Summary for Birchwood

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Located in: Washburn County (see below)

Time Zone: Birchwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (534), (715)<1>

Elevation: 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Birchwood)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	430 (2.71% decrease since 2010)
2010:	442 (14.67% decrease since 2000)
2000:	518

Total Area:<4> 1.26 sq. miles [3.3 km²] - of which 13.6% is water (0.17 sq. miles [0.4 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 290

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Birchwood:

Lat: 45.657200° (or 45°39'25" N)

Lon: -91.552400° (or -91°33'8" W)

USGS Topo Map: Birchwood<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Birchwood

GNIS ID: 1582812

FIPS State / Place Code: 55 / 07550

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Birchwood)

About Washburn County

The village of Shell Lake is the County Seat for Washburn County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Washburn)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	15,764 (0.92% decrease since 2010)
2010	15,911 (0.78% decrease since 2000)
2000:	16,036

Total Area: 853 sq. miles [2,210.1 km²] - of which 6.59% is water (56.2 sq. miles [145.6 km²])

Housing Units: 12,979

Official Website: www.co.washburn.wi.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Washburn

GNIS ID: 1581124

FIPS State / County Code: 55 / 129

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Birchwood)

About Wisconsin

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,824,581 (2.42% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,686,986 (6.03% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,363,675

Websites for State of Wisconsin

Official Website: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Tourism: https://www.travelwisconsin.com/

Parks: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/

Fishing: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Fishing/

Hunting: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Wisconsin

GNIS ID: 1779806

FIPS State: 55

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Birchwood)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Washburn County: www.co.washburn.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birchwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Birchwood. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Birchwood, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Birchwood.