Orfordville is a village in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States, at the intersection of Highway 11, Highway 213, and the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad. The population was 1,272 at the census, with an estimated population of 1,302 in 2003.
The origin of its name came when a surveyor suggested Orford after a town in New Hampshire. It remained that until the establishment of a post office, when it was confused with Oxford, Wisconsin. The name was then changed to Orfordville at the suggestion of the postmaster general.
Orfordville is the home of the Parkview School District’s high school, Parkview High School sometimes referred to as Orfordville-Parkview. It also contains Orfordville Elementary School.
Orfordville is located at 42°37′45″N 89°15′24″W / 42.62917°N 89.25667°W / 42.62917; -89.25667 (42.629300, −89.256755). The elevation is 889 feet (271 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²), all of it land.
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