Town in Bayfield County
Town of Bayfield
- Population
- 787
- County
- Bayfield County
- Location
- 46.880, -90.954
The Town of Bayfield is a small civil town (unincorporated minor civil division) on the northern tip of the Bayfield Peninsula in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, along Lake Superior. It is legally distinct from the adjacent City of Bayfield, which supplies the shared hospital clinic, library, chamber, and post office. The town had 787 residents at the 2020 Census and an official 2025 state estimate of 797, and its identity is built on Lake Superior fruit orchards (the Fruit Loop), the Apostle Islands (including Sand and Eagle Islands), and the Mt. Ashwabay recreation area. Government is a town board of a chairperson and supervisors, and public services and children's schooling flow through the School District of Bayfield.
What the records show
- Population: 787 (2020 census), 797 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
- Area: 89.068 sq mi land, 44.82 sq mi water, at 46.879801, -90.953515 via www2.census.gov
- Bayfield County holds 337 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
- 2020 census: 787 via doa.wi.gov
- 2025 estimate: 797 via doa.wi.gov
- Voting age: 689 (2020) / 703 (2025) via doa.wi.gov
- Form: town board (chair + supervisors) via townofbayfieldwi.gov
- Chair: Robert J. Meierotto via townofbayfieldwi.gov
Local government
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