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DeForest is a fast-growing village in Dane County along the Yahara River, about 15 miles northeast of downtown Madison, and it is part of the Madison metropolitan area.

DeForest traces its origins to 1854, when Belgian-American settler Isaac DeForest arrived and bought extensive land for wheat farming; he platted the village in 1856, and though he sold out and moved to Kansas in 1868, the community kept his name.

For much of its history the village's name was spelled with a space — "De Forest" — before it was changed to the one-word "DeForest."

DeForest was officially incorporated as a village in 1897, after the arrival of the Chicago and North Western Railway turned it into a shipping point for grain and dairy.

DeForest's population was 10,811 at the 2020 census, up 21% from 8,936 in 2010, and Census Bureau estimates put it at about 13,094 by 2025 — another gain of roughly 21%.

The 2020 census counted 4,163 households in DeForest, with a median resident age of 37.8 years.

Before European settlement, the DeForest area was home to the Ho-Chunk Nation, who used the Wisconsin River valley and its tributaries for resources and travel.

DeForest students attend the DeForest Area School District, which runs three elementary schools, an intermediate school, a middle school, and DeForest Area High School.

The DeForest Area Public Library, completed in 2002, was modeled after a medieval Norwegian stave church to honor the area's Norwegian heritage, complete with carved dragons adorning the roof.

DeForest hosts the global headquarters of EVCO Plastics and of ABS Global, an international livestock genetics company, plus a major Walgreens distribution center.