The Greater Northwoods

Town in Vilas County

Town of Boulder Junction

Population
1,057
County
Vilas County
Location
46.094, -89.697

Boulder Junction is a town (unincorporated civil town) in northern Vilas County, Wisconsin, sitting inside the Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest. It brands itself the trademarked Musky Capital of the World and functions as a small, tourism-driven Northwoods community surrounded by roughly 194 to 200 lakes, hundreds of miles of trails, and the 52-mile Heart of Vilas County paved bike trail. Its 2020 census population was 1,057 permanent residents, a number that swells seasonally with vacationers. Governance is by a three-member town board (chair plus two supervisors) with a town clerk/treasurer, and children attend North Lakeland School locally and Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua.

The record

517 records name Town of Boulder Junction

  • 509 news
  • 4 obituaries
  • 2 events
  • 2 government

Showing the 40 most recent of 517. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

27 of 40 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 1057 (2020 census), 1072 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 78.656 sq mi land, 20.045 sq mi water, at 46.093801, -89.696728 via www2.census.gov
  • Vilas County holds 570 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: Street Lake, Edith Lake, Nichols Lake, Rudolph Lake, Jag Lake, Wool Lake, Day Lake, Whitney Lake, Upper Gresham Lake, Boulder Lake, Little Rice Lake, Big Crooked Lake, Maple Lake, Diamond Lake and 13 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Population and demographics

  • 2020 census: 1057 unverified via data.census.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Acs estimate: 1483 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Median hh income: 74919 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Median age: 60.6 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Seasonal swing: seasonal influx (magnitude not quantified) unverified via boulderjct.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Tourism: tourism / recreation economy via boulderjct.org
  • Employer state forest: NHAL State Forest HQ, 4125 Forestry Headquarters Rd via dnr.wisconsin.gov
  • Downtown: resort main street (galleries, gift shops) secondary source via vilaswi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Institutions and anchors

  • Library: Boulder Junction Public Library; (715) 385-2050 via townofboulderjunction.org
  • Post office: 10328 Main St, Boulder Junction, WI 54512 unverified via tools.usps.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Media

Recreation and natural assets

  • State forest: 236,000+ acres, 900+ lakes, est. 1925 via dnr.wisconsin.gov
  • Lakes: ~194 to 200 lakes secondary source via boulderjct.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Bike trail: Heart of Vilas County paved bike trail (52 mi) secondary source via vilaswi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Identity musky: Musky Capital of the World via boulderjct.org

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Musky jamboree: Musky Jamboree (early August) via boulderjct.org
  • Type county: Town, Vilas County, WI via townofboulderjunction.org
  • Winter: Winter Park / Glide Skating Ribbon; snowmobiling unverified via vcnewsreview.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Coordinates: 46.08778, -89.68861 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Land area: 81.9 land / 18.5 water unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Elevation: 1663 unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: US 51; CTH M, K, H unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Airport: Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (RHI) unverified via travelmath.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Hubs: Minocqua/Woodruff (nearest hub); Rhinelander unverified via dnr.wisconsin.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Local government

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