[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2), all of it land.[7] The village of Plain[8] is located on Wisconsin Highway 23 and County Road B in the Township of Franklin.Several rough buildings were erected and the area acquired the nickname of Logtown (also spelled Log Town).[12] A post office was proposed to be established at Plain on March 31, 1858, with B. V. Bunnel as postmaster.The proposed mail route was Prairie du Sac, Sauk City, Harrisburg, Plain, Maqua to Sextonville in Richland County.The unnamed author wrote: "Within a few weeks very strong efforts will be made at proper headquarters to have the name of Plain changed, as that name does not agree with the rushing strides our burg is making.[21] Plain is twinned with: As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 773 people, 321 households, and 224 families living in the village.