Washburn County, Wisconsin

Washburn County
Washburn County
County
	Historical Museum in Shell Lake, Wisconsin
	Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
	Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 45°54′N 91°47′W / 45.9°N 91.79°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Founded	1883
Named for	Cadwallader C. Washburn
Seat	Shell Lake
Largest city	Spooner
Area
• Total	853 sq mi (2,210 km2)
• Land	797 sq mi (2,060 km2)
• Water	56 sq mi (150 km2) 6.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	16,623
• Density	20.9/sq mi (8.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.co.washburn.wi.us

Washburn County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is named after Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn.^[2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,623.^[1] Its county seat is Shell Lake.^[3] The county was created in 1883.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55129 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Here's How Iron Got Its Name". The Rhinelander Daily News. June 16, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2015.