Rusk County, Wisconsin places and people

Rusk County, Wisconsin Basics:

Rusk County Wisconsin - Government Site

Population: 14,301
Area: 914 square miles
County seat: Ladysmith
Area code(s) in use: 715
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Median household income: $38,629
Persons in poverty: 17.6%
Home ownership rate: 77.3%
Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Barron Chippewa Price Sawyer Taylor Washburn

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Map of the Rusk County area

Our detail map of Rusk County shows the Rusk County, Wisconsin boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Rusk County, Wisconsin

Airports show all on map

Diderrich Ranch Airport, Northland Estates Air Village Airport, Rusk County Airport, Rusk County Memorial Heliport, Taylorport Airport

Bays show all on map

Groothousen Bay

Buildings show all on map

Atlanta Townhall, Big Bend Townhall, Big Falls Townhall, Bruce Fire Protection District, Grant Townhall, Grow Townhall, Hawkins Emergency Medical Services, Hawkins Volunteer Fire Department, Ladysmith City Hall, Ladysmith Fire and Rescue Department, Ladysmith Public Library, Lawrence Townhall, Murry Townhall, Rusk County Ambulance Service, Rusk County Courthouse, Rusk County Jail, Rusk Townhall, Sheldon Fire Protection District, South Fork Townhall, Stubbs Townhall, Thornapple Townhall, Washington Townhall, Weyerhaeuser Fire Department District 6, Wilkinson Townhall, Willard Townhall, Wilson Town Hall

Canals show all on map

Bruno Lake Ditch

Cemeteries show all on map

Apollonia Catholic Cemetery, Apollonia Protestant Cemetery, Assumption Cemetery, Blue Hills Cemetery, Bruce Protestant Cemetery, Glenview Cemetery, Hillcrest Cemetery, Holy Trinity Cemetery, Ingram Cemetery, Island Lake Cemetery, Mud Lake Cemetery, Old Ladysmith Cemetery, Polish Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery, Saint Anns Cemetery, Saint Francis Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, Saint Marys Cemetery, Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Servants of Mary Cemetery, South Lawrence Cemetery, Swedish Cemetery, Tony Cemetery, Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery, Woodlawn Cemetery

Channels show all on map

Churches show all on map

Assumption Church, Blue Hills Church (historical), Church of Christ, Exeland Church, Faith United Methodist Church, First Congregational Church, Free Methodist Church (historical), Hope Lutheran Church, Island Lake Church, Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Mennonite Church, National Church, Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Riverside Mission, Saint Anns Church, Saint Francis Church, Saint Johns English Lutheran Church (historical), Saint Johns Lutheran Church, Saint Marys Church, Saint Marys Convent, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church, Seventh Day Adventist Church, South Lawrence Church, Thornapple Church (historical), Wayside Mission

Cliffs show all on map

Round Meadow Community Club

Dams show all on map

Amacoy 2WP1881 Dam, Big Falls 2WP917 Dam, Big Falls Dam, Blue Hills G-129.9 Dam, Campbell Dam, Flambeau 2WP683 Dam, Island Lake WP363 Dam, Kaiser and Fisher Flowage 2WP1835 Dam, Ladysmith 1901c455 Dam, Little Thornapple River G129.3 Dam, Murphy Dam, Pigeon Creek Flowage G129 Dam, Port Arthur Dam (historical), Shamrock Lake WP156 Dam, Sieja E-7435 Dam, Sobieski C14690.1 Dam, Tainter 2WP1283 Dam, Thornapple Dam, Thornapple WP148 Dam, Washington Creek Wildlife Area Dam

Hospitals show all on map

Rusk County Memorial Hospital

Islands show all on map

Bunyans Hat Island, Pine Island

Lakes show all on map

Amacoy Lake, Atwood Lake, Audie Lake, Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Bass Lake, Bear Lake, Beauty Lake, Big Bowker Lake, Bog Lake, Bollman Lake, Boot Lake, Bruce Lake, Bruno Lake, Brush Lake, Bucks Lake, Bull Moose Lake, Cadotte Lake, Caley Lake, Clear Lake, Coon Lake, Corbett Lake, Cranberry Lake, Dead Goose Lake, Dickey Lake, Dump Lake, Fireside Lakes, Fish Lake, Galky Lake, Goose Lake, Hill Trail Flowage, Hogskin Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Hungry Lake, Koehler Lake, Lake Four, Lake One, Lake Three, Lake Two, Little Bear Lake, Little Bowker Lake, Long Lake, Lost Lake, Lost Mans Lake, MacDonald Lake, Marsh Lake, Mathy Lake, McCann Lake, Muskrat Lake, North Cummings Lake, North Lake, Park Lake, Perch Lake, Pickerel Lakes, Pine Lake, Pine Lake, Potato Creek Flowage, Potato Lake, Pulaski Lake, Rock Lake, Round Lake, Rusk Lake, Sand Lake, Saxton Lake, School Lake, Shamrock Lake, South Cummings Lake, Star Lake, Star Lake, Styles Lake, Sugar Lake, Sunfish Lake, Three Lakes, Two Bear Lake, Whiplash Lake

Locales show all on map

Bear Lake, Camp Wahdoon, Crane, Dairy Center, Hatch Landing, Hills Turkey Farm, Ladysmith Hydro Generating Station, Plaza Cranberry Farms, Rusk Camp, Thornapple Hydro Generating Station, Two Bear Camp

