Welcome to Vilas County ...
Time Zone: Vilas County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Eagle River is the Seat for Vilas County.
Vilas County was founded in 1893 and was created by taking area from Oneida County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Vilas had a population of 22,195 people. This is an increase of 3.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,455 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Vilas represented 0.38% of the total population of Wisconsin.
Below are some of the communities located in Vilas County:
- Arbor Vitae
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Vitae is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,453 people
- Boulder Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 971 people
- Cloverland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
- Conover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
- Eagle River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Lac du Flambeau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,517 people
- Land O'Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Lincoln
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
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- Manitowish Waters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Phelps
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Plum Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Lake is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Presque Isle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Presque Isle is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Saint Germain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Vilas County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Websites specific to Vilas County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Gogebic County
- Iron County
- Forest County
- Oneida County
- Price County
- Iron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |