Bayfield County (originally LaPointe County), created in 1845 from Ashland County, is named after Henry Bayfield, the British Naval Lieutenant who made the first survey of the Great Lakes area. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Washburn.
Land Area 1,476.25 sq miles
Water Area 565.28 sq miles
Elevation 654 ft at Washburn. 1,700 ft at Mount Telemark
Number of Lakes 962
Area in Lakes 22,629 acres (35.36 sq miles)
Rivers East Fork Iron, Flag, Iron, Marengo, Namekagon, Oune, Sand, Sioux
Major Watershed Lake Superior, St Croix River (southwest)
Geographical Province Northern Highlands. North and east: Lake Superior Lowlands.
Natural Vegetation Southeast and south-central: maple, hemlock and yellow birch forests; small areas of white and red pine; conifer swamps of black spruce, tamarack, and cedar. Northern coast: balsam fir, white spruce. North: red pine, white pine, jack pine, prairie grasses.
Population
1930: 15,006
1970: 11,683
1980: 13,822
1990: 14,008
2000: 15,013
Border Counties
North: Lake Superior
East: Ashland County
South: Sawyer County
West: Douglas County
Bayfield County Government and Local Information Resources
County Clerk Office of the County Clerk
PO Box 878
Washburn,
WI 54891 Phone: 715-373-6100
County Parks Bayfield County Tourism and Recreation
PO Box 832
Washburn,
WI 54891 Phone: 800-472-6338
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records Register of Deeds
PO Box 813
Washburn,
WI 54891 Phone: 715-373-6119
Cooperative Extension UW-Extension, Bayfield County
117 E Fifth St
Washburn
WI, 54891 Phone: 715-373-6104
E-mail
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Tourism, Relocation & Business Development Bayfield Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 138
42 S Broad St
Bayfield,
WI 54814-0138
Phone: 715-779-3335
Toll Free: 800-447-4094
E-mail
Bayfield County Tourism
Box 832 W
Washburn,
WI 54891 Phone: 715-373-6125
Cable Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 217
Cable,
WI 54821-0217 Phone: 715-798-3833
Cornucopia Business Association
PO Box 316
Cornucopia,
WI 54827-0316 Phone: 715-742-3282
Iron River Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 448
Iron River,
WI 54847-0448 Phone: 715-372-8558
Toll Free: 800-345-0716
Red Cliff Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 1350
Bayfield,
WI 54814 Phone: 715-779-5225
Washburn Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 74
Washburn,
WI 54891-0074 Phone: 715-373-5017
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Historical and Genealogical Societies Ashland/ Bayfield County Tree Climbers
Rt 1, Box 139
Mason,
WI 54856
Bayfield County Historical Society
PO Box 272
Washburn,
WI 54891 Phone: 715-373-5868
Bayfield Heritage Association
PO Box 137
Bayfield,
WI 54814 Phone: 715-779-5958
Moquah Heritage Society
Route 1, Box 35-B
Washburn,
WI 54891 Phone: 715-373-5868
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