The Greater Northwoods

Village in Price County

Kennan

Population
143
County
Price County
Location
45.530, -90.587

Kennan is a small incorporated village in the southwest corner of Price County, in northern Wisconsin, covering about 1.98 square miles of land at roughly 45.53 N, -90.59 W. Its 2020 Census population was 143 (Wisconsin DOA), with an official 1/1/2025 state estimate of 141, making it one of the smallest villages in the Northwoods (the county's own village page still lists the older 135 count). It is governed by a Village President (Jill Arndt), a Board of Trustees, and a Clerk (Brenda Jones), with the village page hosted on the Price County government site and a separate Town of Kennan on its own .gov. The Census school-district boundary places the village in the Phillips School District, and its identity is quiet rural Northwoods life anchored by hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, the South Fork of the Jump River, and Big Falls County Park just outside the village.

The record

21 records name Kennan

  • 19 news
  • 2 obituaries

What the records show

35 of 39 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

Population and demographics

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

Institutions and anchors

  • Post office: U.S. Post Office, ZIP 54537 via co.price.wi.us
  • Fire: Kennan Fire Department via townofkennan.wi.gov
  • Library: none in village (nearest Park Falls / Phillips) unverified via co.price.wi.us We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Hospital: Park Falls / Phillips (not confirmed) unverified via townofkennan.wi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

  • Downtown: small rural crossroads village secondary source via townofkennan.wi.gov Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Chamber: no village chamber (regional: Price County tourism) unverified via townofkennan.wi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Media

  • Price county review: Price County Review (Park Falls) via apg-wi.com
  • Park falls herald: Park Falls Herald secondary source via apg-wi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Recreation and natural assets

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Truck tractor pull: Kennan Fire Department Truck and Tractor Pulls via townofkennan.wi.gov
  • Seasonal: four-season outdoor recreation secondary source via townofkennan.wi.gov Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Infrastructure and access

Local government

In memory, from Kennan

All obituaries

Every figure here traces to a primary public record, linked at the fact. We gather and cite; we do not author. See something off? Tell us.

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