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Washburn County

county in Wisconsin, United States
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Washburn County

Summary

Washburn County is a county of Wisconsin[1]. It draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #41 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Washburn County is located in Wisconsin[3].
  • Washburn County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Washburn County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].
  • Washburn County's capital is recorded as Shell Lake[6].
  • Washburn County's shares border with is recorded as Douglas County[7].
  • Washburn County's shares border with is recorded as Bayfield County[8].
  • Washburn County's shares border with is recorded as Sawyer County[9].
  • Washburn County's shares border with is recorded as Rusk County[10].
  • Washburn County's shares border with is recorded as Barron County[11].
  • Washburn County's shares border with is recorded as Burnett County[12].
  • Cadwallader C. Washburn is named after Washburn County[13].
  • Washburn County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shell Lake[14].
  • Washburn County's Commons category is recorded as Washburn County, Wisconsin[15].
  • 1883 marks the founding of Washburn County[16].
  • Washburn County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.9, 'lon': -91.79}[17].
  • Washburn County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.washburn.wi.us[18].
  • Washburn County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Washburn County, Wisconsin[19].
  • Washburn County has a population of {'amount': '+15911'}[20].
  • Washburn County has a population of {'amount': '+15935'}[21].
  • Washburn County has a population of {'amount': '+15792'}[22].
  • Washburn County has a population of {'amount': '+15850'}[23].
  • Washburn County has a population of {'amount': '+15686'}[24].
  • Washburn County has a population of {'amount': '+15552'}[25].
  • Washburn County has a population of {'amount': '+16623'}[26].
  • Washburn County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Washburn County, Wisconsin[27].

Body

Geography

Washburn County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Wisconsin[3].

Physical Characteristics

Washburn County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+853'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15911'}[20], {'amount': '+15935'}[21], {'amount': '+15792'}[22], {'amount': '+15850'}[23], {'amount': '+15686'}[24], and {'amount': '+15552'}[25].

Designation and Status

Washburn County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].

History and Context

1883 marks the founding of Washburn County[16]. Cadwallader C. Washburn is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Washburn County draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #41 of 73).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Wisconsin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Douglas County, Bayfield County, Sawyer County +3
    Named after → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Wisconsin
    Area → {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+853'}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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