{{About|the village|the adjacent town|Deerfield (town), Dane County, Wisconsin|the town in Waushara County|Deerfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin}} {{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Deerfield, Wisconsin | settlement_type = [[Village]] | nickname = | image_skyline = DeerfieldWisconsin1.jpg | image_caption = Downtown Deerfield | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | image_map = File:Dane County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Deerfield Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location of Deerfield in Dane County, Wisconsin.
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'''Deerfield''' is a village in [[Dane County, Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 2,540 at the time of the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite web |title=2010 Census Wisconsin |url=http://legis.wisconsin.gov/ltsb/redistricting/PDFs/2010%20WI%20Pop%20Counts.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628151836/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/ltsb/redistricting/PDFs/2010%20WI%20Pop%20Counts.pdf |archive-date=June 28, 2014 |access-date=November 9, 2011}}</ref> The village is located within the [[Deerfield (town), Dane County, Wisconsin|Town of Deerfield]]. It is part of the [[Madison, Wisconsin metropolitan area]], and a suburb of [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]. Towns and villages near Deerfield include [[Stoughton, Wisconsin|Stoughton]], [[Madison, Wisconsin]], [[Marshall, Dane County, Wisconsin|Marshall]], [[Medina, Wisconsin|Medina]], [[London, Wisconsin|London]], [[Lake Mills, Wisconsin|Lake Mills]], [[Cambridge, Wisconsin|Cambridge]], and [[Cottage Grove, Wisconsin]].
==History== A post office called Deerfield has been in operation since 1846.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=WI&county=Dane&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Dane County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=March 1, 2015}}</ref> The village took its name from the [[Deerfield (town), Dane County, Wisconsin|Town of Deerfield]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA63|year=1908|page=63}}</ref>
==Geography== {{wide image|Deerfield, Wisconsin.jpg|200px||100%|left|alt=Deerfield, Wisconsin}} Deerfield is located at {{coord|43|3|8|N|89|4|32|W|type:city}} (43.052305, -89.075679).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|2.22|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>
==Demographics== [[File:Deerfield WI Village Hall.jpg|thumb|Deerfield Village Hall]] {{US Census population | 1890 = 338 | 1900 = 515 | 1910 = 533 | 1920 = 594 | 1930 = 501 | 1940 = 611 | 1950 = 614 | 1960 = 795 | 1970 = 1067 | 1980 = 1466 | 1990 = 1617 | 2000 = 1971 | 2010 = 2319 | 2020 = 2507 | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }}
===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,319 people, 884 households, and 628 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1044.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 911 housing units at an average density of {{convert|410.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.3% of the population.
There were 884 households, of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.0% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.
The median age in the village was 34.4 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 33.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 7.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.
===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,971 people, 726 households, and 527 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 1,732.6 people per square mile (667.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 749 housing units at an average density of 658.4 per square mile (253.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 94.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.62% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.01% from two or more races. 2.18% of the population were [[Hispanic]] or [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] of any race.
There were 726 households, out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $50,439, and the median income for a family was $55,278. Males had a median income of $38,250 versus $27,115 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $20,209. About 0.9% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
==Notable people== *[[Eleanor Fitzgerald]] — editor and theater professional<ref>[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;view=reslist;subview=standard;didno=uw-mil-uwmmss0013;focusrgn=bioghist;cc=wiarchives;byte=27013447 Finding aid, M. Eleanor Fitzgerald Papers, 1915-1974, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, UWM Libraries.]</ref> *[[Christopher Legreid]] — Wisconsin state representative, blacksmith, and barber<ref>{{cite book|title=The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin|year=1897|page=675}}</ref> *[[Earl Mullen]] — Wisconsin state representative and barber<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1948,' Biographical Sketch of Earl Mullen, pg. 45</ref> *[[Frank J. Shakespeare]] (1925–2022) — diplomat and media executive; resident of Deerfield at the time of his death<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frank Shakespeare, Nixon's TV guru who redefined political ads, dies at 97 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/frank-shakespeare-nixon-s-tv-guru-who-redefined-political-ads-dies-at-97/ar-AA15oVdb |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website=MSN |language=en-US |publisher=[[The Washington Post]] |first=Brian |last=Murphy |date=December 17, 2022}}</ref>
==References== <references /> {{Commons category|Deerfield, Wisconsin}}
==External links== * [http://www.deerfieldwi.com Village of Deerfield] * Sanborn fire insurance maps: [http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/5381 1898] [https://web.archive.org/web/20140327214036/http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/maps/id/4550 1903] {{Dane County, Wisconsin}}
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