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City in Oneida County

Rhinelander

Population
8,285
County
Oneida County
Location
45.636, -89.426

Rhinelander is an incorporated city and the county seat of Oneida County in Wisconsin's Northwoods, with a 2020 Census population of 8,285 across about 8.42 square miles of land. It runs a mayor-council government (part-time Mayor Kristopher Hanus, an eight-member Common Council, City Administrator Patrick Reagan, and City Clerk Austyn Zarda) and anchors a regional economy built on specialty paper and packaging manufacturing, healthcare, county government, and Northwoods tourism. Rhinelander is best known as the home of the folkloric Hodag, hosts the Hodag Country Festival each July, and serves as the area's transportation hub via U.S. Route 8 and the Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport, the only commercial airport in the immediate Northwoods. Key anchors include Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital, the School District of Rhinelander, the Rhinelander District Library, and the Northwoods River News as the county's paper of record.

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