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Also known as City of Washburn, Washburn, Wisconsin, Washburn, WI

fourth-class city in and county seat of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Wisconsin
County
Bayfield
Type
Mayor–council
Mayor
Mary D. Motiff
Total
3.92 sq mi (10.14 km )
Land
3.91 sq mi (10.13 km )
Water
0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Density
524.2/sq mi (202.4/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes
715 & 534
Fips code
55-83525
Website
www .cityofwashburnwi .gov

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Washburn
Located in
Bayfield County
Population
2051
Area
15.980483
Elevation
211
Capital of
Bayfield County
Image
WashburnWI-054-050507.jpg
Households
838
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postal code
54891
category of associated people
Category:People from Washburn, Wisconsin
Commons category
Washburn, Wisconsin
different from
Washburn County
water as percent of area
36.8298
per capita income
28056
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Encyclopedic overview

Washburn is a city and the county seat of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Washburn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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