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Welcome to Oneida County ...

The pronunciation of Oneida:

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

The community of Rhinelander is the Seat for Oneida County.

Oneida County was founded in 1885 and was created by taking area from Lincoln County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Oneida had a population of 35,595 people. This is a decrease of 0.98% since the last Census (which gave a population of 35,949 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oneida represented 0.63% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Oneida County:

  • Cassian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cassian is located in Oneida County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Crescent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Crescent is located in Oneida County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Enterprise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Enterprise is located in Oneida County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Hazelhurst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,266 people
  • Lake Tomahawk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
  • Little Rice
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Little Rice is located in Oneida County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Lynne
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lynne is located in Oneida County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Minocqua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Minocqua is located in Oneida County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,453 people
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    • Monico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Monico is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Newbold
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Newbold is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,730 people
    • Nokomis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Nokomis is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,374 people
    • Pelican
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pelican is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
    • Piehl
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Piehl is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Pine Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Pine Lake is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,746 people
    • Rhinelander
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhinelander is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
    • Schoepke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Schoepke is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
    • Stella
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Stella is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
    • Sugar Camp
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
    • Three Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Three Lakes is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
    • Woodboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodboro is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Woodruff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 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.