Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Explore Sawyer County (Click on picture) Sawyer County, created in 1883 from Ashland and Chippewa counties by state charter, is named after Philetus Sawyer, a Wisconsin representative and senator. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Hayward.

Land Area	1,256.42 sq miles
Water Area	93.90 sq miles
Elevation	1,198 ft at Hayward. 1,801 ft at Meteor Hill.
Number of Lakes	496
Area in Lakes	56,183 acres (87.79 sq miles)
Rivers	Brunet, Chippewa, Couderay, Flambeau, Little Thornapple, Moose, Namekagon, Thornapple, Totagatic
Major Watershed	Chippewa River, St. Croix River (Northwest corner)
Geographical Province	Northern Highland. Far West: Central Plain.
Natural Vegetation	Mostly maple, hemlock, and yellow birch. North-central and northeast: areas of white and red pine. Northwest corner: conifer swamp. Northwest: thin strip of jack pine and prairie grasses.
Population
1930: 1970: 1980: 1990: 2000:	8,878 9,670 12,843 14,181 16,196
Border Counties
North: East: South: West:	Bayfield County, Ashland County Ashland County, Price County Rusk County Washburn County

Sawyer County Government and Local Information Resources
County Web Site	www.sawyercountygov.org
Board of Supervisors	County Board
County Clerk	Office of the County Clerk PO Box 836 10610 Main Street Hayward, WI 54843	Phone: 715-634-4866
Clerk of Courts	Clerk of Courts P.O. Box 508 Hayward, Wisconsin 54843	Phone: 715-634-4887
County Sheriff	Sheriff P.O. Box 567 Hayward, Wisconsin 54843	Phone: 715-634-4858
Health Department	Health and Human Services P.O. Box 730 10610 Main Street Hayward, Wisconsin 54843	Phone: 800-569-4156
Highway Department	Highway Department 14688W Highway B Hayward, Wisconsin 54843	Phone: 715-634-2691
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records	Register of Deeds PO Box 686 Hayward, WI 54843	Phone: 715-634-4867
Cooperative Extension	UW-Extension, Sawyer County PO Box 351 Hayward, WI 54843-0351	Phone: 715-634-4839 E-mail
Tourism, Relocation & Business Development	Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 726 Hayward, WI 54843	Phone: 715-634-8662
	Stone Lake Chamber of Commerce PO Box 75 Stone Lake, WI 54876	Phone: 715-865-FEST
	Winter Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 245 Winter, WI 54896-0245	Phone: 715-266-2204
Historical and Genealogical Societies	Sawyer County Historical Society PO Box 384 Hayward, WI 54843	Phone: 715-634-6075
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