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Oneida County, Wisconsin

Explore Oneida County (Click on picture) Oneida County, created in 1885 from Lincoln county, is named for the Oneida Indian nation. Located in northeast Wisconsin, the county seat is Rhinelander.

Land Area	1,124.50 sq miles
Water Area	111.38 sq miles
Elevation	1,554 ft at Rhinelander. 1,735 ft at Squirrel Hill.
Number of Lakes	1,129
Area in Lakes	68,447 acres (106.95 sq miles)
Rivers	Little Rice, Little Somo, Pelican, Somo, Tomahawk, Willow, Wisconsin, Wolf
Major Watershed	Wisconsin River, Chippewa River (Northwest corner)
Geographical Province	Northern Highland
Natural Vegetation	Central: white and red pines. Northwest and southwest: jack pine and prairie grasses. West and northeast: areas of maple, hemlock, and yellow birch. Southeast and east-central:conifer swamp.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	15,899 24,427 31,216 31,679 36,776
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Vilas County Forest County Langlade County, Lincoln County Price County

Oneida County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site	www.co.oneida.wi.gov
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk PO Box 400 Rhinelander, WI 54501-0400	Phone: 715-369-6144
County Parks	Oneida County Forestry Department PO Box 400 Rhinelander, WI 54501	Phone: 715-369-6140
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds PO Box 400 Rhinelander, WI 54501-0400	Phone: 715-369-6150
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Oneida County PO Box 1208 Rhinelander, WI 54501-1208	Phone: 715-365-2750 E-mail
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Hazelhurst Information Center PO Box 311 Hazelhurst, WI 54531-0311	Phone: 715-356-7350
	Lake Tomahawk Information Bureau PO Box 24 Lake Tomahawk, WI 54539-0024	Phone: 715-277-2602
	Minocqua-Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Area Chamber PO Box 1006 Minocqua, WI 54548-1006	Phone: 715-356-5266
	Oneida County Visitors Bureau PO Box 795 Rhinelander, WI 54501-0795	Phone: 800-236-3006
	Pelican Lake Chamber of Commerce PO Box 45 Pelican Lake, WI 54463-0045	Phone: 715-487-5222
	Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 795 Rhinelander, WI 54501-0795	Phone: 715-365-7464
	Three Lakes Information Bureau PO Box 268 Three Lakes, WI 54562-0268	Phone: 715-546-3344
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Northland Historical Society PO Box 325 Lake Tomahawk, WI 54539	Phone: 715-356-7423
	Northwoods Genealogical Society PO Box 1132 Rhinelander, WI 54501-1132
	Rhinelander Historical Society 9 S Pelham St Rhinelander, WI 54501	Phone: 715-282-6120
	Three Lakes Historical Society PO Box 250 Three Lakes, WI 54562	Phone: 715-546-3529
	Woodruff Historical Society PO Box 851 Woodruff, WI 54568	Phone: 715-356-3582
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