Elk Mound, WI

Elk Mound is the incorporated village in Dunn County, not the surrounding Town of Elk Mound. The 2020 census counted 985 residents. The village sits in the Chippewa Valley between Eau Claire, Menomonie, and Chippewa Falls, with the surrounding town carrying the same name beyond the municipal boundary. That distinction matters here: the village's streets, village hall, school campus, and post office belong to the smaller Census place tracked in this record. The local economy combines small businesses and services with the farm country around it, while nearby cities provide a larger regional job and shopping network.

Elk Mound was laid out in 1871, and its post office dates to 1870. The village takes its name from the nearby mound, a long-standing lookout and local landmark. Mound Hill Park's small castle memorializes deceased Dunn County rural letter carriers, giving the hillside an unusual civic purpose. School buildings, village services, and the memorial park bring together the settlement's practical present and its older postal, agricultural, and transportation history.