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Welcome to Forest County ...

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

The community of Crandon is the Seat for Forest County.

Forest County was founded in 1885. Forest was created by taking area from Langlade and Oconto Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Forest had a population of 9,004 people. This is a decrease of 3.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,294 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Forest represented 0.16% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Forest County:

  • Alvin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Alvin is located in Forest County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Argonne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Argonne is located in Forest County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
  • Armstrong Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Blackwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Blackwell is located in Forest County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Caswell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Caswell is located in Forest County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Crandon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Crandon is located in Forest County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
  • Freedom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Freedom is located in Forest County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Hiles
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hiles is located in Forest County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
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    • Laona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Laona is located in Forest County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Lincoln
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Forest County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
    • Nashville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Nashville is located in Forest County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
    • Popple River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Popple River is located in Forest County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Ross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ross is located in Forest County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Wabeno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wabeno is located in Forest County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 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.