The Greater Northwoods

Village in Sawyer County

Couderay

Population
81
County
Sawyer County
Location
45.797, -91.297

Couderay is a very small incorporated village in Sawyer County, in northwestern Wisconsin, sitting along the Couderay River near the junction of Wisconsin Highways 27 and 70, about 24 miles east of the county seat of Hayward. It grew as a railroad mill town after a sawmill was built in 1902 and the rail line arrived in 1903, then repositioned around Northwoods recreation after the mills closed and the rail line was abandoned in 1965 and converted to the 74-mile Tuscobia State Trail, which runs through the village. Its 2020 Census population was reported at 81, and it is governed by an elected Village Board (President Gene Goin, Clerk/Treasurer Debra Dienger-Loew) that meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Children attend the School District of Winter, and the area's best-known landmark is 'The Hideout,' the former Al Capone Northwoods estate a few miles north, now held by the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe tribe.

The record

20 records name Couderay

What the records show

30 of 39 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

Population and demographics

  • 2020: 81 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: 88 unverified via en.wikipedia.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: former mill town, now recreation-tourism secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • History: sawmill 1902, rail 1903, rail abandoned 1965 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Tourism: recreation/tourism-driven secondary source via dnr.wisconsin.gov Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Institutions and anchors

Media

  • Record: Sawyer County Record (Hayward) via apg-wi.com
  • Gazette: Sawyer County Gazette unverified via apg-wi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Recreation and natural assets

  • Tuscobia: Tuscobia State Trail (74 miles) via dnr.wisconsin.gov
  • River: Couderay River secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Hideout: The Hideout (former Al Capone estate) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Climate: -55 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Seasonal: four-season recreation rhythm secondary source via dnr.wisconsin.gov Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: WIS 27, WIS 70 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Hub: ~24 unverified via sawyercounty.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Airport: Sawyer County Airport (HYR), Hayward unverified via sawyercounty.gov 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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