Located in the Town of Dane, the village is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[6] The village was named for Nathan Dane, author of the Northwest Ordinance.

[8] The community's St. Michael Catholic Church was struck by lightning and burned down in 1974, but has since been rebuilt.

[9] The major road is the community is Wisconsin Highway 113, which is the village's Main Street running in an east–west direction.

17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Wisconsin and Southern railroad runs through town en route to Reedsburg.