Washburn, Wisconsin

Welcome to Washburn ...

The city of Washburn is located in Bayfield County and is the County Seat for Bayfield County.

From the  Census Estimates for 2017, Washburn has a population of 2,048 people^<1> (see below for details).

Washburn is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.^<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Washburn, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Washburn: (715) & (534)^<3>

Population Details ...

At the time of the 2010 Census, Washburn had a population of 2,117 people (which is 14.1% of the total population of Bayfield County). This makes Washburn the county's most populous community.

The population of Washburn represents 0.04% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 422nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,117 people, the population of Washburn decreased 7.15% from the 2000 Census (that had a count of 2,280 people).

Taken from the 2017 Census Estimates, Washburn had an population of 2,048 people. This is a decrease of 3.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.18% since the 2000 Census).

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

Communities near Washburn ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you drove.^<4>.

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Washburn.

Communities Also Named Washburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 18 communities that are also named Washburn - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

• We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Washburn. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
• Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Washburn. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
• We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Washburn. Our list includes 12 papers.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Washburn:

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washburn ...

Looking for more information about Washburn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

Looking for more information about Washburn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Washburn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Washburn.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Washburn. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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About Bayfield County

About Wisconsin

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Washburn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: www.wisconsin.gov/

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