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Welcome to Sawyer County ...

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

The community of Hayward is the Seat for Sawyer County.

Sawyer County was founded in 1883 and was created by taking area from Oconto County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sawyer had a population of 16,558 people.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sawyer represented 0.29% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Sawyer County:

  • Bass Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bass Lake is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,413 people
  • Couderay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Couderay is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Draper
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Draper is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Edgewater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewater is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Exeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Exeland is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Hayward
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayward is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Hunter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Lenroot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenroot is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Meteor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Meteor is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Ojibwa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ojibwa is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Radisson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Radisson is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Round Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Round Lake is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
    • Sand Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Lake is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
    • Spider Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Spider Lake is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Weirgor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Weirgor is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Winter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Winter is located in Sawyer County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 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.