42 people
Land area
1.3 sq mi
+ 0.02 sq mi water
Density
1,259 / sq mi
State median 1,583
Orange pin: West Baraboo. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Madison.

West Baraboo population, 2020 to 2024

West Baraboo lost 42 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.6%. In the latest year it moved by -6.

1,62820201,61120211,60120221,59220231,5862024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,629. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Baraboo covers 1.26 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 1,259 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so West Baraboo is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Baraboo is in

All of West Baraboo's residents live in Sauk County, which had 66,486 residents in 2024. West Baraboo holds 2.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Baraboo

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Baraboo by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 53913. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where West Baraboo is

The Census internal point of West Baraboo is at 43.478200, -89.774100. Madison, the capital, is 34.1 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Baraboo, WI (13,096 people), 1.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Madison, WI, 32.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
43.478200, -89.774100
DMS
43°28'41.52"N 89°46'26.76"W
UTM
16N 275644.3E 4817659.0N
Geohash
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Plus code
86MGF6HG+79

Daylight in West Baraboo

At 43.48° N, West Baraboo gets about 15 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 57 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Baraboo

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Baraboo, 1.9 miles away, with 13,096 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Baraboo, WI?

1,586 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 42 (2.6%) from 1,628 in July 2020.

What county is West Baraboo in?

Sauk County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover West Baraboo?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 53913.

How far is West Baraboo from Madison?

34.1 miles (54.8 km) in a straight line, heading SE from West Baraboo.

What is the nearest larger city to West Baraboo?

Baraboo, WI, with 13,096 residents, 1.9 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.