Welcome to Radisson ...

The village of Radisson is located in Sawyer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Radisson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Radisson has a population of 233 people<2> (see below for details).

Radisson is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Radisson: 715 & 534<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Radisson had an population of 233 people. This is a decrease of 3.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Radisson had a population of 241 people. This makes Radisson the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 241 people, the population of Radisson increased 8.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 222 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Radisson.

Communities Also Named Radisson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Radisson: This one is located in Sawyer County and the other is located in Columbia County.

Beyond Wisconsin, there are 5 communities that are also named Radisson - they are located in Quebec (3) and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Radisson.

Communities near Radisson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Radisson.

• Birchwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Birchwood is located in Washburn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
• Winter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
  • Winter is located in Sawyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
• Exeland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
  • Exeland is located in Sawyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
• Couderay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couderay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
  • Couderay is located in Sawyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
• New Post
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
  • New Post is located in Sawyer County
• Reserve
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
  • Reserve is located in Sawyer County
• Chief Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
  • Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
• Little Round Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
  • Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
• Stone Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
  • Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
• Hayward
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Sawyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Radisson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Radisson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Radisson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Radisson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Radisson. See our Newspapers Page for Radisson.

Adding Radisson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Radisson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Radisson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Radisson post office opened in 1902.

We also found Radisson on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Radisson.