The Greater Northwoods

Town in Bayfield County

Town of Bell

Population
355
County
Bayfield County
Location
46.775, -91.119

The Town of Bell is a small town on the south shore of Lake Superior in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, best known for the unincorporated community of Cornucopia (locally 'Corny'), which claims Wisconsin's northernmost post office and the western gateway to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore sea caves. Its 2020 census population was 355 (up from 263 in 2010), and it runs on a town-board form of government with a chairperson and three-plus-supervisor board that meets monthly at the Community Center. The economy is small-scale and tourism-driven, anchored by Siskiwit Bay's harbor, waterfalls (Lost Creek Falls, Siskiwit Falls), the Meyers Beach sea caves, and the historic Ehlers General Store (1915). Public education is provided by the South Shore School District in Port Wing.

The record

Nothing we gather names Town of Bell yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a statement about the town. When a source we watch reports on Town of Bell, it will appear here.

What the records show

45 of 50 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

Population and demographics

  • 2020: 355 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Acs estimate: 345 inferred via censusreporter.org Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Cornucopia: 103 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Median income: 88625 inferred via censusreporter.org Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Per capita income: 53151 inferred via censusreporter.org Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Median age: 63.6 inferred via censusreporter.org Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Seasonal swing: unknown unverified via visitcornucopia.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Tourism: tourism / small-scale inferred via visitcornucopia.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Ehlers: Ehlers General Store (1915) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employers ranked: unavailable (ranked list) unverified via visitcornucopia.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

  • Postoffice: Cornucopia Post Office (northernmost in WI) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Museum: Green Shed Museum, Community Center via bellwi.gov
  • Clinic flag: none in-town unverified via bellwi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

Media

Recreation and natural assets

  • Harbor: Siskiwit Bay harbor secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Seacaves: Apostle Islands mainland sea caves (Meyers Beach) via nps.gov
  • Waterfalls: Lost Creek Falls, Siskiwit Falls inferred via visitcornucopia.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Campground: Siskiwit Lake Campground, Town Marina via bellwi.gov

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Cornucopia day: Cornucopia Day (2nd Saturday of August) secondary source via festivalnet.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Art crawl: Cornucopia Art Crawl (September) via visitcornucopia.com
  • Seasonal: summer-peaking, winter ice-cave draw inferred via visitcornucopia.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: WIS 13, CTH C secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport local: Cornucopia Airport (local); DLH nearest commercial via bellwi.gov
  • Nearest hub: Washburn/Ashland/Bayfield (SE/E) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Broadband: unknown unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Local government

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