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Population (year 2000): 2,280. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,281 (+0.0% change)
Males: 1,094 (48.0%), Females: 1,186 (52.0%)
Bayfield County
Zip code:
54891
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $33,257 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,900 (year 2000)
Races in Washburn:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
- American Indian (6.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (36.2%), Norwegian (16.2%),
Swedish (11.0%), Irish (10.1%), French (9.1%), English (8.6%).
Elevation: 700 feet
Land area: 3.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Washburn
- High school or higher: 86.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Washburn city
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 54.1%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 12.4%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -19 (-0.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Washburn:
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 7 miles; ASHLAND,
WI)
- GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
- HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 56 miles;
HAYWARD, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Washburn:
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 56 miles; IRONWOOD, MI;
ID: IWD)
- DULUTH INTL (about 90 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 123 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Washburn:
- JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL (about 10 miles; ASHLAND,
WI; ID: ASX)
- MADELINE ISLAND (about 13 miles; LA POINTE, WI; ID:
4R5)
- BAYFIELD COUNTY (about 39 miles; IRON RIVER, WI; ID:
Y77)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Washburn:
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 82 miles;
DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 83 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 90 miles; DULUTH, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,512)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 99
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 137 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 137 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 144 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
Public high school in Washburn:
- WASHBURN HI (Students: 293; Location: 305 W
4TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Washburn:
- WASHBURN EL (Students: 299; Location: 411 W
8TH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- DUPONT MID (Students: 131; Location: 305 W
4TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Washburn:
- ST LOUIS SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: 713
WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Washburn:
- WASHBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$118,742; Location: 307 WASHINGTON AVE.; 18,822 books;
525 audio materials; 1,564 video materials; 68 serial
subscriptions)
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