The Greater Northwoods

Town in Oneida County

Pine Lake

Population
2,724
County
Oneida County
Location
45.687, -89.400

The Town of Pine Lake is a civil town (unincorporated minor civil division) in central Oneida County in Wisconsin's Northwoods, wrapping the northeast side of the city of Rhinelander along State Highway 17. Its 2020 Census population was 2,724 and Wisconsin's official January 1, 2025 estimate is 2,713 (a slight decline of 11). It is a lake- and forest-rich, tourism- and residential-oriented town of about 40 square miles governed by an elected town board (Chairman Jim Flory plus four supervisors), with children served by the School District of Rhinelander. Identity, geography, population, officials, meeting schedule, and the namesake Pine Lake's DNR figures bind to primary state (DOA), Census Gazetteer, DNR, the town's own official site, and the district's site; ACS income and age figures and several corridor and lake details remain flagged where only secondary sources were reachable.

The record

77 records name Pine Lake

  • 60 news
  • 16 obituaries
  • 1 events

Showing the 40 most recent of 77. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

41 of 48 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 2724 (2020 census), 2713 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 40.053 sq mi land, 4.83 sq mi water, at 45.686535, -89.400252 via www2.census.gov
  • Oneida County holds 441 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: South Pine Lake, Wood Curt Lake, Lake Creek, Doyle Lake, Thunder Lake, Box Lake, Mud Lake, Clear Lake, Little Bertram Lake, Bass Lake, Shepard Lake, Bertram Lake, Sylvan Lake, Pine Lake and 8 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Population and demographics

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Corridor: STH 17 corridor secondary source via thejwpgroup.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employer hospital: Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital via locations.aspirus.org
  • Tourism: tourism / lakes recreation / residential unverified via thejwpgroup.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

  • Hospital: Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital via locations.aspirus.org
  • Post office: Rhinelander post office (54501) via townofpinelake.com
  • Lake district: Pine Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District secondary source via pinelakedistrict.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Library: Rhinelander District Library 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: Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce secondary source via rhinelanderchamber.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Identity: no separate downtown (STH 17 corridor) unverified via thejwpgroup.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Media

  • Rivernews: The River News secondary source via rivernewsonline.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Starjournal: Northwoods Star Journal secondary source via starjournalnow.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Wxpr: WXPR secondary source via wxpr.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Recreation and natural assets

Events and seasonal rhythm

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: STH 17; CTH C; River Rd secondary source via thejwpgroup.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport: Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (RHI) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Hub distance: Rhinelander (adjacent) secondary source via thejwpgroup.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Local government

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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