Washburn, Wisconsin
Washburn, Wisconsin | |
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The main street (Bayfield Street / WIS 13) in downtown Washburn | |
Location of Washburn in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. | |
Washburn Washburn | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′26″N 90°53′52″W / 46.67389°N 90.89778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Bayfield |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Mary D. Motiff |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.92 sq mi (10.14 km2) |
| • Land | 3.91 sq mi (10.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,051 |
| • Density | 524.2/sq mi (202.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 54891 |
| Area codes | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-83525 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1576230 |
| Website | www |
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.