The Greater Northwoods

Township in Sawyer County

Town of Lenroot

Population
1,337
County
Sawyer County
Location
46.123, -91.429

Lenroot is an unincorporated town (a Wisconsin county subdivision, not an incorporated village or city) in northwest Sawyer County, adjacent to the city of Hayward, whose town hall carries a Hayward mailing address on US Highway 63. Its 2020 population was 1,337 across roughly 82 square miles, more than half of which is public land, and its defining natural asset is Nelson Lake, a large flowage on the Totogatic River, together with a 12-plus-mile stretch of the Namakagon River. The town is governed by an elected town board (chairman plus supervisors) that meets the second Monday of each month, children attend the Hayward Community School District, and the local identity is Northwoods recreation: ATV, UTV and snowmobile trails, mountain-bike trails, and a long segment of the American Birkebeiner ski trail.

The record

4 records name Town of Lenroot

  • 3 news
  • 1 opinion

What the records show

38 of 42 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 1337 (2020 census), 1367 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 82.123 sq mi land, 5.787 sq mi water, at 46.122924, -91.42918 via www2.census.gov
  • Sawyer County holds 247 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: Sabin Lake, Milny Lake, Bullhead Lake, Porcupine Lake, Silverthorn Lake, Osgood Lake, Phipps Flowage, Mossback Lake, Nelson Lake, Nelson Lake 55, Pacwawong Lake, Totagatic Flowage, Smith Lake via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Overview

Population and demographics

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Industry: recreation/tourism + small local services secondary source via townoflenroot.net Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Tourism: tourism-driven via townoflenroot.net

Institutions and anchors

  • Hospital: Marshfield Clinic Hayward Center (Hayward) secondary source via marshfieldclinic.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Anchor: Sawmill Saloon; Nelson Lake Landing via townoflenroot.net
  • Library: Hayward (library service) unverified via townoflenroot.net We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

  • Chamber: Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce unverified via townoflenroot.net We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Media

Recreation and natural assets

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Seasonal: four-season recreation rhythm secondary source via townoflenroot.net Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Birkebeiner: American Birkebeiner (February) unverified via townoflenroot.net We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: US Highway 63 secondary source via townoflenroot.net Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport: Sawyer County Airport (HYR), Hayward secondary source via airnav.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Hub: Hayward (adjacent) via townoflenroot.net

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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