Sawyer County is located in northwest Wisconsin and was created in 1901 from Ashland and Chippewa Counties.  The county was named after Philetus Sawyer, a lumberman from Oshkosh and U.S. Senator. 

The reservation of the Lac Courte Orielles (LCO) Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is located in Sawyer County.  The county seat is Hayward.

Population:    16,713 (2003 estimate)

Land Area:     1,256 square miles

Information Links

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

Municipalities in Sawyer County

Bass Lake, Town of

Couderay, Town of

Couderay, Village of

Draper, Town of

Edgewater, Town of

Exeland, Village of

Hayward, City of
Hayward, Town of

Hunter, Town of

Lenroot, Town of

Meadowbrook, Town of

Meteor, Town of

Ojibwa, Town of

Radisson, Town of

Radisson, Village of

Round Lake, Town of

Sand Lake, Town of

Spider Lake, Town of

Weirgor, Town of

Winter, Town of

Winter, Village of

Return to the 7th Congressional District Interactive Map