Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Bayfield County
Bayfield County Courthouse
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Bayfield County
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 46°38′N 91°11′W / 46.63°N 91.18°W / 46.63; -91.18
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1845
Named forHenry Bayfield
SeatWashburn
Largest cityWashburn
Area
 • Total
2,042 sq mi (5,290 km2)
 • Land1,478 sq mi (3,830 km2)
 • Water564 sq mi (1,460 km2)  28%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16,220
 • Estimate 
(2023)
16,769 Increase
 • Density7.9/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district7th
Websitewww.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov

Bayfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population is 16,220.[1] Its county seat is Washburn.[2] The county was created in 1845 and organized in 1850.[3] The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has a reservation in Bayfield County and is the county's largest employer.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". The United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. September 5, 2017.

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