Bayfield County is located in northwest Wisconsin.  Originally named LaPointe County, this county was formed in 1845 from Ashland County.  In 1866 the name of LaPointe County was changed to Bayfield County, after Henry Wolsey Bayfield, a British officer who made the first survey of the Great Lakes area.

The county seat was originally the Village of LaPointe on nearby Madeline Island, but a referenda election in 1892 changed the county seat to the City of Washburn.

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation is in Bayfield County.

Population        15,114 (2003 Estimate)
Land Area         1,476 Square Miles

Information Links

• Bayfield County Website
• U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts - Bayfield County 

Municipalities in Bayfield County

Barksdale, Town of

Barnes, Town of

Bayfield, City of

Bayfield, Town of

Bayview, Town of

Bell, Town of

Cable, Town of

Clover, Town of

Delta, Town of

Drummond, Town of

Eileen, Town of

Grand View, Town of

Hughes, Town of

Iron River, Town of

Kelly, Town of

Keystone, Town of

Lincoln, Town of

Mason, Town of

Mason, Village of

Namakagon, Town of

Orienta, Town of

Oulu, Town of

Pilsen, Town of

Port Wing, Town of

Russell, Town of

Tripp, Town of

Washburn, City of

Washburn, Town of

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