The Greater Northwoods

City in Oneida County

Rhinelander

Population
8,285
County
Oneida County
Location
45.636, -89.426

Rhinelander is an incorporated city and the county seat of Oneida County in Wisconsin's Northwoods, with a 2020 Census population of 8,285 across about 8.42 square miles of land. It runs a mayor-council government (part-time Mayor Kristopher Hanus, an eight-member Common Council, City Administrator Patrick Reagan, and City Clerk Austyn Zarda) and anchors a regional economy built on specialty paper and packaging manufacturing, healthcare, county government, and Northwoods tourism. Rhinelander is best known as the home of the folkloric Hodag, hosts the Hodag Country Festival each July, and serves as the area's transportation hub via U.S. Route 8 and the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, the only commercial airport in the immediate Northwoods. Key anchors include Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital, the School District of Rhinelander, the Rhinelander District Library, and the Northwoods River News as the county's paper of record.

The record

5,778 records name Rhinelander

  • 2,936 news
  • 2,809 obituaries
  • 26 government
  • 7 opinion

Showing the 40 most recent of 5,778. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

34 of 48 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 8285 (2020 census), 8252 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 8.419 sq mi land, 0.253 sq mi water, at 45.636129, -89.425517 via www2.census.gov
  • Oneida County holds 441 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: Boom Lake, Hanson Lake, Boom Lake, Lake Julia, Timber Lake, Twin Lakes, Bass Lake, Townline Lake, Langley Lake, Hess Lake, Davis Lake, Faust Lake, Vicks Lake, Landberg Lake and 5 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Overview

  • Name: City of Rhinelander via rhinelanderwi.us
  • Type: city secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • County: Oneida County (county seat) via oneidacountywi.gov
  • Coordinates: 45.63944 N, 89.41222 W secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Land area: 8.42 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Elevation: 1549 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Population and demographics

  • 2020 census: 8285 via data.census.gov
  • Acs estimate: 8316 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Median income: 51421 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Per capita income: 29065 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Median age: 38.2 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Seasonal swing: large seasonal influx (not quantified) unverified via rhinelanderchamber.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Employer hospital: Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital via locations.aspirus.org
  • Tourism: tourism a core economic pillar via rhinelanderchamber.com
  • Industry: manufacturing + healthcare + government + tourism unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Employer paper: Ahlstrom (Rhinelander paper mill) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Employer printpack: Printpack unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Employer county: Oneida County government unverified via oneidacountywi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

Business and commerce

Media

Recreation and natural assets

  • Hodag: Hodag via rhinelanderchamber.com
  • Water: Wisconsin River, Boom Lake, Pelican River secondary source via explorerhinelander.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Forest trails: Oneida County Forest; Bearskin State Trail nearby unverified via explorerhinelander.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Hodag country fest: Hodag Country Festival (July) via hodag.com
  • Other: Oktoberfest; Hodag Heritage Festival secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: US 8; WI 17, 47 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • 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.
  • Hub role: Rhinelander is the hub; Minocqua ~25-30 mi NW unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Broadband: broadband present (unquantified) 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 Rhinelander

All obituaries

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