The Town[3] of Sun Prairie is located in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.

The unincorporated communities of Pierceville and Schey Acres are also located in the town.

President Martin Van Buren commissioned a party of 45 men, including Augustus A. Bird, to build a territory capitol in Madison.

The group of men left Milwaukee on May 26, 1837, and traveled for days in the rain.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.4 square miles (81.2 km2), all of it land.