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Town in Vilas County

Town of Lac du Flambeau

Population
3,552
County
Vilas County
Location
45.969, -89.879

The Town of Lac du Flambeau is a civil town in southwestern Vilas County, Wisconsin, coextensive with most of the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, home of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. It had a 2020 census population of 3,552 and is governed by an elected town board alongside the tribal government, which (with its enterprises including the Lake of the Torches Resort Casino) is the largest employer in Vilas County. The town is defined by roughly 260 lakes, Ojibwe cultural heritage, and a tourism economy whose population swells sharply in summer.

The record

34 records name Town of Lac du Flambeau

What the records show

43 of 49 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 3552 (2020 census), 3568 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 99.176 sq mi land, 28.535 sq mi water, at 45.968772, -89.879011 via www2.census.gov
  • Vilas County holds 570 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: Moss Lake, Long Interlaken Lake, Raven Lake, Pokegama Lake, Crawling Stone Lake, Flambeau Lake, Fence Lake, Headflyer Lake, Poupart Lake, Signal Lake, Little Crawling Stone Lake, Little Ten Lake, Flambeau, Pokegama, Long I Lakes, Moving Cloud Lake and 41 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Overview

  • Name: Town of Lac du Flambeau via tn.lacduflambeau.wi.gov
  • Type: town (civil town / minor civil division) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • County: Vilas County, Wisconsin via data.census.gov
  • Coords: 45.95667, -89.86972 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Land area: 100.3 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Total area: 127.7 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Water area: 27.4 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Population and demographics

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Employer top: ~800 via dpi.wi.gov
  • Casino: Lake of the Torches Resort Casino via ldftribe.com
  • Enterprises: LDF Industries, Ojibwa Mall, campground, fish hatchery, gas station, tobacco shop secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Tourism: tourism-dominant secondary source via lacduflambeauchamber.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Institutions and anchors

  • Library: 622 Peace Pipe Road secondary source via lacduflambeauchamber.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Museum: George W. Brown Jr. Ojibwe Museum and Cultural Center secondary source via ldftribe.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Police: 623 Peace Pipe Road secondary source via lacduflambeauchamber.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Hospital: none in town; nearest in Minocqua area unverified via lacduflambeauchamber.com 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

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Powwow: Bear River Traditional Pow Wow (July) secondary source via ldftribe.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Infrastructure and access

  • Hwy: WIS 47 (primary); WIS 70 / US 51 nearby secondary source via lacduflambeauchamber.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport: Lakeland Airport (ARV), Woodruff; ~16 miles unverified via lacduflambeauchamber.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Hub: Minocqua/Woodruff ~15-20 mi unverified via lacduflambeauchamber.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Broadband: fixed-wireless / satellite / 5G home unverified via lacduflambeauchamber.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

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