Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Poplar

A village of 629 people in Wisconsin
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Poplar

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Poplar.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Poplar

Explore places →

Outdoors in Poplar

Parks & trails →
Conserved land1.1%87 of 7,568 acres
Trails4.5 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1named on the map

Know a trail or park that’s missing? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Poplar

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Poplar

Village in Wisconsin, United States
629Population
11.9 sq miArea
981 ftElevation

Poplar is a village in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census, an increase from 603 at the 2010 census. U.S. Highway 2, County Road D, and County Road P are the main routes in the community.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code54864
Living in Poplar

Housing in Poplar

$314K▲ 5.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Poplar home is worth about $314,000, up 5.9% in a year, 7% below the Wisconsin typical home.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Health in Poplar

Compared with Wisconsin

4better than WI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 28 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

St. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 17.2 mi · ER · rural critical access
Northlakes - PoplarPoplar · 0.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Poplar · CMS · HRSAHealth in Poplar →

Schools in Poplar

All Poplar schools →
A−

School Grade A-

The public schools Poplar’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictMaple School DistrictSchools2

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from PoplarWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Poplar.Meet them →

Where Poplar is

Explore map →
Locator map of Poplar
Wikimedia Commons · Map: DemocraticLuntz · DemocraticLuntz at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Location map

Around town

Bordering towns

Explore map →

How things work in Poplar

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Poplar

Wisconsin · WI
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Poplar is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01