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Welcome to Burnett County ...

Time Zone: Burnett County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Grantsburg is the Seat for Burnett County.

Burnett County was founded in 1856 and was created by taking area from Polk County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Burnett had a population of 15,414 people. This is a decrease of 0.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,430 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Burnett represented 0.27% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Burnett County:

  • Anderson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Anderson is located in Burnett County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Blaine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaine is located in Burnett County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Daniels
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Daniels is located in Burnett County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Dewey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewey is located in Burnett County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Grantsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jackson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jackson is located in Burnett County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • La Follette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Follette is located in Burnett County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln is located in Burnett County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
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    • Meenon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Meenon is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,186 people
    • Oakland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Roosevelt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Roosevelt is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Rusk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Rusk is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Sand Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sand Lake is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Scott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Scott is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Siren
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Siren is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Swiss
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Swiss is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Trade Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Webb Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Webb Lake is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Webster
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Webster is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • West Marshland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • West Marshland is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Wood River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wood River is located in Burnett County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.