A closer look at Wisconsin's population loss: Washburn County

If you're expecting me to say that lumbering is what got things started in Washburn County, you're obviously a regular reader of this series. Like many other northern Wisconsin counties, Washburn experienced an initial population peak in the early 20th century -- 11,337 in 1920.   It more than recovered this loss by 1940 but then lost more than 17% of its population during the next 20 years.  Another up and down cycle appears to be in the works.  The county's population increased 56% from 1960 to 2000 but has decreased an estimated 3% since then.

The City of Shell Lake is the county seat.

Source:  Wikipedia + U.S. Census Bureau (2015)

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau

As of July 1, 2014, 23.9% of Washburn County's population is 65 and over, compared to the state average of 15.2%.   Its 0-to-4 demographic is 5.0% vs. the state average 5.9%.

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