The Greater Northwoods

Town in Bayfield County

Town of Cable

Population
853
County
Bayfield County
Location
46.202, -91.305

Cable is a town (an active minor civil division) in southern Bayfield County, in far northern Wisconsin, sitting on U.S. Highway 63 in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Its 2020 Census population was about 853. The town is governed by an elected town board (chairman Jamie Holly, clerk/treasurer Bobbi McCauley) from a town hall at 43395 Randysek Road, and children attend the Drummond Area School District. Cable is nationally known as a four-season trail town: it anchors the north end of the American Birkebeiner cross-country ski trail (Cable to Hayward), the CAMBA mountain-bike network, and the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival, and is home to the Cable Natural History Museum, the Forest Lodge Library, and the fiber provider Norvado.

The record

34 records name Town of Cable

  • 30 news
  • 4 obituaries

What the records show

41 of 48 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 853 (2020 census), 867 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 69.172 sq mi land, 2.061 sq mi water, at 46.201642, -91.305403 via www2.census.gov
  • Bayfield County holds 337 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: Cable Lake, Wiley Lake, Lerche Lake, West Lake, Perry Lake, Price Lake, Henry Lake, Porter Lakes, Rosa Lake, Little Rosa Lake, Ole Lake, Jo Ann Lake, Motyka Lake, Picture Lake and 12 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Overview

Population and demographics

  • 2020: 853 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • 2010: 825 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Acs: 859 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Income: 54016 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Age: 59.2 unverified via censusreporter.org 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

  • Industry: recreation/tourism, lodging, telecommunications secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employer norvado: Norvado (43705 US Hwy 63, Cable) secondary source via norvado.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employer resorts: Lakewoods Resort; Telemark / Mt. Telemark Village secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Tourism: tourism-dominant (Trail Town USA) secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Institutions and anchors

Business and commerce

  • Chamber: Cable Area Chamber of Commerce (cable4fun.com) secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Downtown: US-63 / County M junction (museum, library, shops) secondary source via forestlodgelibrary.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Media

  • Sawyer record: Sawyer County Record (Hayward) via apg-wi.com
  • Ashland press: Ashland Daily Press (Ashland) via apg-wi.com
  • Community: Cable Area Chamber (cable4fun.com); Travel Wisconsin secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Recreation and natural assets

  • Forest: Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (Trail Town USA) secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Birkie: American Birkebeiner Trail (Cable to Hayward, 100+ km) via birkie.com
  • Camba: CAMBA (130+ mi around Cable, 300+ mi regional) secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Namakagon: Lake Namakagon (trophy muskellunge) secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Birkie: American Birkebeiner (February) secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Fat tire: Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival (September) secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Seasonal: four-season trail-town rhythm secondary source via travelwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: US 63, County M inferred via en.wikipedia.org Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Broadband: Norvado fiber (Cable-based provider) secondary source via norvado.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport: Sawyer County (HYR) general aviation; Duluth (DLH) nearest commercial (~75 mi) unverified via travelwisconsin.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Hub: Hayward (~17 mi); Ashland (~40 mi) unverified via travelwisconsin.com 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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