The Greater Northwoods

Town in Vilas County

Town of Conover

Population
1,318
County
Vilas County
Location
46.058, -89.288

Conover is an unincorporated civil town in Vilas County in Wisconsin's Greater Northwoods, governed by a town board of a chairperson (Karl Jennrich) and four supervisors, with Clerk Kendra Lederer and Treasurer Jen Steiner. Its 2020 Census population was 1,318 and the Wisconsin Department of Administration's official January 1, 2025 estimate is 1,354. It is a lakes-and-forest tourism community (North Twin Lake, the Buckatabon lakes, the upper Wisconsin River, and 54 miles of groomed snowmobile trails), home to Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, and part of the Northland Pines School District centered in Eagle River, roughly 18 miles to the south.

The record

204 records name Town of Conover

  • 126 obituaries
  • 67 news
  • 11 events

Showing the 40 most recent of 204. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

41 of 49 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 1318 (2020 census), 1354 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 77.426 sq mi land, 8.525 sq mi water, at 46.058386, -89.288293 via www2.census.gov
  • Vilas County holds 570 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: Bennett Lake, Blueberry Lake, Pearl Lake, Stormy Lake, 10 Reservoir, Reiter Lake, Deer Lake, Heart Lake, Chamberlain Lake, Nudist Lake, Torch Lake, Myrtle Lake, Lower Buckatabon Lake, Baker Lake and 26 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Overview

Population and demographics

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Tourism: tourism / outdoor recreation secondary source via vilaswi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employer camp ramah: Camp Ramah in Wisconsin secondary source via ramahwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employer school: Northland Pines School District via npsd.k12.wi.us

Institutions and anchors

  • Hospital: Aspirus Eagle River Hospital secondary source via locations.aspirus.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Postoffice: Conover Post Office (54519) secondary source via townofconover.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Church cefc: Conover Evangelical Free Church secondary source via conoverefc.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Church pioneer: Pioneer Lake Lutheran Church unverified via pioneerlakelc.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

  • Chamber: Conover Chamber of Commerce secondary source via conover.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Identity: small lake-community commerce secondary source via vilaswi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Media

  • Vcnewsreview: Vilas County News-Review secondary source via vcnewsreview.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Wxpr: WXPR secondary source via wxpr.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Recreation and natural assets

  • Lakes: North Twin, Buckatabon lakes, upper Wisconsin River secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Snowmobile: 54 secondary source via vilaswi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Known: hunting/fishing/forest heritage since 1891 secondary source via vilaswi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Callie rohr: Callie Rohr Memorial Canoe and Kayak race secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Summer: July 4 parade + water ski show; July pancake breakfast; August garage sale secondary source via vilaswi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: US 45, WI 32, WI 17, CTH K & S secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Broadband: Conover Broadband Committee via townofconover.com
  • Hub distance: 18 secondary source via ramahwisconsin.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport: Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (RHI) unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Every figure here traces to a primary public record, linked at the fact. We gather and cite; we do not author. See something off? Tell us.

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