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Unincorporated community in Oneida County

Pelican Lake

County
Oneida County

Pelican Lake is an unincorporated resort community on the shore of its namesake lake in the Town of Schoepke, a civil town in southeastern Oneida County, Wisconsin. The town recorded 388 residents in the 2020 Census and a 2025 estimate of 383, governed by an elected town board (chair, two supervisors, clerk, treasurer) that meets the second Tuesday of each month. The economy is built on seasonal lake tourism and trophy musky, walleye, and northern pike fishing on the 3,545-acre Pelican Lake, one of the largest lakes in the county. Children are served by the Elcho School District, and the community anchors around the Pelican Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, a post office (ZIP 54463), and a volunteer fire district.

The record

93 records name Pelican Lake

  • 67 obituaries
  • 21 news
  • 5 opinion

Showing the 40 most recent of 93. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

41 of 48 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

  • Name: Pelican Lake (unincorporated community, Town of Schoepke) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Incorporation type: Town (civil town / minor civil division) via doa.wi.gov
  • County: Oneida County, Wisconsin via oneidacountywi.gov
  • Coordinates: 45.51278, -89.14611 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Area: 50.6 total; 46.0 land; 4.5 water secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Zip: 54463 via tools.usps.com

Population and demographics

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Industry: Tourism / outdoor recreation (plus forestry) inferred via oneidacountywi.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Tourism role: Tourism is the primary economic driver secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employers: None unverified via oneidacountywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

  • Post office: Pelican Lake Post Office, 737 US Hwy 45, 54463 secondary source via tools.usps.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Fire: Pelican Lake Fire District (Chief Wesley Asbach) via oneidacountywi.gov
  • Museum: Mecikalski Stovewood Building and Museum (National Historic Site) secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Library: None unverified via oneidacountywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

  • Chamber: Pelican Lake Area Chamber of Commerce via pelicanlakewi.org
  • Identity: Northwoods lake / resort community secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Media

Recreation and natural assets

  • Lake: 3,545 acres; 39 ft max depth via apps.dnr.wi.gov
  • Fish: Musky, walleye, northern pike, bass, panfish via apps.dnr.wi.gov
  • Known for: Trophy musky and northern pike fishing secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Divide: Great Wisconsin Divide secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Ice fishing derby: Annual Ice Fishing Derby (winter) via pelicanlakewi.org
  • Recurring: Sunday Supper Club; Evenings in the Park; Morning Brews & Views via pelicanlakewi.org
  • Seasonal identity: Summer lake tourism; winter ice fishing / snowmobiling secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highway: U.S. Highway 45 via oneidacountywi.gov
  • Airport: Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (KRHI) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Nearest hub: ~20 to 25 miles to Rhinelander unverified via elcho.k12.wi.us We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Broadband: None unverified via oneidacountywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Local government

In memory, from Pelican Lake

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