The Greater Northwoods

Town in Oneida County

Sugar Camp

Population
1,819
County
Oneida County
Location
45.800, -89.340

The Town of Sugar Camp is a civil town (unincorporated minor civil division) in Oneida County in Wisconsin's Northwoods, straddling State Highway 17 between Rhinelander and Eagle River. Its 2020 Census population was 1,857 and Wisconsin's official January 1, 2025 estimate is 1,819 (a decline of 38). It is a large (about 88.6 square miles of land), lake-rich, snowmobile- and tourism-oriented community governed by an elected town board (Chair Katie Bauknecht plus two supervisors), and it is home to Sugar Camp Elementary School in the Three Lakes School District. Identity, geography, population, officials, and the school bind to primary state (DOA), Census Gazetteer, and official municipal and school-district sites; ACS income and age figures, several recreation facts, and the absence of a signature annual event are flagged where only secondary sources were reachable.

The record

223 records name Sugar Camp

  • 150 obituaries
  • 73 news

Showing the 40 most recent of 223. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

42 of 52 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 1819 (2020 census), 1857 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 88.559 sq mi land, 9.178 sq mi water, at 45.800183, -89.340492 via www2.census.gov
  • Oneida County holds 441 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: Walters Lake, Mill Lake, Bass Lake, Sugar Camp Lake, Haven Lake, Indian Lake, Lost Lake, Echo Lake, Burnham Lake, Lily Lake, Bog Lake, Chain Lake, Stone Lake, Tamarack Lake and 19 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Population and demographics

  • 2020: 1857 via doa.wi.gov
  • Est 2025: 1819 via doa.wi.gov
  • Votingage: 1562 (2020); 1519 (2025) via doa.wi.gov
  • Acs: 2165 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: 79250 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Per capita income: 40789 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: 54.1 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Seasonal: not quantified unverified via oneidacountywi.com 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 / outdoor recreation secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Resort example: Pitlik's Sand Beach Resort secondary source via snowmobilenorthwoods.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employers: no major in-town employer confirmed unverified via oneidacountywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

  • Hospital: Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital (in Rhinelander) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Post office: Rhinelander, WI 54501 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Library: served by Rhinelander District Library unverified via en.wikipedia.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

  • Chamber: Rhinelander Area Chamber; Three Lakes Chamber secondary source via rivernewsonline.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Identity: dispersed lake/resort corridor (no downtown) inferred via oneidacountywi.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.

Media

  • River news: The Northwoods River News via rivernewsonline.com
  • Wxpr: WXPR Public Radio secondary source via wxpr.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Lakeland times: The Lakeland Times secondary source via rivernewsonline.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Recreation and natural assets

  • Chain of lakes: Sugar Camp Chain of Lakes (Sugar Camp Lake, Indian Lake) secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Snowmobile: just over 80 via sugarcampsnowmobileclub.org
  • Natural areas: Tara Lila Trails; Rice Lake State Natural Area secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Known for: snowmobiling, lakes, maple/wild-rice heritage secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Events and seasonal rhythm

Infrastructure and access

  • Highways: State Highway 17 secondary source via oneidacountywi.com Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Airport: Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (RHI) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Hub distance: ~11.5 miles to Rhinelander secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Broadband: not determined unverified via oneidacountywi.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Local government

In memory, from Sugar Camp

All obituaries

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