Burnett County
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county in Wisconsin, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Wisconsin
- Named after
- Thomas P. Burnett
- Seat
- Siren
- Largest village
- Grantsburg
- Total
- 880 sq mi (2,300 km )
- Land
- 822 sq mi (2,130 km )
- Water
- 58 sq mi (150 km ) 6.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,223
- Density
- 20.1/sq mi (7.76/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 7th
- Website
- www .burnettcountywi .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Burnett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,526. Its county seat is Siren, with the majority of county governmental services located at the Burnett County Government Center. The county was created in 1856 and organized in 1865. The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin have reservation lands in Burnett County and are the county's largest employer. The county is considered a high-recreation retirement destination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Burnett County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.