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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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
    • Bass Lake is located in Sawyer County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,413 people
  • Couderay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couderay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
    • Couderay is located in Sawyer County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Draper
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Draper is located in Sawyer County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Edgewater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Edgewater is located in Sawyer County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Exeland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Exeland is located in Sawyer County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
  • Hayward
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Hayward is located in Sawyer County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Hunter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hunter is located in Sawyer County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Lenroot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenroot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenroot
    • Lenroot is located in Sawyer County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
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    • Meadowbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
      • Meadowbrook is located in Sawyer County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Meteor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meteor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
      • Meteor is located in Sawyer County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Ojibwa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ojibwa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojibwa
      • Ojibwa is located in Sawyer County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Radisson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radisson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
      • Radisson is located in Sawyer County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Round Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
      • Round Lake is located in Sawyer County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
    • Sand Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
      • Sand Lake is located in Sawyer County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
    • Spider Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spider Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spider Lake
      • Spider Lake is located in Sawyer County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Weirgor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weirgor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirgor
      • Weirgor is located in Sawyer County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Winter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
      • Winter is located in Sawyer County (WI)
      • 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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
 

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