Washburn
A city in Bayfield County, Wisconsin — population 2,049 as of 2020.
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Today
60°F
Chance Rain Showers46% precip
Tonight
47°F
Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy47% precip
Sunday
61°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
40°F
Mostly Clear
In and around Washburn
See & do
- Go Figure Women's Fitness
- Hillside Park
- Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
- Lake Superior View Golf
- Washburn Marina
Eat, drink & stay
- 211 Martini Bar
- A Nickels' Worth Bar & Grill
- Driftwood Cottage: Explore Bayfield Peninsula and the Apostle Islands
- South Shore Brewery Taphouse
- Belltower Bar
Shops & services
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Washburn by the numbers
Population
2,049Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 3.91 sq mi (10.13 km²), 0 sq mi water
- Median age
- 51.7
- Households
- 851
- Persons per household
- 2.1
- Median household income
- $62,128
- Median house value
- $178,900
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY CLERK-TREASURER
- Address
- PO BOX 81, WASHBURN, WI 54891