Washburn, Wisconsin

Washburn, Wisconsin
Washburn, Wisconsin
City
	The main street (Bayfield Street / WIS 13) in downtown Washburn
	Location of Washburn in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
	Coordinates: 46°40′26″N 90°53′52″W / 46.67389°N 90.89778°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Bayfield
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Mary D. Motiff
Area
• Total	3.92 sq mi (10.14 km2)
• Land	3.91 sq mi (10.13 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,051
• Density	524.2/sq mi (202.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	54891
Area code(s)	715 & 534
FIPS code	55-83525
GNIS feature ID	1576230
Website	www.cityofwashburn.org

Washburn is a city and the county seat of Bayfield County, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census.^[3] The city is just east of and adjacent to the Town of Washburn. It is in northern Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay.

Wisconsin Highway 13 and County Highway C are the main routes in the community.

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washburn, Wisconsin
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