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 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 (which had a count of 2,280 people).

Taken from the 2016 Census Estimates, Washburn had an population of 2,045 people. This is a decrease of 3.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.31% 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 starting from Washburn and not the distance if you are going to drive it.^<4>.

Community	2016 Population	Direction	Distance
Ashland [Map]	7,957	S	6 miles [9.7 km]
Barksdale [Map]	720	SW	9 miles [14.5 km]
Bayfield [Map]	679	N	15 miles [24.1 km]
Bayview [Map]	486	N	5 miles [8 km]
Eileen [Map]	680	SW	10 miles [16.1 km]
Gingles [Map]	769	S	9 miles [14.5 km]

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.

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 Tourism Map for Washburn.

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning 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.

Other Roadside Stops ...

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About Bayfield County

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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/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Washburn. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Washburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). For more about area code overlays, please see our Glossary for Washburn. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance that begins in Washburn. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washburn) to Point B. If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Washburn. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Washburn Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washburn. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6738, Longitude: -90.8935 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Washburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Washburn.