Town in Vilas County

Town of Washington

Population: 1,587
County: Vilas County
Location: 45.942, -89.136

Washington is an unincorporated civil town in the southeastern corner of Vilas County in Wisconsin's Greater Northwoods, established in 1914 and governed by a three-member town board (a chairperson plus two supervisors). Its 2020 Census population was 1,587 and the Wisconsin Department of Administration's official January 1, 2025 estimate is 1,612. It wraps the rural ring just outside the City of Eagle River, holds eight lakes of the Eagle River Chain of Lakes and 9,329 acres of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, and sends its students to the Northland Pines School District in Eagle River.

The record

6 records name Town of Washington

What the records show

45 of 52 independently verified

Authoritative data

Population: 1587 (2020 census), 1612 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
Area: 41.178 sq mi land, 6.29 sq mi water, at 45.942199, -89.135963 via www2.census.gov
Vilas County holds 570 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
Named lakes nearest this town: Carpenter Lake, Beatrice Lake, Bass Lake, 72 Reservoir (historical), Tambling Lake, Tinsel Lake, Scattering Rice Lake, Harmony Lake, Finger Lake, Deerskin Lake, Cranberry Lake, Anvil Lake, Spirit Lake, Lower Ninemile Lake and 3 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Overview

Name: Town of Washington via doa.wi.gov
County: Vilas County via doa.wi.gov
Type: town (civil town) via doa.wi.gov
Established: 1914 via ncwrpc.org
Boundaries: Phelps/Conover N, Forest Co E, Lincoln W, Oneida Co S via ncwrpc.org
Water acres: 4046 via ncwrpc.org
Coords: 45.9356 N, -89.1533 W unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Area: 41.4 land / 47.5 total 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: 1587 via doa.wi.gov
Est 2025: 1612 via doa.wi.gov
Votingage: 1383 via doa.wi.gov
Trend: -9 percent (2000 to late 2010s) via ncwrpc.org
Acs: 1610 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Mhi: 85379 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Medage: 56.6 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
Pci: 50746 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Government and civic

Form: chair + 2 supervisors via town-of-washington.org
Chair: Jim Egan via town-of-washington.org
Supervisors: Art Granat, Carole Linn via town-of-washington.org
Clerk: Nancy Sobralski via town-of-washington.org
Treasurer: Tiffany Bolte via town-of-washington.org
Meeting: 1st Monday monthly via town-of-washington.org
Hall: 2301 Town Hall Rd, Eagle River, WI 54521 via town-of-washington.org
Notices: Wild Eagle Corner Store, MJ's Wayside, Town Hall, website via town-of-washington.org
Site: town-of-washington.org via town-of-washington.org

Schools

District: Northland Pines School District via npsd.k12.wi.us
Enrollment: 1400 via npsd.k12.wi.us
Site: www.npsd.k12.wi.us via npsd.k12.wi.us

Economy and employers

Base: tourism / recreation / forestry via ncwrpc.org
Employer school: Northland Pines School District via npsd.k12.wi.us
Eagle river: Eagle River (adjacent employment center) via ncwrpc.org

Institutions and anchors

Hospital: Aspirus Eagle River Hospital unverified via ncwrpc.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

Chamber: Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce inferred via eagleriver.org Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
Identity: no downtown; roadside/lake commerce + Eagle River core via town-of-washington.org

Media

Vcnewsreview: Vilas County News-Review inferred via vcnewsreview.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
Wxpr: WXPR inferred via wxpr.org Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.

Recreation and natural assets

Chain: 8 lakes on the Eagle River Chain via ncwrpc.org
Lakes: Cranberry, Anvil, Carpenter, Deerskin, Scattering Rice, Lower Ninemile, Voyageur via ncwrpc.org
Forest: 9329 via ncwrpc.org
River: Deerskin River (Class I/II trout) via ncwrpc.org
Parks: Anvil Lake & Chain O' Lakes campgrounds, Eagle Lake Park secondary source via thejwpgroup.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
Known: Eagle River Chain lakes + forest trails via ncwrpc.org

Events and seasonal rhythm

Derby: World Championship Snowmobile Derby (January) secondary source via eagleriver.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
Seasonal: summer lakes / winter snowmobiling via ncwrpc.org

Infrastructure and access

Highways: US 45, WI 70, WI 17, CTH collectors via ncwrpc.org
Airport: Land O' Lakes Municipal ~12 mi NW; Rhinelander (RHI) ~31 mi SW via ncwrpc.org
Broadband: Frontier + SonicNet, up to 25 Mbps via ncwrpc.org
Hub distance: Eagle River (adjacent); Rhinelander ~31 mi SW via ncwrpc.org

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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