Vilas County, Wisconsin

Vilas County
Vilas County
County
	Vilas County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 46°03′N 89°31′W / 46.05°N 89.51°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	April 12, 1893
Named for	William Freeman Vilas
Seat	Eagle River
Largest city	Eagle River
Area
• Total	1,018 sq mi (2,640 km2)
• Land	857 sq mi (2,220 km2)
• Water	161 sq mi (420 km2) 16%
Population (2020)
• Total	23,047
• Density	26.9/sq mi (10.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.vilascountywi.gov

Vilas County (/vaɪləs/ VYE-ləss) is a county in the state of Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,047.^[1] Its county seat is Eagle River.^[2] The county partly overlaps the reservation of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

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^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.