Parks show all on map

Blue Hills Felsenmeer State Natural Area, Devils Creek State Wildlife Management Area, Greenwood Park, Josie Creek County Park, Memorial Park, O J Falge Park, Potato Creek State Wildlife Management Area, Silvernail State Wildlife Management Area, Washington Creek State Wildlife Management Area

Populated Places show all on map

Apollonia, Bruce, Conrath, Flambeau Estates, Glen Flora, Hawkins, Highway Eight Trailer Court, Imalone, Ingram, Island Lake, Ladysmith, Murry, Port Arthur, Rivers Edge, Riverside Estates, Sheldon, Sheldon Estates, Strickland, Thornapple, Tony, Weyerhaeuser, Willow Lane Trailer Park

Post Offices show all on map

Ladysmith Post Office

Ranges show all on map

Rapidss show all on map

Beaver Dam Rapids, First Cedar Rapids, Gunners Rapids, Little Cedar Rapids, Otter Slide Rapids, Scratch Rapids, Second Cedar Rapids, Third Cedar Rapids

Reservoirs show all on map

0.2 Reservoir, Big Falls Flowage, Big Falls Flowage 1894, Bucks Lake 7.7, Dairyland Reservoir, Hawkins Millpond, Hill Trail Flowage 3, Island Lake, Ladysmith Flowage 1940, Lake La Verne 13, Lake LaVerne, Lea Flowage, Lea Lake 13, McGee Lake, Murphy Flowage, Pigeon Creek Flowage, Shamrock Lake 4, Skinner Creek Flowage, Thornapple Flowage 1965, Washington Creek Flowage

Schools show all on map

Amacoy School (historical), Bass Lake School (historical), Bear Lake School (historical), Bell School (historical), Blue Hills School (historical), Bollman School (historical), Brooklyn School, Bruce Elementary School, Bruce High School, Bruce Middle School, Caley Lake School (historical), Cedar Brook School (historical), Clover Leaf School (historical), Cloverland School (historical), Crabb School (historical), Dairy Center School (historical), East Lawrence School (historical), Fairview School (historical), Flambeau Charter School, Flambeau Elementary School, Flambeau High School, Flambeau Junior High School, Flambeau School (historical), Frontier School (historical), Girard School (historical), Glen Flora Elementary School, Glendale School (historical), Grandview School (historical), Grant Center School (historical), Harding School (historical), Hawkins Elementary School, Health Care Academy, Hill Corner School (historical), Hope School, Jerome School (historical), Ladysmith Elementary School, Ladysmith High School, Ladysmith Middle School, Laurel Hill School (historical), Linden Christian School, Linden School (historical), Little Thornapple School (historical), Lone Birch School (historical), Lone Elm School (historical), Long Pine School (historical), Maple Center School (historical), Maple Grove School (historical), Marshall Center School (historical), Meadow Brook School (historical), Mount Senario College (historical), Murry School (historical), Nail Creek School (historical), North Lima School (historical), North Star School (historical), North Washington School (historical), Oak Grove School (historical), Oak View School (historical), Oakland School (historical), Our Lady of Sorrows School, Pleasant Hill School (historical), Pleasant View School (historical), Progressive School (historical), Reif School (historical), River Heights School (historical), Riverside School (historical), Round Meadow School (historical), Roy School (historical), Rusk Farm School (historical), Sentinel Ash School (historical), Sheldon Elementary School, Soft Maple School (historical), South Fork School (historical), South Lawrence School (historical), Sunny Hill School (historical), Thornapple School (historical), Walrath School (historical), West Grant School (historical), West Side Public School (historical), Weyerhaeuser Elementary School, Weyerhaeuser High School, Whitetail Academy, Willard School, Wilson School (historical)

Streams show all on map

Alder Creek, Alder Creek, Bear Creek, Bear Creek, Becky Creek, Big Weirgor Creek, Buff Creek, Buff Creek, Clear Creek, Cranberry Creek, Crazy Horse Creek, Crooked Creek, Deer Creek, Deer Tail Creek, Devils Creek, Flambeau River, Flunkers Creek, Hay Creek, Hemlock Creek, Johns Creek, Josie Creek, Little Jump River, Little Soft Maple Creek, Little Thornapple River, Little Weirgor Creek, Louler Creek, Main Creek, McDermott Creek, Middle Fork Main Creek, Mud Creek, Nail Creek, North Fork Main Creek, North Fork Skinner Creek, Potato Creek, Price Creek, Rice Creek, Shamrock Creek, Skinner Creek, Skunk Creek, Skunk Creek, Soft Maple Creek, South Branch Twin Creek, South Fork Flambeau River, South Fork Hemlock Creek, South Fork Main Creek, Spring Creek, Spring Creek, Spring Creek, Stony Creek, Stony Creek, Swift Creek, Thornapple River, Twin Creek, White Birch Creek

Summits show all on map

Bald Hill, Mount Atlanta

Swamps show all on map

Towers show all on map

Birchwood Lookout Tower, Blue Hills Lookout Tower, Ladd Creek Lookout Tower, Ladysmith Lookout Tower, Lawrence Lookout Tower, WLDY-AM (Ladysmith), WLDY-FM (Ladysmith)

Trails show all on map

Hardwood Trail, Serley Camp Trail

Valleys show all on map

Rusk County, Wisconsin Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	13,957
Mixed	143
Black	85
American Indian	71
Asian	42
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

Additional population tables :
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