The Greater Northwoods

City in Vilas County

City of Eagle River

Population
1,628
County
Vilas County
Location
45.925, -89.258

Eagle River is an incorporated city and the county seat of Vilas County in Wisconsin's Northwoods, with a 2020 Census population of 1,628 across roughly 3.03 square miles of land. It runs a mayor-council government (Mayor Debra A. Brown; council of four aldermanic districts and five wards) and anchors a tourism-driven economy built on the Eagle River Chain of 28 connected lakes, marketing itself as the Snowmobile Capital of the World. Key anchors include Aspirus Eagle River Hospital, the Northland Pines School District, the Walter E. Olson Memorial Library, and the Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce, with the Vilas County News-Review as the local paper of record.

The record

2,046 records name City of Eagle River

  • 921 news
  • 920 obituaries
  • 163 government
  • 41 events
  • 1 opinion

Showing the 40 most recent of 2,046. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

35 of 43 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 1628 (2020 census), 1685 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 3.256 sq mi land, 0.169 sq mi water, at 45.924695, -89.257779 via www2.census.gov
  • Vilas County holds 570 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: Silver Lake, Yellow Birch Lake, Duck Lake, Watersmeet Lake, Little Pine Lake, Lynx Lake, Otter Lake, Eagle Lake, Scat Lake, Seneca Lake, Adams Lake, Watersmeet Lake 533, Croker Lake, Lake of the Hills and 1 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Overview

Population and demographics

  • 2020 census: 1628 via data.census.gov
  • Seasonal swing: large seasonal influx (not quantified) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Acs estimate: 1528 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Median income: 55179 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: 47.3 unverified via censusreporter.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-dominant economy secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employer hospital: Aspirus Eagle River Hospital via locations.aspirus.org
  • Employer schools: Northland Pines School District unverified via npsd.k12.wi.us We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Employer county: Vilas County government unverified via vilascountywi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

Business and commerce

Media

  • Paper of record: Vilas County News-Review via vcnewsreview.com
  • Ownership: Multi Media Channels (MMC) unverified via vcnewsreview.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Recreation and natural assets

  • Chain of lakes: Eagle River Chain of 28 lakes via eagleriver.org
  • Known for: lakes + snowmobiling secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Events and seasonal rhythm

  • Snowmobile derby: World Championship Snowmobile Derby (winter) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Summer fall: Musky Open; Cranberry Fest; July 4th via eagleriver.org

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: US 45; WI 17, 32, 70 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport: Eagle River Union Airport (KEGV); Rhinelander ~30 mi secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Nearest hub: Rhinelander ~30 mi secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Local government

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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