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Welcome to Douglas County ...

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

The community of Superior is the Seat for Douglas County.

Douglas County was founded in 1854.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Douglas had a population of 43,150 people. This is a decrease of 2.23% since the last Census (which gave a population of 44,134 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Douglas represented 0.78% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Douglas County:

  • Amnicon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Amnicon is located in Douglas County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Bennett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bennett is located in Douglas County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Brule
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Brule is located in Douglas County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Cloverland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloverland is located in Douglas County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Dairyland
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dairyland is located in Douglas County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Gordon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Gordon is located in Douglas County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Hawthorne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Highland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland is located in Douglas County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
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    • Lake Nebagamon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
    • Lakeside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Maple
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Oakland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
    • Oliver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Parkland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Parkland is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
    • Poplar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Solon Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
    • Superior
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,265 people
    • Superior Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Wascott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wascott is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 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.