The Greater Northwoods

Village in Bayfield County

Mason

Population
101
County
Bayfield County
Location
46.436, -91.060

Mason is a small community in southern Bayfield County, in far northern Wisconsin, on U.S. Highway 63 where the railroad once crossed the White River, about 17 miles southwest of Ashland. It exists as two overlapping units: the incorporated Village of Mason (2020 Census population 101, incorporated in 1925) and the surrounding Town of Mason (2020 Census population 289), both governed locally and both listed on the Bayfield County government site. The village grew around John A. Humbird's White River Lumber Company mill (closed 1914) and its name honors Freemasonry. Children attend the Drummond Area School District, and the community's defining natural asset is the White River and the 9,613-acre Bibon Swamp State Natural Area, the largest wetland in Bayfield County, just west of town.

The record

7 records name Mason

  • 4 news
  • 3 obituaries

What the records show

46 of 53 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

Population and demographics

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • History: White River Lumber Company (mill closed 1914) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Tourism: White River / Bibon Swamp / national forest recreation secondary source via dnr.wisconsin.gov Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Industry: public sector + small business + forestry + recreation unverified via legis.wisconsin.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

  • Postoffice: ZIP 54856 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Hospital: Ashland (~17 mi northeast) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

  • Chamber: no dedicated Mason chamber unverified via bayfieldcounty.wi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Downtown: US 63 corridor / village hall and park unverified via villageofmasonwi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Media

Recreation and natural assets

  • White river: White River (trout stream) via dnr.wisconsin.gov
  • Bibon swamp: Bibon Swamp State Natural Area (9,613 acres) via dnr.wisconsin.gov
  • Bibon designation: designated 1992 (~15 sq mi) via dnr.wisconsin.gov
  • Forest: Chequamegon National Forest secondary source via nces.ed.gov Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Known for: White River / Bibon Swamp paddling and trout country secondary source via dnr.wisconsin.gov Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Events and seasonal rhythm

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: U.S. Highway 63 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Hub: 17 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport: John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (ASX), Ashland 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

In memory, from Mason

All obituaries

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